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Getting Through

Movement in a Time of Isolation: Music and Dance

Rachelle Dené Poth

Aug 14, 2020

Rachelle Dene Poth shares ideas on resources for engaging students in active learning in the arts.

Future of Learning

Microschools Meet The Moment

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 13, 2020

The board of the nonprofit VELA announced this week a $1 million Meet the Moment grant program to grow new microschool opportunities.

Getting Through

Schools Need a Success Coach for Every Learner

Eric Tucker, Guest Author

Aug 12, 2020

Success coaches are powerful resources for connection and healing and can help shepherd our student communities through this pandemic and its lasting traumas.

Future of Learning

Rachelle Dene Poth on Charting a New Course

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 12, 2020

This week's podcast episode is with Rachelle Dene Poth, a French, Spanish, and technology teacher and ed-tech consultant.

Future of Learning

Building School and Classroom Community During Distance Learning

Erin Gohl

Aug 12, 2020

By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. Though these current times and circumstances, leaders must use nontraditional approaches and create possibilities to connect with students deeper through distance learning.

Learning Design

How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning?

Guest Author

Aug 10, 2020

By: Katie Martin. An outline of key shifts and considerations when designing for distance learning both in synchronous and asynchronous modes.

Getting Through

The Front Porch: A New Approach to Support the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Our School Communities

Eric Tucker

Aug 9, 2020

Brooklyn LAB Charter School met the crisis head-on with agile problem-solving, an innovative porch rollout and a commitment to equity.

Future of Learning

Back to School – Meeting the Networking Needs of Tomorrow’s Digital Classroom

Guest Author

Aug 8, 2020

By: Todd Rychecky. Todd outlines what network resiliency means and provides strategies needed for keeping learning networks and devices online, regardless of disruption or location.

Personalized Learning

Supporting Statewide Change Through New Models For Remote Education

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 6, 2020

By: Tom Vander Ark & Devin Vodicka. During this pandemic, learning is taking new forms and it's important to seize the moment to introduce entirely new models for learning that are capable of achieving equitable outcomes.

Podcasts

Conrad Wolfram on Computational Thinking

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 5, 2020

Today’s episode is featuring a conversation on computational thinking with Conrad Wolfram.

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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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