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20 Invention Opportunities in Learning and Development

Future of Learning

20 Invention Opportunities in Learning & Development

Feb 11, 2021

We have spent the last few months surveying the 20 Invention Opportunities that we believe will positively impact learning and development for years to come. Check out the new report.

Podcasts

100 Podcasts Educators and Education Leaders Should Check Out

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 12, 2021

From the millions of podcast on almost any topic you can dream of, we’ve selected our top 100 in education, tech, leadership & entrepreneurship, market & economics, AI & big data, news & views, and more.

Future of Learning

Early Lessons From The Real World Learning Initiative

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 15, 2020

The Real World Learning Initiative is a high school improvement project that aims to prepare students for the future of work.

Learning Design

A New School That Thinks Like a Kid

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 12, 2020

New and emerging Portal Schools has a vision to create a school that allows students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a Bachelor’s degree in an environment that is fully designed for them.

Difference Making

Difference Making at the Heart of Giving

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 1, 2020

This year, we are focusing our gift guide on people, places and things that encourage contribution, giving and supporting local communities.

EdTech

It’s Time to Learn AI, And It Just Got Easier Than Ever

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 28, 2020

It just got easier and more accessible than ever to learn about how AI. With NVIDIA's new Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit you can code AI from home.

Difference Making

Difference Making: What Needs to Be At the Heart of Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 20, 2020

Difference Making at the Heart of Learning, the new book by Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag is out now!

Difference Making

Living in Beta: New Advisory Program Helps Teens Learn With Purpose

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 17, 2020

What if high school helped you pursue your passions and live and learn with purpose and intention? A new program, Living in Beta, is working to make this a reality.

Difference Making

Getting Smart Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 1, 2020

Getting Smart has never endorsed a presidential candidate. This year is different. For our team, this election is about so much more than politics, it's about humanity.

Getting Through

Introducing the Texas Learning Exchange School Operations Guide

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 10, 2020

Codesigned in collaboration with Educate Texas and Altitude Learning we’re excited to launch the Texas Learning Exchange (TxLx) along with the TxLx School Operations Guide.

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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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