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Tackling Digital Equity in the Classroom – Strategies for Teachers
Students in families with low levels of digital literacy do not get exposure to the skills that they need for future success. Join Beth Holland as she addresses this disparity and offers solutions to leverage accessibility that support student learning.
Getting Started with Personalized Learning
The Getting Smart Staff shares a list of resources for getting started with personalized learning.
Learner-Centered Schools in Albemarle County
Emily Liebtag visits schools in Albemarle County that are designed around student needs, interests, academic goals, and passions.
Getting Started with Design Thinking
The Getting Smart Staff has assembled articles, podcasts and case studies to help you and your community get started with design thinking.
T³ Alliance: Developing “Solutionary” Mindsets
Mindset meets design thinking through project-based learning, resulting in a community coming together to solve real issues. Rebecca shares her instructor training experience with T³ Alliance and their organized collaboration between Upward Bound programs across the nation.
What if the Future of Work Starts with High School
By: Heather E. McGowan. Heather presents new frameworks for the future of work and explains why the university degree is the new high school diploma.
The Benefits of Creative Learning Spaces in K-12 schools
By: Brian Bulmer. As technology and innovation become the first priority for school districts, it’s important that students are offered creative learning spaces.
5 Classroom Strategies to Support Multimodal Learning
Kiara Lewis describes why she uses creative strategies to include multimodal learning methods in her classroom to serve her students that have a combination of the learning styles.
Podcast: 5 Reasons High Schools Should Help Young People Find and Make Their Unique Contribution
Getting Smart's Tom and Emily discuss contribution and argue that students contributing to their community might be the best form of preparation there could be.
Learning Environments for the Future: 4 Tips from Randy Fielding
Randy Fielding, the founder of Fielding Nair International, a global leader in designing learning communities, sits down with Tom and shares some of FNI's design principles aligned to the future of learning.