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Leadership

4 Key Elements of 21st Century Classroom Design

Guest Author

Dec 3, 2016

By: McKenna Wierman. Despite huge changes in lifestyle and technology, today's classroom designed compared to the early 20th-century classroom are not significantly different. Here are four key elements to help bring classrooms into this century.

Competency-Based Education

Next Generation School Design

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 29, 2016

A diverse group of education leaders recently gathered at the Digital Education Show in Dubai for a Getting Smart workshop to discuss best practices around new school design. Here are the results of their work.

person using tablet for building a school community

EdTech

3 Strategies For Building a School Community Through Technology

Guest Author

Nov 24, 2016

By: Yvonne Blinde. We all know technology can enhance teaching and learning outcomes, but it can also help schools create beneficial and supportive relationships between teachers, administrators, parents and students.

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Future of Learning

Three Ways to Design Better Classrooms and Learning Spaces

Guest Author

Nov 23, 2016

By: Danish Kurani. When it comes to thinking about the design of classrooms, we are woefully behind. Here are three ways to plan new learning spaces for the ever-changing educational needs of future generations.

Leadership

Take a Tour of Our School’s Makerspace

Lindsey Own

Nov 16, 2016

I've shared lots of small details about our school's makerspace but I've never shared the space in its entirety. So here is a virtual tour via panoramic photos of the whole space to provide a better idea of how we've organized it.

STEM & Maker

3 Tips For Building a STEM Classroom Makerspace

Guest Author

Nov 12, 2016

By: Lindsay Olsen. There is a natural connection between makerspaces and STEM learning, and magical things happen when the two are combined. Here are three tips for creating a makerspace in your STEM classroom.

Leadership

Getting Smart Podcast | Good Work at University Academy

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 11, 2016

University Academy is a K-12 charter school, located in Kansas City, Missouri, that we think is one of the best college prep schools in the country. In this podcast, we chat with school leadership on what makes this school so successful and unique.

Leadership

4 Systemic Supports for High Quality PBL

David Ross

Nov 10, 2016

By: David Ross. Here are four support systems that enable teachers to practice high-quality project-based learning and achieve desired educational outcomes for 21st-century students.

Leadership

5 Levels of Place-Based Learning Implementation

Guest Author

Nov 7, 2016

By: Nate McClennen. As we approach the possibility of place-based learning at the center of education, here are five levels of PBE for teachers to review to help guide and characterize its implementation in their classroom.

Personalized Learning

Cool Schools: 3 High School Options in Tacoma

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 4, 2016

We recently visited three innovative high schools in the Tacoma Public School District that provide the area's 28,000 students opportunities to explore passions and connect to the community in deeper ways than you see at most high schools.

	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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