Bringing Mindfulness to the K-5 Classroom
By: Lynea Gillen. There is a definite need to teach children at an early age what mindfulness is and how it can give us the tools we need for dealing successfully with all manner of challenges and difficulties.
Getting Smart Podcast | Mike Feinberg on Opening Great #NewSchools
In our latest podcast, Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP, discusses the most important aspects and best practices for education leaders to ensure they're opening great new schools.
Smart Review | The Un-Prescription for Autism
By: Courtnie Rederick. As a special education teacher and mother of a son with autism, I was interested in what this author shares about natural alternatives for symptoms manifested by autism.
The Bar Has Been Raised and The Rules Have Changed
The new economy requires a lot of young people--the bar is much higher and the rules for success in life have changed. These dynamic changes require a more personalized project-based approach to learning.
The One Chart You Need to Help HigherEd Learners Succeed
By: Gunnar Counselman. I stumbled into a profound insight about personalized education and student value that fits on a single chart and can be the foundation of a college’s student success strategy.
Genius Loci: Place-Based Education & Why It Matters
Place-Based Education (PBE) is a learning approach that utilizes geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students. We have set out on a journey to learn more about what it is, why it works and who is doing it.
How Hip-Hop Redefines Project-Based Learning
By: Daniel A. Rabuzzi. The skills and attitudes needed for success in the 21st century thrive in hip-hop, so let's use it to not only engage learners but as a means to improve PBL's own form and function.
EdTech 10: Goodbye, July
It's hard to believe the end of summer is close and that back-to-school time is just around the corner. So we salute the end of July with these top ten edtech stories.
Drop the Syllabus for a “No-Dis Day” on Day One
Here is my creative first day of school approach to introduce the classroom vision and guidelines while avoiding the usual coma-like state of boredom that renders students disengaged, disillusioned and disconcerted.
“Learning Engineering” Making its Way in the World
By: Bror Saxberg. Here is a list of a range of efforts popping up to assist us all with fostering learning engineering work--applying good learning science and evidence-gathering at scale.