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Building Community and Social-Emotional Learning in the New School Year
Rachelle Dené Poth shares ideas for building a learning community in the new school year.
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.
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.
Rebecca Wolfe and Ryan MacDonald on Educator Competencies
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Rebecca Midles sits down with Rebecca Wolfe and Ryan MacDonald to discuss their recent work on Educator Competencies.
Rating the Value of Higher Education
There is a new way to think about the contribution of higher education--both for individuals and communities. Tom explores how equitable value can serve a higher purpose, particularly for underrepresented groups.
The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring And What it Means for Education
The pandemic broke some old conventions and accelerated other trends. One convention that, for many tech employers, fell by the wayside was requiring degrees for every position. A trend that accelerated during the pandemic was skills-based hiring. For decades, degree requirements have been added to more and more jobs. The…
Why Students Should Co-author Learning
When students co-author their own learning in today's unpredictable world of accelerating change, they develop leadership and problem-solving skills. We visit different education spaces to see what co-design looks like.
“Height, Light and Exposed Structure”–Places That Display and Celebrate Learning
What better way to ensure learners feel empowered and heard than commemorating their student work in a thoughtful way where everyone can enjoy? We walk through learning spaces to explore how student pieces are celebrated.
Smart Review: Blackbird Education Platform
Educator Rachelle Dene Poth shares Blackbird’s new middle school curriculum for bringing coding into the classroom.
6 Ways Screencastify Can Support Online Learning Through Video
Rachelle Dene Poth shares ideas for using Screencastify in the classroom.