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Thank You Teachers!

In honor of Teacher Appreciate Week, Getting Smart would like to thank its teacher bloggers, readers and more who actively help us spread the word around innovations in learning.

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Are You Left or Right Brain?

Right brain versus left brain learning has been a longstanding debate among other science theories around learning styles. Yet, the bottom line is that different parts of our brains take on different functions and tasks to help us learn. Just as some might have stronger upper arm strength over lower leg strength, our b...

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

Lesson Plans for Time Management

Whether you are a business executive, teacher, parent, recent college degree graduate, or if you fill any combination of these daily roles, it’s likely that every minute of your day counts and any spare time is valuable. So how can you use your time wisely?

one year ago by Guest Author

Name Recognition: The Catalyst for Innovation

Recognizing students by name can transcend their experience at a school where students often feel lost in the crowds. The culture that one junior high school principal created, by addressing each student by name, developed a sense of importance in the students and his or her success in learning. The investment in stude...

one year ago by Phil Ryan

EdTech

The JFYNet Theory of Transformative Change

Gary Kaplan, CEO of JFYNet, says his org has provided math and science instruction to more than 30,000 students in middle and high schools throughout Massachusetts. Working in high-need districts with the most challenging students, he says they have achieved measurable performance gains year after year, within all subg...

2 years ago by Gary Kaplan

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Compass Learning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

EdTech

The Turnover Gap

This report examines the growing "turnover gap" between black and Latino teachers and their white counterparts.

2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Ten Tools for Innovative Educators

The Innovative Educator shows teachers a few ways they can use technology to bring viable and dynamic learning opportunities to their students. The ideas are locally implemented in the classroom, but can also produce an impact globally.

2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff