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Getting Smart Podcast | Boise Is Alive With Possibility

Adam Kulaas

Mar 24, 2017

Gordon Jones, Dean of Boise State University's College of Innovation and Design, discusses how the college focuses on incubating the most innovative and exciting ideas in higher education today.

EdTech

Elementary & Middle Schools Worth Visiting

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 21, 2017

Here at Getting Smart, we think school visits are the best form of professional learning. Based on a couple thousand school visits, and with help from colleagues and readers, we’ve compiled this list of elementary and middle schools worth visiting.

Personalized Learning

Getting Smart Podcast | Summit Olympus is Placing Learning in Students’ Hands

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 20, 2017

Greg Ponikvar and Alex Horowitz of Summit Olympus in Tacoma, Washington, share more about their school's personalized learning program designed to empower students to drive their own learning and prepare them for college and career success.

Future of Learning

Student-Centered Design Focused Learning at a Student-Led School

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 15, 2017

One Stone students and educators share their thoughts on what really sets this student-led and directed nonprofit high school apart and what they feel really worked for them this first year.

Future of Learning

Getting Smart Podcast | Matt Candler on the #FutureofSchool

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 28, 2017

In this podcast, we share segments from a recent 4.0 Schools Community Summit keynote by CEO and founder Matt Candler, as well as his thoughts on the #FutureofSchool.

Leadership

Active Learning Requires Innovative Learning Spaces

Juan

Feb 27, 2017

Active learning requires that students have space to work, build, iterate, communicate and ultimately have learning experiences that are not pre-planned. Here, I discuss ways to build spaces that enable these activities.

Leadership

18 Tips for Making Blended Learning More Student-Centered

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 23, 2017

Here are 18 tips from leading schools and providers boosting motivation, engagement, agency and collaboration by adding student-centered learning strategies to their blended learning plan.

Students sitting on the floor talking at the denver school of innovation and sustainable design

Schools Worth Visiting

Iteration in Action: Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design

Guest Author

Feb 18, 2017

By: Springpoint Schools. The Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design is utilizing a student-centered approach to school culture that is helping to keep students engaged. Read more here!

Leadership

Getting Smart Podcast | Design Thinking as Pedagogy For Students and Educators

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 16, 2017

In this podcast, Sandy Speicher, partner and managing director of education at IDEO, chats with Tom on what design thinking is and why it's so important for teachers and education leaders right now.

Project-Based Learning

My First School Visit: Project-Based STEM at TAF

Erik Day

Feb 9, 2017

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was first invited to go on a school visit in my home district of Federal Way, where I received my 20th-century education. Read more about how the district is making strides towards next-gen learning here.

	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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