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Equity & Access
Educating All Learners During COVID-19: An Alliance Emerges to Provide Support for Virtual Special Education Services
Rachelle Dene Poth shares an overview of the Educating All Learners Alliance, an organization committed to supporting the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equity & Access
Podcast: Byron Sanders on Closing the Opportunity Gap in Dallas
Today, the Getting Smart team is speaking with Byron Sanders, CEO of the nonprofit Big Thought about the opportunity gap in Dallas, Texas.
Future of Learning
Living on Curves
Our kids are growing up on a curve--a public health curve, an exponential technology curve, and a climate curve. These curves demand personal and collective behavior change, yet we don't see collective action. How do we turn these realizations into action?
Getting Through
Maker Learning Network Launches Long-Term Solutions to High-Quality Learning Online
Beyond the technical challenges of going 100% online, there are also considerations of making sure that learners at home are also engaged in hiqh-quality, personalized and relevant instructional experiences.
Future of Learning
The Power of Tapping Academic Communities for Tomorrow’s Workforce Needs
By: Dr. Jan E. Odegard. Odegard discusses why academic communities can and should collaborate with city leaders to create a workforce development program that meets the needs of everyone it serves.
Ed Policy
What Will it Take To Achieve Equity in Education?
By: Jessica Reid Sliwerski. Open educational resources make curricula freely accessible to all. Companies like Open Up Resources provides a holistic solution, incubating and distributing top-rated OER while offering professional learning opportunities and implementation support.
Leadership
Improving Curriculum Mapping through Collaboration, Stakeholder Voice and Resources
By: Charlotte Barnett. Charlotte discusses enhancing academic rigor and building up a Career and Technical Education (CTE) education program through digital platforms.
Difference Making
Oaklore: A Student Podcast About Difference Making in Oakland
Students in Oakland have launched Oaklore, a student podcast focused on highlighting Oakland's changemakers and cross-generational storytelling.
Future of Learning
COVID-19: Motivation for an Altered Mindset
By: Matt Piercy. Education systems and societies at large are arguably fragile and COVID-19 is making them think differently.
Future of Learning
The Growing Need for Online Teachers
COVID-19 will surely mark a dramatic change in the teaching practices and employment of many teachers. David Ross highlights some of the many opportunities to be explored in online teaching.