Smart Review: Better Voice Recognition with SoapBox Labs
Rachelle Dene Poth discusses SoapBox Labs with Founder and CEO Dr. Patricia Scanlon in the latest Smart Review.
Supporting Statewide Change Through Microgrants to Families
By: Tom Vander Ark & Devin Vodicka. In the first of a short series, Tom Vander Ark and Devin Vodicka discuss how microgrants can allow families more agency to provide and make decisions that's best for them and their children.
Supporting Statewide Change Through New Models For Remote Education
By: Tom Vander Ark & Devin Vodicka. During this pandemic, learning is taking new forms and it's important to seize the moment to introduce entirely new models for learning that are capable of achieving equitable outcomes.
Supporting District Change Through Learner-Centered Leadership
By: Devin Vodicka and Tom Vander Ark. In times of uncertainty and rapid change, Devin and Tom outline a leadership style that places students at the center of your planning and re-opening work.
15 Invention Opportunities in Learning
By: Tom Vander Ark. The pandemic quickly shifted modalities and use patterns and resulted in new capabilities and stretched perceptions of possibilities. Tom shares 15 opportunities for invention in learning.
Start Smart: Resuming Learning After COVID Learning Loss
By: Lynelle Morgenthaler. Lynelle shares recommendations and best practices for leaders that can serve as the backbone of an instruction plan for the 2020–21 school year.
Human Work: Learn Stuff Computers Can’t Do
Learning design should be centered around the broader aims of what students can achieve and how they can solve the biggest problems facing society.
Eight Ways New Schools Innovate
With the rapid global shift to hybrid and remote learning, there is a renewed interest in new school models. Highlighted are eight ways schools are innovating.
The Opportunity for Personalized and Local Guidance
By: R. Caruthers R. Midles & T. Vanderark. Guidance on the next steps in learning and postsecondary planning can equally be tailored to each learner and their context.
Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part I: The SIS
As the year is progressing, it may be time to evaluate the performance of your student information system (SIS) and how to improve upon things for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year and beyond.
