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Equity & Access

Kansas City Young Audiences: Integrating Creativity at Scale

Mason Pashia

Dec 31, 2019

Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA), part of the national Young Audiences organization, is a KC staple for inspiring young minds towards creativity.

Leadership

Leading with Love and Centering Student Voice: Big Picture Leadership Conference 2019

Rebecca Midles, Kelly Niccolls

Dec 23, 2019

By: Rebecca Midles & Kelly Niccolls. Big Picture Leadership Conference is setting the standard for student-centered learning and leadership.

Personalized Learning

Early College: The Little Reform Bundle That Could

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 20, 2019

Thanks to ten years of policy and practice innovations, early college high schools have evolved from demonstration projects into an attractive and accelerated education option for millions of students.

Future of Learning

Podcast: Rebecca Parks on Learning and Exploring through Nature and Science

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 4, 2019

Kearney School District Superintendent Dr. Nicely, and R. Parks of Southview Elementary and LENS talk about learning through nature and science.

Project-Based Learning

Work Experiences Are as Important to Career Prep as School

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 4, 2019

Work experiences can be as important as formal education (high school and college in particular) in terms of shaping career preferences and readiness.

Difference Making

The Case for Contribution: Why Schools Should Empower Difference Making

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 2, 2019

In the absence of a religious community or as a supplement for encouragement toward the common good, schools can support contribution with great benefit.

Schools Worth Visiting

Why and How to Open a Microschool

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 2, 2019

Distinctive pathways and competency-based learning are just two of the reasons why microschools are gaining popularity. A look at microschools in the U.S.

Future of Learning

3 Reasons to Refresh Your Vision of Powerful Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 22, 2019

Tom outlines three things that may cause you to reconsider your personal picture of powerful learning experiences

Project-Based Learning

Puget Sound Schools: Making Interest-Based Learning Meaningful and Intentional

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Nov 22, 2019

By: Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles. Kelly and Rebecca take us on a tour of select Puget Sound schools that adopt the Whole Child Initiative, focused on community partnership and rearing the next generation of local industry expertise.

Future of Learning

Podcast: 20 Trends in 20 Minutes

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 20, 2019

In this special edition episode, Tom is flying solo to outline 20 global trends that learning leaders need to consider.

	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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