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Shining the Competency Education Light on Education in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 has created the conditions for a radical transformation in our schools. Chris discusses how personalized, mastery-based, competency, and proficiency-based approaches help teachers and schools.
Future Ready: The New Version of School
School leaders have about 90 days to get future ready. For many, it will require four infrastructure decisions and four innovation decisions.
Professional Learning Network Pivots to Virtual
A professional learning school pivots to distance learning while maintaining their core values and partnerships.
Effective Professional Learning: More Essential Than Ever
As administrators prepare for an entirely different launch to the coming school year, doubling down on professional development by engaging the team at Getting Smart can make a sizable difference in teachers supporting learning from home.
How to Set Middle Schoolers On a Long-Term Path of Success
By: Rachel Graham. Middle school is a pivotal point for young adults and Rachel discusses how we ensure that middle schoolers receive the necessary skills and resources to set them on a long-term path to success.
Perfect Storm: Toughest Year Ever Ahead for Schools
As perplexing as this spring has been, the next school year could be the toughest ever. It looks complicated and challenging. it will be critical for school districts to be agile in their response to the crisis.
5 Ways Face-to-Face Learning Will Need to Differentiate to Contrast Virtual Learning
With all students having now experienced virtual learning, face-to-face environments will need to differentiate and maximize for continued success.
Reimagining Education: The Three Elephants in the Room
By: J. Ableidinger. Joe identifies the three elephants in the room: new accountability, new systems for all learners and the future of the workforce.
SEL in the Era of COVID-19
By: Lori Jackson. During this time of school closure and distance learning, SEL is more important than ever. Everyone—parents, teachers, and students—can practice identifying, understanding, and managing their emotions.
How To Know What Your Teenager Is Doing In School
By: Jamie Steckart. Head of School at THINK Global School shares a simple, yet effective process to use in home to not only build upon the parent-student relationship, but relieve some of the anxiety and stress brought on by the shift to distance learning.