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5th-6th Graders Take Up Call To Action For International Women’s History Month
By: Michael Niehoff. Dr. Shayna Markongark’s 5th and 6th graders are using projects to learn how they can influence or change their communities.
Podcasts
Margarita Geleske & Tom Leonard on Student Engagement and Entrepreneurship in Community
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee sits down with Margarita Geleske and Tom Leonard to discuss entrepreneurship and student engagement.
Leadership
TLA’s Real-Time Redesign Toolkit Helps Schools Make Practical and Positive Change
The Learning Accelerator (TLA) shares toolkits that provide learning strategies and guided activities for educators.
Equity & Access
Emancipating Equity for Learning Justice
Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss how we must dismantle the machine that is schooling and emancipate equity for learning justice.
Future of Learning
Seeds Of Opportunity In Crisis
By: Erin Lynn Raab. In this moment of multiple crises lie the seeds of opportunity. This in-between moment offers us a chance to ask what these crises have taught us about who we are, who we want to be, and what we want to be the “normal” to which we return. There are seeds of opportunity in crises—but what conditions do we need to create to allow them to sprout?
Leadership
Striving Toward a Better Accountability System
By: Dr. Jill Siler. Superintendents can be held accountable in a way that is well-rounded, appropriate for children, and reflective of the hopes and dreams of their communities.
Future of Learning
Town Hall Recap: The Invention Opportunity
Invention by Shel Silverstien I’ve done it, I’ve done it! Guess what I’ve done! Invented a light that plugs into the sun. The sun is bright enough, The bulb is strong enough, But, oh, there’s only one thing wrong… The cord ain’t long…
Leadership
Leading With Intention: Innovation and Insight
By: Becky Hutchinson. As a new Superintendent, Becky shares advice learned on the job on how to lead with intention.
Future of Learning
Why Learner-Centered Education is the Key to Meaningful School Improvement
By: Katie Martin and Devin Vodicka. In this article, Katie and Devin identify some of the most-broadly adopted methods developed by educators to differentiate support and improve learning design.
Leadership
Ron Crutcher on I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Dr. Ron Crutcher discusses the importance of college, how music leads to good leadership and more.