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Getting Started with Coding: 18 Tools for Early Learners

Feb 29, 2020

Looking to get your elementary and middle schoolers started with coding? These coding resources are geared toward younger students.

Future of Learning

‘Why Do We Have to Learn This?’ – Part I

Guest Author

Feb 28, 2020

By: Art Bardige. Algorithms help us find solutions, but they do not help us understand mathematical concepts. Time to rethink the future of math education.

Future of Learning

Digital Learning Day 2020 Is Here!

Kristi DePaul

Feb 27, 2020

Today organizations across the country are participating in Digital Learning Day, and we’re proud to be a partner in this important effort celebrating tech-enabled education.

Podcasts

Podcast: David Blustein on Working in America

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 26, 2020

In this week’s episode, Tom Vander Ark is talking with Dr. David Blustein, a Professor of Counseling Psychology at Boston College and the author of The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty.

EdTech

6 Collaboration Tools That Take Learning Beyond the Classroom

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 25, 2020

Collaboration tools can promote student choice and extend learning to meet their needs. Here are 6 options for schools to consider.

Future of Learning

Forward-Thinking Schools Begin With Forward-Thinking Design

Guest Author

Feb 24, 2020

By: Larry Spang and Emily Grandstaff-Rice. Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, is dedicated to accentuating schools’ missions through thoughtful and strategic design, creating customized spaces that support today’s teaching styles and emphasize educational facilities’ unique purposes.

Montour School District Students coding a Cozmo robot (Justin Aglio)

EdTech

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 17, 2020

Every high school graduate should have an appreciation of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy and the career landscape—and the option of AI and data science-focused pathway that lead to college and meaningful high wage work.

Equity & Access

Can Online Learning Mitigate Rural Schools’ Biggest Challenges?

Kristi DePaul

Feb 15, 2020

Rural schools face many challenges, from teacher shortages to a limited course catalog. In some towns, online learning helps bridge the gap.

EdTech

TCEA 2020: A Welcoming Learning Edventure

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 13, 2020

Edtech conferences and expos help us explore and find new ways to amplify student learning. These are the highlights from the TCEA 2020.

Equity & Access

Creating Culturally Linguistic and Responsive Classrooms: A Place Where All Kids Belong

Kelly Niccolls

Feb 11, 2020

Culturally linguistic and responsive teaching in the classroom can create meaningful learning experiences for students.

	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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