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Difference Making

Demo Day for Difference Makers: Emerson Collective

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2020

Emerson Collective's annual Demo Day brings together thinkers, innovators, and change-makers for a day of dialogue and celebration.

Future of Learning

LEAP Innovations 2020 Framework

Emily Liebtag

Jan 2, 2020

Informed by their collective networks’ key learnings and lessons, LEAP Innovations updated their Personalized Learning Framework for 2020.

Equity & Access

Getting Clearer: HQPBL As An Equity Imperative

Guest Author

Jan 1, 2020

By: D. Becton-Consuegra. PBL is a liberatory pedagogy. This is a call to action to be intentional in the ways we disrupt education inequities by using High-Quality PBL practices.

Future of Learning

Podcast: Listening to Kids and Designing From Scratch for Timeless Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 25, 2019

Pam Moran is passing the torch in Albemarle County after 32 years, leaving a great example of what she calls “contemporary progressive education".

Leadership

Leading with Love and Centering Student Voice: Big Picture Leadership Conference 2019

Rebecca Midles, Kelly Niccolls

Dec 23, 2019

By: Rebecca Midles & Kelly Niccolls. Big Picture Leadership Conference is setting the standard for student-centered learning and leadership.

JW Kuebler, Director, Irving Park, Chicago International Charter School

Difference Making

Your Work is to Discover Your Work: On Calling and Contribution

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 21, 2019

The idea of responding to a calling in our professional lives is widely appreciated across disciplines.

Future of Learning

Getting Clearer: Educator Movements

Kelly Niccolls

Dec 18, 2019

This part of the #GettingClearer blog series shares educator movements. These nation-wide communities empower innovative education work.

Future of Learning

Podcast: Terry Grier on Developing More than 80 System Leaders

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 11, 2019

On this week's podcast, Tom is speaking with Terry Grier, known as America’s Superintendent for over 20 years in four different states.

Featured

10 Inevitable Education Evolutions Educators Can Lead

Michael Niehoff

Dec 8, 2019

If educators allow politicians, researchers, and pundits to take charge of the evolution in education, it will be delayed and implemented with less clarity. It’s time for teachers to be change agents, thus owning the profession.

Difference Making

The Case for Contribution: Why Schools Should Empower Difference Making

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 2, 2019

In the absence of a religious community or as a supplement for encouragement toward the common good, schools can support contribution with great benefit.

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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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