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4 Ways to Promote Growth Mindset in Project-Based Learning
By: Charity Moran Parsons. Project-based learning in the classroom supports the development of a growth mindset. Students' perceptions of their own ability to do the hard work happens when teachers engage in reflection with students, build skills in sustained inquiry over time and more. Here are some best practices for using PBL to support growth mindset.
EdTech
Getting Smart Podcast | Reclaiming the Classroom with America’s Teachers
The most important work in education occurs in schools and, more specifically, in classrooms. In his new book 'Reclaiming the Classroom: How America’s Teachers Lost Control of Education and How They Can Get It Back; Trenton Goble connects with readers through sharing candid and powerful stories of his own time teaching and leading schools as a principal.
EdTech
Interaction With Digital Content: 5 Actions to Look For In Your Students’ Online Experience
If your digital curriculum is simply digitizing your textbook, then you are missing out on the opportunity for genuine personalization, active engagement and increased outcomes. Watch for these 5 verbs that signal active engagement in the online experience.
Personalized Learning
11 Key Elements of Learner-Centered STEM
The largest network of STEM schools in the country, Harmony Public Schools, is a pathway to college for youth from low income families--especially if they are interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Here are eleven important elements of the Harmony school model that can inform a shift to Learner-Centered STEM in your school or district.
EdTech
10 Benefits of Teacher Developed Curriculum
When it comes to developing curriculum, who knows their students’ needs better than their teachers? Here are 10 observations from teachers on developing curriculum using LDC and other edtech sources.
Personalized Learning
10 Big Ideas for Better Education Conferences & Professional Learning
From having a dedicated hashtag to creating a campaign, we have you covered when it comes to planning (or attending) your next education conference or professional learning event. Here are 10 big ideas to transform your event and make it a "can't miss" educational experience.
Leadership
Helpers or Co-Creators? Core Dispositions in Family-School Partnerships
What school and district leaders, and consequently, teachers, believe about parents, their aptitudes and roles in learning, will translate into their actions and reactions towards parents. New dispositions have to be nurtured to form a mindset of partnerships.
EdTech
EdTech 10: America’s Got Talent(ed) Teachers
As we descend on Amelia Island, FL for Pearson’s CITE 2016, we’re also busy following the release of Bloomboard’s Collections, bite-sized resources that help educators learn how to put theory into practice. Next Generation Talent Development and Promoting Student Agency are two Collections produced in partnership with Bloomboard in the rollout.
Personalized Learning
6 Talent Development Tools for EdLeaders
This collection of Getting Smart resources includes several white papers, podcasts and blogs on the future of professional learning--where educators will benefit from tailored experiences, just-in-time support and portable credentials. Like students, educators deserve blended, personalized and competency-based learning experiences.
Personalized Learning
Collaborative Lesson Authoring Builds Teacher Capacity, Student Literacy in Grand Prairie
To encourage close reading and better writing across the curriculum, Grand Prairie worked with SREB to introduce the Literacy Design Collaborative, a nonprofit offering a collection of open writing prompts and a collaborative lesson authoring environment.