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Venn diagram showing IQ, EQ, and PQ overlapping at "The Core," labeled as relational intelligence by GiANT/RewiredEDU.

Leadership

Teaching What the World Needs: How Neuroscience, Student Leadership, and Productive Struggle Prepare Learners for What’s Next

Guest Author

Jul 21, 2025

GRiT equips students with leadership, resilience, and relational intelligence, fostering readiness for a changing workforce through neuroscience and SEL.

Dr. Don Haddad, smiling in a navy suit and red tie, featured on the Getting Smart Podcast.

Equity & Access

Don Haddad on Creating a Responsive School System

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 9, 2025

Explore how Dr. Don Haddad transformed St. Vrain Valley Schools with innovative pathways and community-driven leadership in this insightful podcast.

Leadership

How the Getting Smart Learning Innovation Framework Drives Lasting Systems Change

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Jun 18, 2025

Discover a framework for transforming education with personalized, competency-based learning and AI integration to meet all learners' needs.

One Stone's Disruption Blob framework showing five interconnected learning objectives: Mindset, Knowledge, Voice, Creativity, and Skills.

New Pathways

Beyond the Grade: How One Stone’s Growth Framework Empowers Learners for Life

Guest Author

Jun 16, 2025

Explore One Stone's Growth Framework empowering learners with holistic, real-world skills beyond traditional grading systems.

Educators engaged in collaborative discussion at a table with a New York City skyline visible through floor-to-ceiling windows.

New Pathways

How Do You Build a Learner-Centered Ecosystem?

Guest Author

Jun 12, 2025

Exploring learner-centered ecosystems for resilient, community-rooted education across diverse U.S. communities.

Students engaged in hands-on learning activities with educators, alongside text "Driving Progress, Creating Changemakers

New Pathways

Think & Make: Teen-Directed Innovation Training Scales in India

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 10, 2025

Think & Make empowers under-resourced students with innovation skills, fostering problem-solving and creativity in India and South Asia.

Empty classroom with rows of tablet-arm chairs bathed in warm light from tall windows, ceiling projector overhead.

Green Schools

Confronting Education: A Manifesto for a World in Transition

Guest Author

Jun 5, 2025

Education must transform to address ecological, social, and political crises by fostering connection, embracing new models, and nurturing imagination.

Five diverse young adults walking and laughing together on an urban sidewalk beside a brick building.

Ed Policy

From Clusters to Culture: Sustaining Readiness Through MAP(s)

Adam Kulaas

May 27, 2025

Embedding career readiness into district culture ensures sustainable pathways for students, transforming readiness into systemic practice.

District leaders and educators engaged in collaborative discussion around a table in a school library setting.

Ed Policy

Leading With Learning: A Webinar Series Full of Guidance for District Leaders

Nate McClennen

May 23, 2025

A webinar series by C!E and Getting Smart equips district leaders with strategies to navigate political challenges and foster inclusive community visioning.

Getting Smart Town Hall event graphic: "Seizing the Opportunity for State Education R&D" — May 20, 2025, 10 a.m. PT

Ed Policy

Town Hall: State Education R&D

Tom Vander Ark

May 22, 2025

Learn how innovations in state education research and development are revolutionizing learning experiences and skills development.

	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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