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5 Ways to Enhance Teacher Super-Powers During COVID-19

Guest Author

Apr 3, 2020

During COVID-19 school closures, teachers have kept the focus on students and not allowed learning to stop. In this time, Whittle School & Studios has launched strategic Professional Learning initiatives to focus on and empower its teachers.

Getting Through

Getting Through: Leading Through And To A New Generation Of Learning Systems

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Apr 2, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership is more important than ever, especially in building a new generation of learning systems.

Place Based Education

The Power of Place

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 2, 2020

“The Power of Place” describes how schools have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students and the idea of community as the classroom is more relevant today than ever before.

Getting Through

Engaging Families in Distance Learning: Supporting from Afar

Erin Gohl

Apr 1, 2020

A guide for educators and families seeking to make a smooth transition to distance learning in the wake of coronavirus-forced school closures.

Getting Through

The Power of the Pivot

Guest Author

Mar 31, 2020

By: Shannon Reagan. One Stone students are learning to embrace the power of the pivot, and the unique opportunities that come from changing circumstances.

Leadership

How to Find the Right Innovation Expert for Your District

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 30, 2020

The Innovative Learning Expert Hub (ILEx) is a new service by Catalyst:Ed in partnership with The Learning Accelerator (TLA) that is connecting districts with leading service providers.

Getting Through

Hard Reset: What Will Be New Post Pandemic

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 30, 2020

As the emergency brake was pulled on the economy last week, almost everything shut down. Many were laid off, others are trying to figure out how to work from home. The disruption is establishing new baselines in work, learning, healthcare, and governance. In fact, it’s a hard reset on everything.

EdTech

Choosing the Right Tools for Remote Learning

Rachelle Dené Poth

Mar 29, 2020

These online learning tools have wide applicability to different grade levels and content areas to help shift to remote learning with ease.

Getting Through

Being a High School Senior During COVID-19

Guest Author

Mar 27, 2020

By: Isabella Oballo. Covid-19 has led to school closures all across the country. This high school senior shares how it has impacted her life in these first few weeks of the pandemic.

Equity & Access

Podcast: Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe: Buildings are Closed, Learning Goes On!

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 27, 2020

In a special bonus episode, we talked with Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe about the transition to remote learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

	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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