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School Hacks As Professional Learning: Transforming Schools, One Leader at a Time

School Retool is a new transformational professional development cohort that is making its way to regions around the country. School Retool is a partnership between the design firm IDEO, the Stanford d.School and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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Self-Directed Learners with Strong Character will be the Next Generation of Leaders

At the heart of a thriving school community is a commitment to building self-directed learners. The capacity for students to own their learning, and have the motivation to do so, is a primary determinate of success in college, vocation and in life.

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10 Coding & Computer Science Blogs to Bookmark

In celebration of Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week (December 7-11) we dug into the Getting Smart vault to share our top 10 favorite coding and computer science blogs. They are packed full of resources for educators, parents, students and thought leaders.

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5 Ways to Build a Student Agency in the Digital Age

As educators and parents, we have to re-visit how our students spend their time. We need to increase their opportunities for unstructured play, independent thinking, creative expression, and meaningful contribution. We need to help them build their sense of agency.

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A Challenge to Bring Making Into Hour of Code

For Hour of Code, dig deeper below the surface of computer science. I'll even offer a specific activity to try out, even if you're not a computer science expert: Challenge your students to build a mechanical 4-bit Boolean adder, inventing their own physical logic gates.

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Buck Institute for Education (BIE)

The nonprofit Buck Institute for Education (BIE) is the world's leading provider of K-12 resources and professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL). BIE believes all students can and should benefit from this transformational teaching method.

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Getting Smart Podcast | Immersive Applied Learning in Wisconsin is Accelerating Students to Technical Careers

Although some recent high school and college graduates enter the job market unqualified for even the most entry level positions, high school students in Wisconsin are graduating with their diploma, industry credentials and transferable postsecondary college credits.

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Cause Marketing for Educators, Eduprenuers & Students

Whether a teacher, school leader, or service provider, you’re in the cause marketing business. Cause marketing, in the broadest sense, is a marketing effort for social or charitable cause.

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