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Four panelists seated on stage at a "Pathways" education conference, displayed on a large screen above the audience.

Impact Update 2024

Mason Pashia

Jan 23, 2025

Take a look at the Getting Smart's impact highlights from 2024.

Illustrated learning ecosystem showing students in classrooms, nature, and digital spaces connected by glowing network nodes

Equity & Access

A New Operating System for Public Education: Learner-Centered Ecosystems

Emily Liebtag

Oct 31, 2024

Explore learner-centered ecosystems to transform education, enhancing adaptability, community involvement, and holistic student development.

Getting Smart Podcast with Zoe Weil, The Solutionary Way

Difference Making

Zoe Weil on The Solutionary Way

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 23, 2024

Explore "The Solutionary Way" with Zoe Weil, fostering systemic problem-solving and ethical action for positive global change.

Equity & Access

Voices of Small Schools Podcast: Scalability

Jordan Luster, Victoria Andrews

Oct 2, 2024

Exploring scaling micro schools, challenges, innovative models, and the decentralized vs. centralized scaling approaches for educational innovation.

Carolyn Weir smiling in a black blazer, featured guest on the Getting Smart Podcast

Career & Technical Ed

Carolyn Weir on Philanthropies as Intermediaries and a Radical 13th Year Promise

Shawnee Caruthers

Sep 18, 2024

Integrating work-connected learning into high school curricula bridges education and employment, preparing students for modern workforce demands.

New Pathways

Empowering Small Schools for Transformative Change

Jordan Luster, Aarika Guerrero

Sep 3, 2024

Our Big Push for Small Schools continues with continued support for a select group of returning grantees, as well as new grantees.

college students and teacher working together on laptop

Equity & Access

Community-Centered Research & Development in Education

Guest Author

Aug 20, 2024

Exploring the role of R&D in public school innovation, emphasizing community collaboration, empathy-driven testing, and scenario planning for equity.

Students in masks collaborating at a table covered with sticky notes and worksheets labeled "Group 1

Competency-Based Education

Fostering Student-Centered Environments: From Teacher Assessed through Grades to Self, Peer, Expert Feedback and Critique

Kyle Wagner

Aug 5, 2024

Grades improve short-term learning on standardized tests but fail in critical thinking and knowledge retention. Feedback and critique offer a more effective alternative.

Equity & Access

Chris Coxon and Ryan Franklin on Educate Texas

Shawnee Caruthers

Jun 26, 2024

On this episode, Shawnee Caruthers speaks with Chris Coxson and Ryan Franklin. They discuss the initiative's efforts to transform education and career readiness in Texas through Early College High School and P-TECH models.

Students and teacher collaborating at a round table with tablets in a modern, innovation-focused learning space.

Career & Technical Ed

How to Start Investing in New Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

May 14, 2024

A small exurban district asked for tips on how to invest in New Pathways. Here are 10 ideas for how to get started.

	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