personalized learning
Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Accessible to Every Student
Core design principles for thriving learners include accessibility, personalization, purpose, joy, authenticity, and challenge for high-quality education.
Educators discuss the state of creativity in an AI world
Is AI enhancing or eroding student creativity? Educators share insights on AI's impact in classrooms and how they integrate it to foster creativity.
The Next Horizon
"Horizon Three" aims to redesign education for a future-ready system grounded in equity and learner agency, highlighting innovative examples like Reggio Emilia.
New Frontiers in Education: VELA Con 2024 Ushers in a New Era of Learning
VELA Con 2024 marked a significant moment in education, uniting founders, thought leaders, and educators to explore innovative, personalized learning models. The event, themed "New Frontiers in Education," highlighted the power of entrepreneurial spirit and community collaboration in transforming the educational landscape.
Empowering Small Schools for Transformative Change
Our Big Push for Small Schools continues with continued support for a select group of returning grantees, as well as new grantees.
AI in Education: Leading a Paradigm Shift
Exploring AI integration in education, this blog discusses its impact on teaching paradigms, personalized learning, and the future of educational technology.
Why We Need More New Schools (Even with Enrollments Down and Closures Ahead)
A landscape of innovation in US K-12 education reveals traditional, efficiency, and future-ready models, highlighting new learner-centered ecosystems.
Here are our design principles. What do you think?
Getting Smart promotes equitable innovations in learning through values, goals, and design principles to ensure transformative education experiences.
The Women Building Community to Support Microschool Growth and Sustainability
Microschools and learning cooperatives like Kind Academy are pioneering personalized, community-based education models, inspiring a nationwide education renaissance.
How Many Teachers Can a Building Be?
When we design our schools, we make a concrete commitment to the kind of teaching and learning we hope to see happen inside them