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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Murray Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. About Thomas C.

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What Educational Leadership Looks Like Today with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo

The CoolCatTeacher

The Fall Creek School District was named an Innovative District in 2016 and 2017 by the International Center for Leadership in Education. He was selected as 1 of 117 Future Ready Superintendents in 2014 and 1 of 50 Superintendents as a Personalized Learning Leader in 2016 by the US Department of Education.

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In the News…2016

Tom Murray

Creating Cultures of Innovation in Future Ready Schools, EduTalkRadio , Link. Future of Education Technology Conference ( FETC ) Reveals 2017 Advisory Board, FETC , Link. Q&A with Thomas Murray on How K-12 Is Becoming Future Ready, EdTech Magazine , Link. What’s Hot, What’s Not in 2016?,

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How Librarians Hold the Key to Future Ready Schools

Digital Promise

I posed that question in my recent TEDx talk during the 2016 Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in San Diego. In June, I began working formally with the Alliance for Excellent Education as Lead for Future Ready Librarians. How can librarians and libraries become more Future Ready?

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Personalized Education Makes Students Future-Ready. They may be on to something.

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Are you a Future Ready Librarian?

eSchool News

That pioneering work led to Future Ready Librarians , an extension of the national Future Ready Schools initiative at the Alliance for Excellent Education. Despite seeing glasses as half-full, I will acknowledge that not all school librarians are Future Ready.

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

In March of 2016, the FCC modernized the Lifeline Program , in an effort to support unconnected families. Fortunately, non-profits such as EveryOneOn and Future Ready Schools continue the fight so that all children, particularly those that are traditionally underserved can connect to a brighter future.

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