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Podcast: Giving the Gift of Place (Repost)

Jan 1, 2020

Today, the Getting Smart team is bringing you another throwback episode from the Getting Smart Podcast vault! And given that it’s the holiday season, it only makes sense to share an episode that’s all about giving the gift of place.

Equity & Access

Kansas City Young Audiences: Integrating Creativity at Scale

Mason Pashia

Dec 31, 2019

Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA), part of the national Young Audiences organization, is a KC staple for inspiring young minds towards creativity.

Equity & Access

The Superhero Schools of Philadelphia

Guest Author

Dec 30, 2019

By: Chris Unger - These inspiring schools are doing important work for underprivileged students in Philadelphia. This is how they extend student possibilities.

EdTech

The Argument for Automation & Classroom Creativity

Guest Author

Dec 28, 2019

By: D. Smith. Automation and creativity may seem like odd bedfellows, but automation may help stressed-out and overloaded educators be more creative.

Smart Work

A Decade of Getting Smart

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 25, 2019

Over the last decade, the Getting Smart team along with dedicated guest authors and columnists have covered what’s next and what is possible in education. Our posts range from innovations in learning spaces, student agency, to AI—providing our readers the opportunity to learn about emerging trends and see themselves as…

Leadership

Leading with Love and Centering Student Voice: Big Picture Leadership Conference 2019

Rebecca Midles, Kelly Niccolls

Dec 23, 2019

By: Rebecca Midles & Kelly Niccolls. Big Picture Leadership Conference is setting the standard for student-centered learning and leadership.

EdTech

2019 Coding & Computer Science Resources

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 22, 2019

To continue our month long celebration of STEM we have curated a list of 35 of the best computer science resources for students and schools. You’ll want to learn more about these forward-thinking products and organizations.

Personalized Learning

Early College: The Little Reform Bundle That Could

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 20, 2019

Thanks to ten years of policy and practice innovations, early college high schools have evolved from demonstration projects into an attractive and accelerated education option for millions of students.

Future of Learning

2019 Brought More Risk and Inequity, 2020 is an Opportunity for Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 19, 2019

The world got riskier in 2019, both in terms of politics and climate. But there is a lot of good news as well; there has never been a better time to make a difference. Following are four observations about 2019 and the year ahead.

EdTech

Podcast: Julie Young on ASU Prep Digital

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 18, 2019

Today, the Getting Smart team is speaking with the innovative leader Julie Young, the CEO of ASU Prep Digital and Deputy Vice President of ASU Educational Outreach.

	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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