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Guest Post: From Consumption to Creation: Future Ready Librarians Embrace Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

The Future Ready Librarians ® initiative has already changed the conversation about ways in which teacher librarians lead, teach, and support innovative learning in schools. The Future Ready Librarians initiative aligns school libraries and librarians with strategic work through the Future Ready Librarians Framework.

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2020 Vision (revisited)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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3 Opportunities for education during the pandemic

Neo LMS

The most notable changes are related to applying new teaching methods that speak to students’ interests, using technology to bring quality to under-resourced neighborhoods, and building capacity in educators to teach future-ready skills. Read more: Methods and tools to develop future-ready skills.

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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2020 SXSW EDU PanelPicker

Digital Promise

It may be August, but we’re already planning ahead for SXSW EDU in March 2020. We’re excited for the opportunity to share our work and highlight possibilities for the future of education, covering topics such as educational equity, the power of digital learning, workforce development, Challenge Based Learning, and inclusive innovation.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

School districts would be wise to consider now what capacity and capabilities their networks will need to support smart devices and IoT applications in the near future. Ready or Not, Now's the Time to Prepare for IoT. Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure.

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Building ethical AI usage in K-12 education

eSchool News

Our AI deep dive resulted in the development of three guiding principles: high standards and expectations, future ready skills, and cultural proficiency. The three guiding principles have become the foundation which underpins all AI professional development, communication, and future planning. AI Ethics 2 , 431440 (2022).

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

In places like Albemarle County, Virginia , school leaders are developing a 4G Network to support their entire community, every day of the year, by 2020. In districts like Middletown, New Jersey , school leaders are reaching out to businesses, with an offer to partner to support out-of-school access for students in need.

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