Publication
Personalized Learning
Smart Series Guide To EdTech Procurement
A DLN Smart Series guide that sets out to help school and district leaders think through the key decisions in planning for the shift to blended learning.
Personalized Learning
Blended Learning Implementation Guide 3.0
A DLN Smart Series paper with recommendations for developing and implementing an effective plan to adopt a blended learning model that focuses on accelerating student learning for college and career readiness.
Leadership
25 Impact Opportunities In U.S. K-12 Education
This report outlines opportunities where organizations can participate in making significant shifts in the American education landscape, ultimately improving student outcomes.
Leadership
Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning
A Getting Smart paper released jointly with Digital Promise that advocates for programs that prepare and develop school and district leaders who will create and sustain deeper learning environments in schools.
Ed Policy
My School Information Design Challenge
The Foundation For Excellence In Education reports that developed a new, 21st century reporting strategy that better presents important school performance information.
Competency-Based Education
Elevate and Empower
A Getting Smart paper & infographic, produced in partnership with Rosetta Stone, explores the potential of world language educators leading the shift to school and district-wide blended, competency-based, deeper learning models. A follow-up to “The Next Generation of World Language Learning.”
Personalized Learning
Lighting the Path to Personalized Learning
A Getting Smart report, produced in partnership with Next Generation Learning Challenges, that tells the stories of schools across the country that are dedicated to creating a next gen learning environment that sets high expectations for college readiness, personalizes learning for all students, and is optimized for scale.
Ed Policy
Modern Policy for Modern Learners
A Getting Smart white paper that describes opportunities for expanded access to high-quality education created by high-access, connected learning environments and calls for policy updates to support expanded access.
Leadership
Getting Smart on Big History Project
A Getting Smart bundle on a free, online, open source curriculum featuring units of study from 13.8 billion years in the past until today that seeks to expand our knowledge of history, the natural sciences, and the impact humans have had on the universe, in partnership with Big History Project.
Smart Cities
Smart Cities That Work for Everyone
The Smart Cities book was created from a two year investigation project launched to discover the civic formula required to dramatically boost learning outcomes and employability. Tom shares the 7 Keys to Education & Employment and a framework for creating cities that work for everyone.