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Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning Provides Path For Increased Awareness of Self, Others and the World
Project-based learning may be the ultimate instructional approach for many reasons, but none possibly more important than its ability to propel a learner’s journey toward self-actualization.
Leadership
What Makes an Effective Classroom Coaching Program?
By: J. Schuler et al. These five components make for a strong classroom coaching program facilitating your teachers’ professional development.
Competency-Based Education
Shining a Light on the Future of Learning at Aurora Institute
The Getting Smart team reflects on the standout themes of the 2019 Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) Symposium, a conference aiming to move the needle forward for competency-based and personalized learning.
EdTech
Exploring the World From Our Classroom
Promoting global collaboration is important to help our students develop skills for the future and to enhance their cultural awareness. There are a lot of digital tools are resources that facilitate these collaborations faster than ever before.
Marketing & Communication
Design Thinking For School Marketing: Empathize With Your Community
Empathy is the first step in the design thinking framework. It’s a crucial part of the successful marketing of your school.
Future of Learning
The Education Revolution Revisited: Chugach 25 Years Later
Rebecca Midles recants a visit to the Voyage School, part of the Chugach School District in Anchorage Alaska. The district is will be presenting and sharing more about their innovative school at the 2019 iNACOL Symposium.
Career & Technical Ed
ConnectEd Links Learning to Career Pathways
ConnectEd is taking Linked Learning national through long-term often grant-funded district partnerships. This month we observed two of these partnerships in action.
Future of Learning
How New Models are Preparing Students for the Future of Work
New models are enabling students to acquire practical foundational skills for the future of work—a future that is increasingly distributed, diverse, device-agnostic and asynchronous in nature.
Project-Based Learning
Centering Dialogue in the Classroom: It’s about WE, not ME!
By: M. Kokozos et al. Through enabling dialogue, educators shift their classroom climate from one of competition to one of cooperation, respect, authenticity and openness.
Equity & Access
Universal Design for Learning as a Framework for Digital Equity
Universal design for learning is a powerful framework for digital equity. More importantly, it allows districts, schools, and teachers to begin tackling the challenge of providing equal access to learning.