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Place Based Education

Creating Connections Across Slate Valley for the Common Good

Guest Author

May 17, 2020

By: Casey O’Meara. The Slate Valley Unified Union School District applies community-focused experiential teaching and facilitation methods to better support deeper learning for its students.

Getting Through

When Humans, Not Systems, Run Schools

Guest Author

May 14, 2020

By: Andy Calkins. Andy discusses how the districts in NGLC's change management project have transitioned to home-based learning with rapid design of new systems and communication.

Getting Through

5 Ways Face-to-Face Learning Will Need to Differentiate to Contrast Virtual Learning

Michael Niehoff

May 10, 2020

With all students having now experienced virtual learning, face-to-face environments will need to differentiate and maximize for continued success.

Early Learning

How a Montessori Classroom, Online Learning, and Family Engagement Can Work Together

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2020

By: Lisa Evans. The Lexington Four Early Childhood Center has discovered an at-home program called Waterford UPSTART that not only supplements classroom teaching and student learning, but empowers parents to authentically engage in their child’s education.

Equity & Access

Podcast: Byron Sanders on Closing the Opportunity Gap in Dallas

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 15, 2020

Today, the Getting Smart team is speaking with Byron Sanders, CEO of the nonprofit Big Thought about the opportunity gap in Dallas, Texas.

Getting Through

Maker Learning Network Launches Long-Term Solutions to High-Quality Learning Online

Michael Niehoff

Apr 13, 2020

Beyond the technical challenges of going 100% online, there are also considerations of making sure that learners at home are also engaged in hiqh-quality, personalized and relevant instructional experiences.

Future of Learning

The Power of Tapping Academic Communities for Tomorrow’s Workforce Needs

Guest Author

Apr 12, 2020

By: Dr. Jan E. Odegard. Odegard discusses why academic communities can and should collaborate with city leaders to create a workforce development program that meets the needs of everyone it serves.

Place Based Education

The Power of Place

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 2, 2020

“The Power of Place” describes how schools have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students and the idea of community as the classroom is more relevant today than ever before.

Getting Through

Getting Through: Leading Through And To A New Generation Of Learning Systems

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Apr 2, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership is more important than ever, especially in building a new generation of learning systems.

Getting Through

Engaging Families in Distance Learning: Supporting from Afar

Erin Gohl

Apr 1, 2020

A guide for educators and families seeking to make a smooth transition to distance learning in the wake of coronavirus-forced school closures.

	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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