Schools Worth Visiting
Competency-Based Education
Learning at the Concourse: Crosstown High
In the heart of midtown Memphis is Crosstown Concourse, home of Crosstown High. Rebecca Midles and Erik Day share what they experienced on a recent visit.
Equity & Access
Teaching Social Justice and Anti-Racism: 5 Engaging Project Ideas
Kyle Wagner shares 5 project ideas educators can adopt to explore social justice and anti-racism learning.
Future of Learning
Cool New Schools
The Getting Smart team explores nine cool new schools that launched this fall which build on place-based opportunities and accelerating real world learning.
Equity & Access
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) Launches ‘Building Culture Back Better Guide’ for Education Equity
Educators across the country are looking for new ways to meet students’ complex and evolving needs. Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools released a new guide to offer schools across America practical strategies and insights to address the ongoing realities of COVID-19 and systemic racism.
Future of Learning
Microschools: Change on the Fringe or Reshaping the Ecosystem?
Anne Olderog explores the concept of microschools and why they have the power to ultimately influence and reshape the education system.
Difference Making
Living in Beta: One Stone’s Pilot Results Are In
Great pilots are learning experiences and the active data collection informs the next iteration of a program. Learn about the positive results that emerged at all levels from Living in Beta this past spring.
Equity & Access
Students as Coauthors of Learning: A Resources Guide
By inviting learners to coauthor experiences we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world. Tom shares coauthoring resources for project-based learning, teacher tools and competencies, a list of systems that are best in class.
Competency-Based Education
Getting Smart Town Hall Recap: Let’s Talk About C.B.E.: Competency-Based Everything
On the most recent Getting Smart Town Hall, Let’s Talk about C.B.E.: Competency-Based Everything, we brought in a few of our friends to serve as guests and lend their valuable expertise to the audience’s wonderings about competency-based education (CBE). We were joined by Claudette Trujillo of Westminster Public Schools, Laura…
EdTech
California Revamping Math Frameworks: The Need For Data Science, Equity and Deeper Learning
California is preparing new frameworks in math that include a shift towards data science, as well as increased equity and opportunities for deeper, applied learning.
Learning Design
Building a Capstone Program: Rooting Education in the Growing Capacities of Youth
Capstones have the power to create a unique academic identity rooted in learner empowerment, relevance, and authenticity. Aaron Schorn shares the first steps in building a Capstone program.