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Getting Through
What’s Working During COVID
By: Norton Gusky. The pandemic forced educators to rethink how they design learning experiences, and continue to meet the needs of their learning communities. Here are some successful strategies and approaches.
Career & Technical Ed
Donna McDaniel on Real World Learning
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, we sit down with Donna McDaniel to chat about the new Real World Learning Initiative and the CAPS Program.
Career & Technical Ed
Getting Clearer: Career and Technical Education
Too often CTE is put into a bucket for “kids not going to college,” but now the tides are shifting and the value of having hands-on experience combined with rigorous academic knowledge is becoming the priority.
Leadership
5 Recommendations to Improve Remote Learning for Families
By: The LEANLAB Editorial Team. After surveying more than 500 parents and caregivers, the LEANLAB team identified a few recommendations to improve remote learning for schools, teachers, and parents.
Future of Learning
Eight Ways New Schools Innovate
With the rapid global shift to hybrid and remote learning, there is a renewed interest in new school models. Highlighted are eight ways schools are innovating.
Competency-Based Education
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
By: Katie Martin. Despite our deepest desire to be back in schools, we know that students and teachers will likely have to engage from a distance as the numbers increase, which can be more efficient, relevant, and effective when resources are digital.
Getting Through
Asaf Bitton and Beth Rabbitt on the State of Health and the Parabola Project
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark sits down with Asaf Bitton of Ariadne Labs and Beth Rabbitt of The Learning Accelerator to discuss The Parabola Project, an initiative to support education leaders by providing tools and strategies for minimizing health risks and maximizing learning.
Difference Making
A Unique Thanksgiving Season: Even More Reasons to Be Grateful for Our Teachers
By: Erin Gohl & Kristen Thorson. As we approach Thanksgiving, those of us who surround and depend on teachers—from parents of students to school administrators—must note, acknowledge, and convey thanks for all our teachers have done and continue to do for our children, families, and communities.
Equity & Access
4 Strategies to Support Students with Learning Differences in the COVID-19 Educational Landscape
By: Dr. Mandi Davis Skerbetz and Justin Aglio. Mandi and Justin provide four strategies on how to support students with learning differences during the pandemic.
Future of Learning
Dream Jobs of the Innovation Age
By: Cameron Paterson. It is important to develop transferable skills and career insights for young people to aspire to the dream jobs of the innovation age.