This is your signal that the #ASUGSVAIRShow is in full effect! ASU+GSV Summit Getting Smart Tom Vander Ark

Saving the best for last, Brighton High School and Boston Green Academy did not disappoint. The educational landscape in Boston is varied and diverse, but excellence abounds! Getting Smart Kauffman Foundation

I didn’t want to leave Boston Arts Academy! The excellence in academics and arts that students are displaying in and outside of school is second to none. The view outside the window isn’t too shabby either. Sign me up for a dance class stat! Getting Smart Kauffman Foundation

The rainy Boston day didn’t stop us from starting our day with Dearborn STEM! It is evident that the learners feel a true sense of belonging and the administration supports agency and voice. Bonus…the building is beautiful! Getting Smart Kauffman Foundation

The biotech experiences that high schoolers have access to MassBay Community College is mind blowing!! To have to opportunity to work on high-level machines and secure high-paying jobs right out of high school are the essence of real world learning. We love to see it! Getting Smart

Thank you Erika Giampietro for sharing about the work that Massachusetts is doing around early college. To learn more, check out her dynamic podcast! Getting Smart

Kicking off the day with the Kauffman Foundation RWL Principal cohort was a vibe. Thank you to NuVu Studio for sharing and collaborating around what’s best for learners. I can now cross off a bucket list item! Getting Smart

How is started vs how it ended🤦🏾‍♀️. Beyond thankful that Erika Giampietro was able to join us and this crazy Kauffman Foundation RWL principal crew in Boston to see great teaching and learning! Getting Smart

“We need to bring soil into the concrete jungles so our young people are just thriving and not just surviving.” The Leadership Soul conversation moderated by Naseem Haamid with Carlos R. Moreno was layered with love, care snd vulnerability. Big Picture Learning Getting Smart

“AI in education is a survivor skill. Students need to know how to seek feedback, visualize ideas, brainstorm ideas, summarize information and deepen understanding of multiple viewpoints,” Richard Culatta, ASCD CEO. Getting Smart

Because Bettina Love said “Curriculum tells young people who are important. When you erase me from the curriculum, you erase what you’ve done to me so you never have to apologize to me.” I never get tired of witnessing excellence.👏🏾 ASCD Getting Smart

I appreciate living in a community that values providing meaningful high school experiences for learners. From Philly to KC, Real World Learning is the needed through-line to ensure that students are choosing the right pathways. Honored to be in the room with these RWL leaders!

Leading in education is hard and there are very few conferences that exist to feed your soul. After attending Leadership Conference in Philly and sitting in spaces that were designed for the BIPOC community, the theme of love and soul is perfection. #BPLeadership Bettina Love

Seeing what Real World Learning looks like in Philly was special. Thank you to the team at Vaux Big Picture HS for sharing your stories and vulnerability.💛 #BPLeadership

😭Dreams do come true!💛💛💛

The only way to effectively conduct a podcast with Sharhonda Bossier and Carmita Semaan is to ask limited questions and get out of the way. To know me, is to know how much I love and respect each of these amazing leaders. Get a notepad, listen in and enjoy! gettingsmart.com/podcast/sharho…

Dreams💛

The countdown has begun!

“We’re going to need everybody for the workforce. There are no disposable kids,” hardemancountyschools. ACT Getting Smart #2023actworkforcesummit

“The verbs are the same, the nouns are different,” Rob Campbell. Just because you don’t have “specific” industry experience, doesn’t mean you don’t know how to do the work. Support veterans. ACT Getting Smart #2023actworkforcesummit