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Leadership

Agreement Crafting: The New Work of EdLeaders

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2017

It’s a series of agreements that help a school community meet new challenges, adopt new learning models and leverage new partnerships—these are the agreements that EdLeaders should be prepared to make.

Project-Based Learning

The 5 Pillars of Whole School Transformation

David Ross

Jan 3, 2017

By: David Ross. Having concluded our recent study of 75 "Exemplar Schools" succeeding at providing 21st-century learning, we believe these are the foundational features necessary to transform into a 21st-century school.

teacher helping students with project that she was able to build herself, because she was not working in a managed instruction environment

Personalized Learning

What is Curriculum? From Managed Instruction to Personalized Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 3, 2017

Teachers have always supplemented core curriculum to meet the needs of students, but the digital classroom of today has created a blended, mix-and-match, DIY world of education. In this environment, what is curriculum, and who develops it?

Personalized Learning

Top Higher Education Learning Trends to Look For in 2017

Guest Author

Jan 2, 2017

By: Blake Beus. As students become more wary of ever-increasing tuition, a greater focus on personalization will be critical to attracting students & improving retention rates. These associated trends will emerge as a result.

Leadership

A Year in Review: 2016 Publications

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 31, 2016

Looking for something to add to your reading list for the new year? You'll find plenty of free, useful insights in our list of 2016 publications to implement in the new year.

Students smiling while working together because of the psychological safety in their classroom

Leadership

Promoting Psychological Safety in Classrooms for Student Success

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 29, 2016

Helping young people develop the skills and confidence needed to become self-directed learners, creators, problem-solvers and project managers all begins by creating a safe place to learn.

Project-Based Learning

5 Emerging Trends in Project-Based Learning

Guest Author

Dec 26, 2016

By: Rosie Clayton. How will innovative strategies such as internship integration and games-based learning impact the future of project-based learning? Here are five examples of schools pushing boundaries of PBL.

A District Business Leader Goes Back To School

Leadership

A School District Business Leader Goes Back To School

Guest Author

Dec 23, 2016

By: Brian Adesso. It’s easy to get caught up in the operational side of running a school district when you work in the business office, so I decided to take a step back and experience our school district from the students’ perspective.

Leadership

How Can School and Community Leaders Support Deeper Learning?

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 15, 2016

Young people will be expected to work in the future with a high level of self-direction and initiative, requiring teachers and community leaders to provide them with deeper learning experiences today.

Ed Policy

How the President-Elect Can Scale Personalized Learning

Guest Author

Dec 12, 2016

By: Lillian Pace. We strongly encourage the incoming Administration to prioritize the following ideas in its education agenda as it considers a strategy for transforming the nation’s K-12 and higher education systems.

	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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