Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Strong leaders are essential for the developing and sustaining transitions to digital learning. The resulting Characteristics of Future Ready Leadership describes the policies and practices used by successful Future Ready district leaders. The OET, a branch within the U.S.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Future Ready Schools ® Invites You to a Participate in a Webinar. Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K–6 Classroom. Tom Murray , Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education. More here: (Note: The webinar will be archived on the same URL after the event.).

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. These concerns are real and often become roadblocks for student learning. Commit to Long-term Sustainability.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

Today, Future Ready Schools (FRS)—led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed)—announced Future Ready Technology Leaders™ (FRS Tech Leaders)—the latest expansion of the FRS initiative—aimed at empowering school and district technology leaders to better connect their practices, policies, and procedures to educational innovation in schools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

“For personalized learning to thrive, principals must create a culture of innovation that brings together students, teachers, administrators, parents and the community to share a vision for an improved learning experience.”. For extra help, FRS has created tutorial videos.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Advocating for changes that would uproot the foundation of long-standing institutions, policies and practices can quickly begin to feel like an uphill battle, no matter how many educators are working for the cause. But despite progress, work remains: according to Future Ready Schools , 21 million U.S.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

As school leaders, AASA supports their members in setting the pace for academic achievement as they work to shape policy, oversee implementation, and represent school districts throughout the nation and worldwide. The Alliance also has run Digital Learning Day for the past five years. ASCD. Connect: www.ascd.org , @ASCD.

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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: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

This is the first in a series of posts that examine how schools and districts are planning for and implementing digital learning efforts. In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. What does it mean to be a Future Ready School?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 8, 2015

Jeff sits down with Terri Schwartzbeck and Sam Patterson to discuss the Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Day and how you can have a Future Ready School. Show Topics * The Alliance for Excellent Education * 4th Annual Digital Learning Day * What is Future Ready?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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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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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2015

Earlier this week, 43 school district leadership teams from states up and down the West coast and Hawaii gathered together on May 4 and 5 at the Computer History Museum in northern California for this year’s seventh Future Ready Schools Regional Summit.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

They prioritize student achievement, drive continuous improvement and implement policies that will ensure success for all. The infrastructure must facilitate students having ubiquitous access to broadband so that they are learning skills for tomorrow but not hindered by with dial-up speeds from the past. Read On the Same Page 2.0.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 13, 2018

They prioritize student achievement, drive continuous improvement and implement policies that will ensure success for all. The infrastructure must facilitate students having ubiquitous access to broadband so that they are learning skills for tomorrow but not hindered by with dial-up speeds from the past. Read On the Same Page 2.0.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine School District (KMSD) is featured in the Future Ready Leaders project’s professional learning resources as one of the nation’s leaders in personalized learning. Personalized student learning. The project is showcased on the Department of Education’s website.) Robust infrastructure.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

How can school and district leaders leverage research-based practices and models of success to create an effective personalized learning ecosystem for all learners? At the heart of the Future Ready Framework is the learner. and strategies to plan the vision forward.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

With the emergency funding close to its end, school tech purchases are returning to historically normal levels, says Reg Leichty, a founding partner at Foresight Law + Policy, an outside law firm that lobbies for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a member organization focused on tech in K-12.

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techlearning

MARCH 23, 2018

Recently, Milford and East Bridgewater School Districts collaborated on district-wide digital learning days that provided successful and impactful learning experiences for staff. Often those not in the classroom are quite impressed by the technology and the learning that’s happening. What do they already know?

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Bart Rocco. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Whether we agree or disagree on the varying approaches and practical applications of PL, it is important to establish a starting point for discussions before debating the nuances of theory, policy and practice.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

For much of the past year, approximately 150 researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, educators, investors, and institutional leaders have been collaborating in 10 working groups (each supported by a professional researcher) to study and discuss data, processes, and systems that show substantial promise.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

If a Coach finds themselves in a school where there is a long-standing tradition of asking the LMS for digital learning support, the LMS can support the Coach by directing any of these types of questions over to the Coach. The relationship between the LMS and the Coach can be thought of as both symbiotic and cooperative.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Digital learning platforms have transformed the way lessons are delivered and consumed.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 9, 2022

Get FREE Google lesson plans for teachers and students from Google’s Applied Digital Skills resource center. These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. The Blended Learning with Google Toolkit (FREE). Ready to take digital learning to the next level?

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

He currently co-leads a Future Ready Administrators principal team to foster professional learning and he is working with the director of curriculum to define a blended and personalized learning framework to help implement digital content and services. Mark has presented at ISTE, SXSWEdu, FETC, CUE, and AASL.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. Several years ago, Heart of Texas Writing Project teacher Katie McKay was working with bilingual fourth graders in Texas to make illustrated comics about the history of discrimination in the United States.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

08:47] – Why differentiate digitally? Provide Flexible Learning Paths. Develop Future-Ready Skills. Provide an Effective Way to Use Digital Tools FOR Learning (not just an end product). [09:31] Note: This is also great way to use digital learning menus and choice boards.).

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RafranzDavis.com

MARCH 31, 2015

Over the past week I have been looking a bit more deeply into the Future Ready Summit coalition partners in order to learn more about how each one contributes to the #FutureReady initiative. At some point in time, no matter where we are in the spectrum of learning, there exist a period of time that it is about the tools.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

If a Coach finds themselves in a school where there is a long-standing tradition of asking the LMS for digital learning support, the LMS can support the Coach by directing any of these types of questions over to the Coach. The relationship between the LMS and the Coach can be thought of as both symbiotic and cooperative.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. Several years ago, Heart of Texas Writing Project teacher Katie McKay was working with bilingual fourth graders in Texas to make illustrated comics about the history of discrimination in the United States.

Technology 36

Technology Future Ready Edcamps Tablets 36

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He holds an M.Ed

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In the fall of 2019, Courtney will begin her fourth and final year in the Educational Policy and Leadership doctoral program also through the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Bronwyn has travelled the world speaking about the importance of preparing students to be future ready. Gaudino, Ed.D.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Classrooms are increasingly reliant on digital learning tools, and the focus on robust infrastructure, cybersecurity, and effective technology implementation has never been more urgent. Prioritizing these areas empowers schools to create safe, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments for all students.

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