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Future of Learning
Podcast: Big Picture Learning Connects Students to Internships Through ImBlaze
Today's podcast is with Andrew Frishman and the Getting Smart team talked with him about his work at the Met, Big Picture Learning, and ImBlaze.
Personalized Learning
Getting Started with Personalized Learning
The Getting Smart Staff shares a list of resources for getting started with personalized learning.
Future of Learning
Podcast: 5 Reasons High Schools Should Help Young People Find and Make Their Unique Contribution
Getting Smart's Tom and Emily discuss contribution and argue that students contributing to their community might be the best form of preparation there could be.
Future of Learning
Learning Environments for the Future: 4 Tips from Randy Fielding
Randy Fielding, the founder of Fielding Nair International, a global leader in designing learning communities, sits down with Tom and shares some of FNI's design principles aligned to the future of learning.
Equity & Access
Improving Autism Education with Community—And Robots
By: Dr. Lisa Raiford. To give students with autism the best possible opportunity to thrive in general ed classrooms, the South Carolina Department of Education is connecting educators, parents, students, and robots.
Future of Learning
Minerva’s Innovative Platform Makes High Quality Higher Ed Personal and Affordable
Minerva shares that its Forum platform, which supports real-time, synchronous seminars, will be available to other programs and serve up to 400 students simultaneously. With the intent of forming partnerships, Minerva is driven to support new pathways to earn a degree and certification.
Future of Learning
Contribution: Schools Alive with Possibility
Tom Vander Ark discusses the importance of schools providing a focus on contribution through challenges and design thinking. Students have the power to address real-world problems as they embrace complexities associated with the future of work and contribute to their community.
Future of Learning
How a Texas School District Took Personalized Learning From Vision to Reality
By: Vickie Vallet-McWilliams and Melissa Mccalla. Pasadena Independent School District was on a journey to find personalized learning plans that work and implemented Summit’s educational approach.
Future of Learning
Assume Good Intentions: Lessons for Responsive Family Engagement
Amanda Winkelsas shares the case for teachers, students, and parents to all be involved and lessons around positive family engagement.
Place Based Education
Is the “Place” in Place-Based Learning Enough?
Place-based learning should be a comprehensive framework and process with clear learning outcomes and curriculum goals to ensure a meaningful experience and support student growth outside the walls of the classroom.