STEM & Maker
10 Online Tools That Can Bring Science to Life for Your Students
By: Christine Feher. Finding great STEM resources for students is important, but challenging. A great resource for students is engaging, informative, and fun—it makes sure they keep coming back. Here are 10.
EdTech
9 Awesome Apps for Math Practice
By: Juned Ghanchi. There is an ocean of math practice apps out there--how can you pick just one? To help wade through the choices, here are 9 great options.
Learning Design
Ten Innovative Educational Programs Awarded Grants to Transform Learning
Getting Smart Collective is thrilled to announce the ten dynamic microschools that have been selected as the recipients of our Big Push For Small Schools grant opportunity.
Personalized Learning
Social-Emotional Learning and Whole Child Education: Approaches for Supporting Students’ Learning and Development
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Whole Child Education are two of the most common approaches for cultivating school systems that focus holistically on students’ well-being. How can education leaders best use them to effectively support students’ learning and development?
Future of Learning
Leadership and Design Skills Chart the Future of Work
By Emily Liebtag and Tom Vander Ark. Taliq Tillman (above) is an outspoken sophomore at an Ivy League college and the co-founder of Diversity Talks, a nonprofit that gives voice to marginalized students. Tillman described to an audience at the University of Pennsylvania how traditional education—including the best known colleges—often…
EdTech
EdTech 10
The shift to blended learning is getting a bit easier. Digital Learning Now! has provided a roadmap. New tools and schools show the way forward.
Future of Learning
How do we prepare students to flourish in a VUCA future?
If we want students to be prepared to flourish in an unpredictable future, we shouldn’t be focused on the future at all: we should be focused on ensuring they flourish now. Erin Lynn Raab explores the term VUCA and its significance when designing for today's schools.
Leadership
Go Slow to Go Fast: Change Through Focus
One school leader shares their reflections on driving change in a a system that, often, seems unchangeable.
Early Learning
The Future of Work = Early Learning Today
By: Isabelle Hau. The ability for children to succeed in learning, especially with the complex skills they will need in 2030 and beyond, is closely linked to their early learning experience. The only way to ensure our children will be prepared for success is to give them a strong start now.
Place Based Education
Place-Based Education Anchors Learning in the Community
David Ross explains how in Place-Based Education the nature of a place determines the culture of the classroom to an extraordinary degree.