Designing Competency-Based Models for Students by Students
The Growth Framework from One Stone is a great way to ensure quality no matter what your school's growth plan is.
Stories of AI Literacy and How to Get Started
Rachelle Dene Poth documents her approach to teaching AI Literacy in the classroom and encourages other educators to follow suit.
Julian Guerrero on Pathways and Programs for Indigenous Youth
On this episode of the podcast, Mason Pashia and Jason Cummins Ed.D are joined by Julian Guerrero Jr. the current Director of the Office of Indian Education (OIE) at the U.S. Department of Education.
The Changing Role of Today’s EdLeader
Amidst shifts in education driven by factors like teacher shortages and advancing technology, innovative solutions such as "grow your own" programs and collaborative staffing models are emerging. In preparing our future educators, we need to see beyond how we have traditionally trained.
Cynthia Leck and Juetzinia Kazmer-Murillo on Igniting Agency in Early Learners
On this episode we're joined by two members of Transcend, Cynthia Leck, and Juetzinia Kazmer-Murillo, to discuss Igniting Agency in Early Learners.
Beyond Bans: Schools’ Role in a Hard Reset on the ‘Phone-Based Childhood’
Responding to Jonathan Haidt’s recent claims about phone-based childhood, Julia Freeland Fisher argues that schools must play a core leadership role in phone use and artificial intelligence.
A Student’s Perspective on Career and Interview Readiness
Find the Why! allows students “to discover” careers through real problem solving and “be discovered” by businesses and agencies desperate to recruit and retain them based on data that connects with employers.
Timothy Jones and Mason Pashia on What Education Can Learn From Poetry
On this special Poetry Month episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, producer Mason Pashia is joined by Timothy Jones to talk about language, music and learning.
Sneakers, Signals, and Systems: A New Era in Education
There’s something in the water at education conferences — sneakers have become the new conference dress code. This shift toward individuality, comfort and practicality is also representative of transformations we’re seeing in education. The 2024 Carnegie Summit marked not just a gathering of minds but a convergence of ideas…
Sydney Schaef on The Future9 Competencies
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Rebecca Midles is joined by Sydney Schaef at reDEsign to unpack the Future9 Commpetencies.
A Portrait As Activation, Interpretation and North Star
Nevada has undergone a radical design process to create an interoperable Portrait of a Learner that gives agency to all those who use it.
frED Camp: The Legacy of Fred Rogers
Teachers around the world have been applying “The Fred Method” in their classrooms, using technology — and findings from the science of learning and child development — to spark joyful, welcoming learning experiences.
Getting Smart on Minnesota School Visits
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark and Shawnee Caruthers talk about a recent set of school visits in Minnesota.
Banned Books, Critical Race Theory and Literacy at SXSW EDU
This year’s SXSW EDU conference had a consistent theme of culture, critical race theory and literacy.