The Cognitive Age: Building Brains that Learn Better
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark explore the intersection of brain science and classroom learning in their first neuroscience series post.
Peer Mentoring Works…and Now It’s Scalable
Thinkist is a San Diego edtech startup that helps schools set up and manage peer tutoring programs designed to both close equity gaps and build a diverse teacher pipeline.
Building an Education Innovation Index
Nate McClennen explores what education could look like when innovative solutions sit at the intersection of feasibility, desirability, benefit, and viability.
Getting Clearer: Decolonizing Education
Kelly Niccolls shares the first piece of a three-part series exploring colonial education circumstances.
Design for Belonging
Dr. Susan Wise shares an excerpt from her book, "Designing for Belonging," written to inspire educational leaders to change the culture of their schools and organizations for the better.
Community is Learning: How The Act of Learning is Rooted in Neighbors, Family and Place
Aaron Schorn shares what shaped his learning journey from childhood influences to his love of nature, people and community.
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke: In Working, One Learns
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke is a youth-focused vocational training, educational, and community-based nonprofit in Hāna, Maui. Through core programs and initiatives, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke empowers and nurtures students and graduates to become caretakers and leaders of their communities.
Inclusive and Homelike Bathrooms
As social-cultural conceptions of privacy, gender, race, and identity have evolved, anxieties and challenges have been illuminated related to the design, use, and interactions associated with public restrooms. Randy Fielding and Cierra Mantz shares more in their latest post.
Inspiring Change with Improvement Science: The Carnegie Foundation Summit 2022
Getting Smart recently had the opportunity to attend the Carnegie Foundation Summit 2022. In this post, Erik Day shares some key learnings from the experience.
Finding Flow: When Work Feels Like Play
Angela Duckworth pens the first in a two-part series on the legacy of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who passed away in October.