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Difference Making

Care: A Love Story

Eric Tucker

Nov 10, 2021

Eric Tucker and Eva Dienel shares the story of Paul and Margaret O'Neill and explores how we can compose a future that places care at the center.

Podcasts

Best Podcasts for Leaders in Education

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 9, 2021

The Getting Smart team is passionate about redefining and reimagining leadership. Here are the best podcasts to help you in your day-to-day leadership role.

Competency-Based Education

CBE: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practices with an Equity Lens

Rebecca Midles, Deion Jordan

Nov 9, 2021

Rebecca Midles and Deion Jordan highlight the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium Breakout Session on “Competency-Based Education: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practice and an Equity Lens” where over 100 edu leaders joined in to ensure equitable access to high-quality learning for all.

Getting Through

ReThinkingEdu: Innovative Lessons Learned by Teachers During the COVID 19 Pandemic

Antonio Boyd

Oct 29, 2021

Antonio Boyd highlights how three educators across the country have learned to adapt their instruction to online learning environments and completely rethink their content to meet the needs of all students.

Leadership

This School Year, It Will Take A Village

Julia Freeland Fisher

Oct 25, 2021

Julia Freeland Fisher explores why millions of students who returned this fall need a community of positive relationships.

Competency-Based Education

Surviving the Extremes at the WPS Summit

Shawnee Caruthers

Oct 21, 2021

Rashawn Caruthers details her attendance at the 2021 WPS Summit.

Future of Learning

School Sustainability Is About More Than Just Keeping the Doors Open

Guest Author

Oct 20, 2021

Have you developed innovative practices and offerings that are improving learning for your students? There is a wide range of factors that you should consider to ensure that these innovations are sustained in the long-term.

EdTech

Project Unicorn Releases New K12 Data Interoperability Report: What it Means for Classroom Educators

Guest Author

Oct 15, 2021

Erin Mote shares the release of the State of the Sector report by Project Unicorn.

Future of Learning

Play-Based Learning and Weekly Porch Chats

Michael Niehoff

Oct 15, 2021

Michael Niehoff explores the power of play-based learning and Porch Play Chats.

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Future of Learning

Creativity Made Easy: How Your Students Can Practice the Skill for the 21st-Century

Guest Author

Oct 14, 2021

Esther Wojcicki details the 21-century skill that all learners should harness and a tool for all educators to explore.

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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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