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Equity & Access
Afterschool Programs: Serving as Centers for Support, Access, and Equity
Antonio Boyd shares why afterschool programs serve as centers for support, access and equity.
Place Based Education
Learning In Community–What Does it Look Like?
When we reimagine how learning can happen throughout communities, a world of opportunities are unlocked. Randy Fielding shares how and where to start.
Future of Learning
Leading Together Toward Healthy Learning
Mark David Milliron, Suzanne Elise Walsh, and Richard Rhodes detail a new Center for Healthy Learning that will lead in assembling a robust community of practice in education.
Difference Making
Town Hall Recap: Difference Making and Purpose-Based Learning
On the latest Getting Smart Town Hall, we covered purpose-based learning experiences for the one year bookiversary of Difference Making.
Difference Making
Schools Alive With Possibility
Are schools alive with possibility? Tom explores four hopeful emerging K-12 education trends.
Place Based Education
Learning Communities Change the Paradigm
Randy Fielding explores how Learning Communities are a Design Pattern that shapes a learner-centered spatial paradigm.
Career & Technical Ed
Christine Ricci and Leo Morton on Connecting Schools and Industry
On this episode, Tom is joined by Christine Ricci and Leo Morton, two business leaders in KC who make the case for connecting school & industry.
Competency-Based Education
CBE: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practices with an Equity Lens
Rebecca Midles and Deion Jordan highlight the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium Breakout Session on “Competency-Based Education: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practice and an Equity Lens” where over 100 edu leaders joined in to ensure equitable access to high-quality learning for all.
Place Based Education
Launch of Open-Source Library at SchoolPatterns.com
Randy Fielding introduces the launch of Schoolpatterns.com which aims to solve a common problem encountered by schools working to create vision-aligned learning environments.
Future of Learning
Real World Learning Case Study: Kansas City Region
The Real World Learning initiative that mobilized over 75 high schools so that every student graduates with a diploma and authentic learning experience.