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Ed Policy

Beyond Bans: Schools’ Role in a Hard Reset on the ‘Phone-Based Childhood’

Apr 9, 2024

Responding to Jonathan Haidt’s recent claims about phone-based childhood, Julia Freeland Fisher argues that schools must play a core leadership role in phone use and artificial intelligence.

Equity & Access

Banned Books, Critical Race Theory and Literacy at SXSW EDU

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 28, 2024

This year’s SXSW EDU conference had a consistent theme of culture, critical race theory and literacy.

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Future of Work

How Can Educators Build Support Systems for Students Eyeing Technician Jobs?

Guest Author

Mar 26, 2024

Explore how high schools can be pivotal in guiding students towards technician careers by offering alternatives to four-year degrees and creating a pathway to well-paid technical roles.

Students using HVAC simulation software on computers while an instructor assists, with a projected virtual training screen visible.

EdTech

Virtual Accessible Training and Skills Development

Mason Pashia

Mar 25, 2024

An innovative partnership between Interplay Academy and Blue Recruit brings us squarely into the future of workforce development.

Learner-Centered

Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?

Nate McClennen

Mar 20, 2024

On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we were joined by organizations working to create learner-centered ecosystems in public education.

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Future of Learning

Ryan Lufkin on Instructure, Acquisition and The Future of Credentialing

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 20, 2024

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Ryan Lufkin, VP of Academic Strategy at Instructure.

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EdTech

AI Literacy: A New Graduation Requirement and Civic Imperative

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Mar 12, 2024

AI literacy will be a foundational part of the future of all healthy democracies. Education systems can act now.

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EdTech

The AI Revolution Should Foreground Youth Agency

Guest Author

Mar 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence is being leveraged by youth to develop actionable solutions to real world problems and projects.

Hot air balloons float above students at laptops; text reads "AI Revolution in EDU AIR SHOW @ ASU+GSV, April 13–15, San Diego

EdTech

There’s Something In the AIR: The Brave New World’s Fair

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 23, 2024

The upcoming AIR Show from ASU+GSV will focus on all things AI and Education. You won’t want to miss these invaluable sessions.

Lydia Logan, IBM executive, smiling in a red blazer and pearl necklace, featured on Getting Smart for Green Jobs and IBM SkillsBuild.

Future of Learning

Lydia Logan on Green Jobs and IBM SkillsBuild

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 21, 2024

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Lydia Logan, Vice President, Global Education and Workforce Development, Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM.

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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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