Cognitive Learning Fuels the Corporate Wellness Movement
Organizations are using a variety of well-being programs to improve employees health and create happy, productive, thriving workforces.
Scaling Up: Give Money and Advice this #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a good chance to scan the nonprofit landscape for worthy causes. In addition to donations this fall, your favorite nonprofit may be a good candidate for scaling advice. Here are 10 tips for expanding the impact of a nonprofit organization and three basic scaling strategies.
9 Resolutions & 9 Resources for Your Project-Based Learning Classroom This Year
It's a new year. Here are 9 resolutions and 9 resources for your project-based learning classroom for 2016 and beyond. Resolve to involve adult mentors, activate student choice, teach project management and calendaring skills and more. This blog shows you how with resolutions and new resources to make it work.
Getting Smart’s Top Stories of 2015
2015 was HUGE for GettingSmart.com. In this blog we look back at Getting Smart's most viewed and beloved blogs of 2015.
Online + Community-Based Learning = VSOE’s Personalized Path
Virtual Schools of Excellence (VSOE) supports next-gen blends that combine online and community-based learning, full or part time, for public and private schools.
EdTech 10: 2015 News Stories Worth Remembering in 2016
Well, well, well… It’s that time of year again to look back on the progress made and say “that’s right!” With 2016 just around the corner, this edition of EdTech 10 is all about looking back at the 10 biggest stories that crossed our desktops in 2015.
Taking Competency-Based Learning to the Masses: Sanborn Leads Competency Design Studio
Here is your invitation to collaborate with some of the most innovative and forward-thinking school districts in the country to redesign and reimagine schools to meet the needs of all learners.
#YearInReview: The Best of 2015, 10 Predictions for 2016
Wrapping our 2015 #YearInReview series, Tom looks back at 2015 and outlines 10 predictions for 2016 that includes better formative assessments, dominance of Chromebooks and the adoption of micro-credentials.
What’s on the Horizon for EdTech & Education in 2016
So what does 2016 have in store for innovations in learning? We asked learning leaders what they see on the horizon, and what they hope will change for learners in the new year.
Four Steps to Transforming a School
Four higher level practices that have the potential of transforming a school including data-informed instruction, student-centered pedagogy and approaches, continual improvement and innovation process, and caring adults.