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New Pathways
Beyond the Grade: How One Stone’s Growth Framework Empowers Learners for Life
Explore One Stone's Growth Framework empowering learners with holistic, real-world skills beyond traditional grading systems.
EdTech
How AI Impacts Implementation of Portrait of a Graduate
The literati who reside on the coasts are always surprised when progressive educational movements first take root in the vast landmass between the eastern border of California and the western border of Maryland. I have witnessed this three times in my career. I used to derive malicious pleasure from telling…
Equity & Access
Kentucky’s Learning Ecosystem in 2040: A Day in the Life
Explore Kentucky's future education ecosystem in 2040 with Horizon 3, focusing on equity, agency, and lifelong learning through AI and community.
Career & Technical Ed
5 Most Versatile Certifications for High School Students
Certifications provide high school students with practical skills, enhancing resumes and opening diverse career opportunities in various fields.
Leadership
5 Obstacles (and Solutions) to Transforming School Systems for the 21st Century
Kentucky's Bullitt County Public Schools (BCPS) reflects on their multi-year journey into rethinking education.
New Pathways
The Flight School: Reimagining the Path to Adulthood
The Flight School redefines the gap year as a launch year, fostering self-discovery and essential human skills for future-ready graduates.
Future of Learning
One Goal, Two Journeys: The Role of Community and Workforce in Defining Graduate
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation…
EdTech
How Generative AI Can Enable & Accelerate H3 School Transformation
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation…
Competency-Based Education
Kindling the Spark: How the Portrait of a Graduate Becomes the Catalyst for Transformation
Adopting a Portrait of a Graduate fosters student agency, meaningful learning, and real-world application, transforming education systems for success.
Learning Design
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.