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Future of Learning
Where to Be During SXSW EDU 2019
It’s that time of year where we all make our way down to Austin, Texas for SXSW EDU. We’re excited to spend four days together discussing education innovation with our fellow optimistic, forward-thinking stakeholders who are aiming to impact the future of learning.
Place Based Education
Why Place-Based Education?
Over the past couple of years, along with the Teton Science Schools, we have been exploring place-based education and how it can help connect learners to their communities. We are continuing our exploration in 2019, but wanted to revisit what we’ve learned so far and resources we’ve created to help you get started.
Future of Learning
iNACOL Symposium 2018: Driving the Transformation of Learning
Heading to iNACOL Symposium 2018? So are we! Here is a list of sessions, workshops, and events we will be participating in.
Network Effect
Network of Place-Based Community-Connected Rural Schools Receive Grant to Expand
Small community-connected schools sharing resources in networks & leveraging local learning opportunities may be the solution to the rural education decline.
Leadership
School’s Out: What if School Did Not Exist?
"The School’s Out paper sets up an entry point for learner-centered leaders and their communities to imagine education from a blank slate while maintaining an honest commitment to developing actionable ideas.”
Leadership
SXSW EDU Panel Picker 2019 – Cast Your Votes!
Now is a great time to help the team at SXSW determine what you want to see for programming. Voting and comments can be made now through Thursday, August 30th. Here, we share some panels we're particularly excited for.
Network Effect
101 Top School and Charter Networks
School networks are one of the most important innovations in the modern era of U.S. K-12 education. This list recognizes 101 great school networks that have achieved scaled impact to improve education for millions of children.
EdTech
33 Quality Learning Platforms
Platforms can help educators accomplish a variety of challenging tasks, such as powering personal learning plans, managing assignments, supporting the development of standards-aligned projects, and more. Today we’re recognizing 33 platforms with widespread use and/or distinctive features.
Personalized Learning
Get Kids in the Community and Change the World
It has become apparent that basic literacies are no longer enough. Students must find ways to apply, own, and direct how literacy and problem-solving skills are used. A look at place-based education and how it's doing just that while also building capacity for citizenship.
Place Based Education
On Beautiful Shared Places
We recently created a list of the most pressing issues of our time, and beautiful shared places kept appearing. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at a dialogue with our team and Getting Smart friends about why there is a need for these in our world.