Feb 27, 2019
In today’s episode, the Getting Smart team takes a look at Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning to learn more about the up-and-coming competency-based academy. The mission of the academy is to reinvent American teacher preparation. Formed in 2015 at MIT, the Academy offers a competency-based Master’s in...
Feb 20, 2019
In today’s episode, Emily sits down with Jemar Lee, a former student from the Iowa BIG School in Cedar Rapids. Iowa BIG is a place-based school in Cedar Rapids that is very learner-centered. It is a Next-Generation Learning Challenge and XQ Super School winner.
The power of hearing student stories of transformation...
Feb 13, 2019
In today’s episode, the conversation is all about being fearless. Recently, the Getting Smart team has had the opportunity to interview Jean Case about her new book, Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose. Jean’s book weaves together stories about ordinary people who set out to change the...
Feb 6, 2019
Today’s episode is all about health. And though the theme is a bit different then a regular Getting Smart episode, it still ties in perfectly to schools and better education.
What if every student had access to a doctor at school? It might help reduce the chronic absentees of the seven million students that are...