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Future of Learning
Reopening Schools: A Getting Smart Webinar Recap
On Friday, June 19th Getting Smart hosted a webinar focusing on the challenges and complexity of reopening school in fall 2020. Here are some of the key takeaways and resources.
Future of Learning
Students Earn AA Degrees and Job Offers as Grads from IBM Supported High Schools
IBM has long been a supporter of early-college and dual enrollment schools. Tom discusses how these opportunities provide work experiences while gaining accelerated and affordable access to college.
Personalized Learning
One School’s Experience with Distance Learning: Why Personalized Learning Is The Way Forward
By: Zach Varnell. After eight weeks of being thrown into the unknown of distance learning, Zach explains how IDEA High School is moving forward with a personalized approach to learning.
Getting Through
Three Basic Needs that Must Be Met for a Successful Opening of Schools
David Ross creates a Maslow-inspired hierarchy of needs to encourage educators to focus on a progression of actions to ensure their work will be successful.
Personalized Learning
Lessons from the Spring: Tips to Inform Future Distance Learning
With dramatic shifts to learning circumstances, educators are working to translate the physical classroom to the virtual environment. Erin and Kristen share lessons inform practices for any future distance learning.
Getting Through
Focusing on Learners and SEL: Looping Strategies to Welcome Learners Back
As social-emotional learning becomes more integrated into our systems of learning, we must consider a specific structure to tend to the whole child returning to some form of schooling in the fall, looping.
Future of Learning
An Opportunity to Connect: Ed Tech, The Future of Work, Startups and Investors Unite
The Getting Smart staff sits down Danica Nilsestuen to talk about gener8tor’s OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation conference coming up.
Career & Technical Ed
Corey Mohn and Shameka Montgomery on Next Gen Career Education
In today’s episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Corey Mohn and Shameka Montgomery to discuss next-gen career education.
Equity & Access
Restorative Practices at Building 21 Philadelphia
By: D. Spangler and C. Cubbage. The authors discuss implementing restorative and trauma-informed practices at at Building 21 in Philadelphia.
Getting Through
COVID Could Worsen Summer Melt: How Some Colleges Are Responding
By: Dennis Pierce. To ensure that as many first-year students as possible enroll in classes, colleges and universities are using campus apps, virtual orientation sessions, and other innovative methods to engage with newly admitted learners.