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Equity & Access

CHILD: A Microschool Unlocking the Potential for Unique Learners

Feb 15, 2024

Children's Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD) is a great example of what it looks like to serve diverse learners.

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New Pathways

A Community Micro-Credentials Effort Connects Students to Local Employers

Guest Author

Feb 13, 2024

In Florida, a career and technical education collaboration has yielded immediate benefits for high schoolers and local businesses.

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Equity & Access

Honoring A Legacy of Leaders: The Jeanes Fellowship

Mason Pashia

Feb 12, 2024

The Jeanes Fellowship, an homage to the legacy of Jeanes Teachers in the South, helps educators focus on essential conversations around identity, belonging and justice.

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Difference Making

Values-Driven Learning in Hawai’i Helps Learners Find What They Are SEEQing

Guest Author

Feb 6, 2024

The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability in Hawai’i connects learners with real-world problems and purpose.

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Leadership

Transforming Learning, Deciding Where to Start: Practical Steps for Educational Leaders

Rebecca Midles

Feb 1, 2024

Rebecca Midles showcases her tried and true design process for getting started with transforming learning systems.

Two people staff a "Youth Voice Youth Vote Participatory Budgeting" table at a Portland community event.

Learner-Centered

Portland Youth Exercise Power through Participatory Budgeting

Guest Author

Jan 29, 2024

Oregon implemented an experiment in giving young community members direct say over how to spend public dollars as a way to participate in community governance.

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Equity & Access

Community Collaboration: The Success Story of Tacoma Public Schools’ Summer Late Nights Program

Mason Pashia

Jan 25, 2024

Tacoma Public Schools responded to both crisis and tragedy through radical and efficient community partnerships.

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Leadership

Go Slow to Go Fast: Change Through Focus

Guest Author

Jan 9, 2024

One school leader shares their reflections on driving change in a a system that, often, seems unchangeable.

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Leadership

Can’t Miss Education Conferences in 2024

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 2, 2024

Our team is incredibly fortunate to participate in and attend dozens of conferences around the world. Here are some of our favorites.

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Career & Technical Ed

Owatonna’s New School Sets Eyes on Local Pathways

Mason Pashia

Dec 19, 2023

A new school in Owatonna has a mission to grow and nurture a local workforce alongside some of their many business partners.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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