Career & Technical Ed
digital learning
Getting Through
Being a High School Senior During COVID-19
By: Isabella Oballo. Covid-19 has led to school closures all across the country. This high school senior shares how it has impacted her life in these first few weeks of the pandemic.
Equity & Access
Getting Through: Supporting Learners as they Transition to School at Home
Getting Smart staff members Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss home-bound learning opportunities for students and share resources to help get you started.
EdTech
Competency Tracking Tools Are Overdue
It’s time for modern solutions for schools trying to develop the 2030 workforce.
Future of Learning
Digital Learning Day 2020 Is Here!
Today organizations across the country are participating in Digital Learning Day, and we’re proud to be a partner in this important effort celebrating tech-enabled education.
EdTech
Artificial Intelligence – The New Digital Divide?
Despite the promises of artificial intelligence, it is critical that educators and administrators consider the unintended consequences.
Equity & Access
Changing the Discussion: From Screen Time to Digital Equity
Vilifying the concept of screen time creates new challenges of digital equity - particularly for students in underserved and under-resourced communities. Instead, conversations need to take a more nuanced approach and address how access to technology might increase equity and opportunity to empower ALL students.
Equity & Access
Universal Design for Learning as a Framework for Digital Equity
Universal design for learning is a powerful framework for digital equity. More importantly, it allows districts, schools, and teachers to begin tackling the challenge of providing equal access to learning.
Personalized Learning
5 Ideas for Learning About Digital Citizenship
With the start of a new school year and Digital Citizenship Week coming up in mid-October, it's a great time to explore resources for teaching about digital citizenship. Read about five different resources for exploring the topic and creating learning activities for students.
The Future of Tech and Work
You’ve Been Augmented: 7 Tips for Working with AI
Algorithms and innovations in AI can be empowering and a valuable and dynamic part of our work if we follow guidelines in key areas such as transparency, boundaries and trust.
EdTech
Amplify Storytelling in the Classroom with 3 Tech-Enabled Projects
By: Robert Sevilla. Middle school teacher Robert Sevilla suggests three EdTech projects to ensure students are not merely consuming technology, but instead learning to leverage digital tools in a variety of ways to amplify their ideas.