Climate
ASU Prep: Experiencing College Success in High School
ASU Prep is churning out a number of outstanding schools, student projects and ideas. Tom Vander Ark highlights a few recent innovations.
K12 Climate Action: A Step Towards a Greener Future
A recent education forum from Harvard Graduate School of Education focused on how the education sector can be a force toward climate solutions and environmental justice.
An Emphasis on Place: The International School Grounds Alliance
The International School Grounds Alliance works with schools across the world to instill a sense of place, community and belonging in learners.
How Sustainable is Your District? Use the GreenPrint from Green Schools National Network
Green Schools National Network has released an updated version of their flagship GreenPrint, a way for empowering leaders to take action with regards to sustainability and capacity building.
A Vision for Transformative Education
Read this excerpt from the upcoming book Worldwise Learning: A Teacher’s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future.
Thomas Homer-Dixon on Commanding Hope and the Nature of Complexity
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom talks with Thomas Homer-Dixon about his new book, Commanding Hope and rising complexity.
Dive Into a Virtual Ocean and Three Other Ways Young People Can Experience the Wonder of the World This Earth Day
Chief Education Officer of National Geographic, Vicki Phillips, explores the ways to engage with the planet from wherever you are this Earth Day.
Children’s Books That Focus on Climate Activists Help Us Appreciate Our Planet on Earth Day and Beyond
For Earth Day, the Getting Smart team's families reviewed a few Earth and climate-themed kids books.
The Two Most Important Things We Don’t Teach
Climate crisis and artificial intelligence (AI) will shape the next decade. Listed are ways to ensure that students don't leave high school and college without having considered either.
How to Overcome the Challenge of Teaching Marine Science Online
By: Heal the Bay. As in-person classrooms are replaced with computer screens, SEA Education makes virtual learning easy and fun for individual students, learning pods, or entire classrooms.