The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

Episode 119 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. How do we make learning personal?

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Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Such leadership is foundational to creating Future Ready Schools. Director of Innovation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. on Corippo is the Chief Innovation Officer for CUE, leading CUE’s professional learning throughout California and Nevada. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Jon Corippo.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 28, 2019

Yesterday I blogged an update on the 7-day Innovation Academy that we are conducting for 72 school leaders in North Dakota. Today I thought I’d share that we are about to launch a new initiative in Virginia. The first round of the Virginia Is for Learners Innovation Network will launch in March and run through December of this year.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 12, 2016

The notion of “effective professional learning” is something that has been discussed for decades. A comparison in the philosophies of today’s school districts yields results that falls across a continuum of who controls the learning. Learn alongside your staff members and model expectations for them. Nothing more.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. Learn alongside your staff members and model expectations for them. Invest time in professional learning—not managerial tasks. Simon Sinek.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post includes a full transcript, a pinnable (or printable) graphic, and the podcast episode. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter. Lumio sponsored this episode. Katie finished her Ed.D. For contact information, please see visit [link].

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

Back in October I blogged that CASTLE and I were launching a 7-day Innovation Academy for school leaders in North Dakota.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

** This blog was originally posted at futureready.org/netp. The 2016 Plan, Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education , articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. . Future Ready Schools.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 15, 2017

Murray , Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education. Please join Future Ready Schools ® (FRS) for a webinar that is part of its Leadership Hub , a one-stop-shop of professional learning opportunities for school leaders.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on the Future Ready website at [link]. Open Education Resources were the highlight of this Future Ready webinar as they align to the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment gear of the Future Ready Framework. Future Ready Schools. Director of Innovation.

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edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2017

Change is inevitable, and while it’s important to design lessons with an end result in mind, it’s difficult to prepare students for a future that doesn’t exist yet. In the recent edWebinar, “ The Future Ready Challenge: Improve Student Outcomes in 18 Weeks ,” hosted by edWeb.net , Dr. L. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2015

Future Ready is a free, bold new effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. Essential Skills for Innovative Leaders is a professional learning community (PLC) that will help school principals use Web 2.0

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Murray , Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education, Author, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today. Just a reminder, the book also comes with a free study guide, found here. If interested in this free event, you can register here!

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. By signing, school leaders committed to working with teachers, families, and community members to transition their districts to "personalized, digital learning.". What does it mean to be a Future Ready School?

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A former school principal and teacher, Thomas Murray is passionate about proper digital learning implementation and personalized professional learning. He is the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools , which provides implementation strategies for student-centered, personalized learning for K-12 schools.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed) & Future Ready Schools (FRS). Connect: www.all4ed.org , @all4ed | www.futureready.org , @FutureReady. The Alliance also has run Digital Learning Day for the past five years.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

Classroom teachers often end up with a hodgepodge of devices and software leading to common frustrations over lost instructional time, web-resources that don’t move past low level skills which also utilize a one-size-fits-all approach, and minimal professional learning – a top deterrent to improved instruction.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Wellness builds upon and expands digital citizenship while encompassing and including families, society, social emotional learning and mental health in a more holistic view of digital literacy. We need to update what it means for students to publish their work through methods like digital media, blogs, podcasts, and presentations.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

. — MindSpark Learning ® (MindSpark ), a nonprofit that delivers extraordinary and sustainable learning experiences for educators and professionals, announced today the acquisition of Couragion , a leading provider of STEM career literacy and workforce development solutions. About MindSpark Learning.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 28, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Join the Community Social-Emotional Learning is a free professional learning community where educators can collaborate and share ideas, examples, and resources for incorporating social-emotional learning in the classroom.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 12, 2022

CTO Tech Talks is a professional learning community where technology leaders can gather together to share and explore best practices, challenges, and successes in advancing learning with technology. Blog post by Eileen Belastock , based on this edLeader Panel.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

Mark Ray , Chief Digital Officer of Vancouver Public Schools , spoke of transforming the role of librarians in his district to support students in becoming “future ready.” Through the vision of the district, librarians are deeply integrated in the learning experiences of students.

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edWeb.net

MAY 6, 2022

During the edWebinar, “ Future-Ready Emergent Bilingual Education: 3 Factors to Improve Teacher and Student Support ,” Kristie Shelley, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum at Lexia Learning, and Cynthia Peng, Manager of Educational Content for Lexia English Language Development, discussed ways to achieve that goal.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Join the Community College, Career, and Life Readiness is a free professional learning community where educators can receive and share information about how to prepare students for college and careers.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

District 214 adopted the flipped approach to support students’ career readiness across its six high schools. Its tagline is “Discover your future,” reflecting its vision of being future ready. It’s about increasing postsecondary readiness, persistence, and completion, regardless of a student’s direction.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

As we learned about in our Instructional Coaching Newsletter blog post series, the Instructional Coaching position is an extension of the school district's Strategic Plan. Additionally, many school districts have digital learning goals to improve the Future Readiness of their students.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Join the Community Leadership and Innovation is a free professional learning community that serves as an online forum for collaboration on leadership and innovation in schools to meet the needs of the next generation. Article by Diana St.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2022

In addition, the district established regular principal development meetings, in which principals could learn from each other about how they were pivoting in response to their new circumstances. Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Strategic Staff Development.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Previously, each school in the district had its own platforms, many of which “didn’t talk to each other,” and the district could not provide effective tech support and related professional learning for many of the end users. In 2014, Mr. Pendergrast participated in the U.S.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2023

Teachers must shift from a strict learning environment to one that presents progressive pedagogical approaches sparking scientific curiosity, enabling students to develop transferrable, future-ready critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Now, the ongoing efforts to develop and secure schools’ computer systems remain crucial and challenging as district officials respond to fast-changing situations and make plans for the future. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 3, 2020

She has worked in education for nearly 30 years, first as a department chair and teacher of high school English and Latin in RI public schools and then overseeing the development of online learning, student success, and college and career readiness solutions for K-20 students in multiple education technology organizations.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I was given an advanced copy of Lisa Johnson’s new book, Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. I have long admired her work, her blog, and the personal flair she brings to everything she does. Ready to start planning your summer professional learning?

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