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Future of Learning

Creating The New Way Forward

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 2, 2020

After the second A New Way Forward summit, the urgency for a learner-centered future continues to build.

Project-Based Learning

Developmental Reflective Practices Lead to Learner Ownership, Critical Thinking, and Self-Actualization

Michael Niehoff

May 23, 2020

Regular reflective practices result in the learner having a greater understanding of their contribution to the work and process, their role or roles in the team and their own growth (academic, social and more).

Future of Learning

Professional Learning Network Pivots to Virtual

Mason Pashia

May 22, 2020

A professional learning school pivots to distance learning while maintaining their core values and partnerships.

Leadership

Effective Professional Learning: More Essential Than Ever

Getting Smart Staff

May 21, 2020

As administrators prepare for an entirely different launch to the coming school year, doubling down on professional development by engaging the team at Getting Smart can make a sizable difference in teachers supporting learning from home.

Getting Through

When Humans, Not Systems, Run Schools

Guest Author

May 14, 2020

By: Andy Calkins. Andy discusses how the districts in NGLC's change management project have transitioned to home-based learning with rapid design of new systems and communication.

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The Digital Learning Mindset

Guest Author

May 4, 2020

By: Joey Lehrman. Joey reflects on helping to build a free, fully online distance learning program for adult education students and how to create a digital learning mindset.

Podcasts

Podcast: Jenny Pieratt on Powerful PBL

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 22, 2020

Today, the Getting Smart team is bringing you an episode focused on project-based learning featuring special guest, Jenny Pieratt.

Leadership

How to Find the Right Innovation Expert for Your District

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 30, 2020

The Innovative Learning Expert Hub (ILEx) is a new service by Catalyst:Ed in partnership with The Learning Accelerator (TLA) that is connecting districts with leading service providers.

Future of Learning

Voices from the Field: Best Practices

Erin Gohl

Mar 21, 2020

By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. We can support our teachers and the work they do by valuing their perspective and insights, providing them with the resources specific to their students’ needs, and giving them the autonomy to respond to the variations in learning and circumstance within their classrooms.

EdTech

Competency Tracking Tools Are Overdue

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 16, 2020

It’s time for modern solutions for schools trying to develop the 2030 workforce.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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