A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

Portions of this post are adapted from the Future Ready Schools website with permission. Digital leadership takes into account recent changes such as ubiquitous connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization. Digital Leadership and Future Ready Recently the U.S.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Community Partnerships is one of the gears of the Future Ready Framework and the 7th Key of Learning Transformed , indicates that “Community collaboration and engagement must be woven into the fabric of a school’s culture.” Note: Check out Future Ready Librarians for librarians that think like this!).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

adults have some type of mobile device. If this is true, then why do we invest so heavily in educational learning software—which arguably has yet to become truly mobile friendly—as the vehicle by which we “incorporate” technology in adult education? The Future is Now. These data tend to be confirmed by adult educators.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 1, 2024

For example, a student with dyslexia can listen to textbooks using text-to-speech software, while a student with limited mobility can write essays using speech-to-text. With these advancements, every student gets a fair shot at success.

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Neo LMS

MAY 24, 2022

Acquire future-ready skills that will help them in their careers. . Virtual communication is a future-ready skill. Since you can do this from any mobile device, you and your students will be able to communicate via the group at any time, from anywhere. . Read more: Classroom collaboration: Learning together.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

who has done research on integrating K-12 curriculum (especially in STEM) with mobile learning. of Education’s Office of Education Technology, where he catalyzed initiatives including GoOpen and Future Ready Librarian initiatives and co-authored the National Education Technology Plan. Joseph South, formerly with the US Dept.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Opportunity 1: Empower Educator and Curricular Innovation Educators can best promote long-term readiness in their students – supporting their social-emotional learning, resilience, and metacognition – when they are able to focus on deepening their own skills in those areas and to play a lead role in innovation efforts. Action Ideas.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In conjunction with the seventh annual Digital Learning Day , Future Ready Schools (FRS), an initiative of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), released a new guide for school districts interested in using “blended learning” to support their approach to instruction.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

What happens in a Future Ready Library? Learn how to optimize your data and mobilize your movement in the digital space. Actually, researchers know much about learning, but haven’t made the evidence-base actionable for others. Libraries as Maker Magnets. Students consume less and make more!

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready agenda forward–school librarians. Here’s how many are doing it. Librarians facilitate curriculum development and instruction.

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There is no box

MARCH 18, 2015

A mobile standing height platform with storage is popular with teachers. classroom furniture flexible learning environment future ready' Teachers need a place to present from, but it shouldn’t have to be at the front of the classroom. This is in addition to a teacher desk for one on one student collaboration.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Introduce teachers and school leaders to pragmatic best practices to avoid classroom management challenges and maximize learning by design with modern mobile furnishings, shared, writable wall and desk surfaces, and new technologies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready agenda forward. Here’s how many are doing it.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? A best practice in the use of ChatGPT is using the content it creates to process—critique, analyze, and/or edit—the information it creates.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Oversees the globally recognized BHS Help Desk. jlscheffer.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

Taking Mobile Learning to the Next Level. ? Exploring Future Ready Librarianship: Practices for the Emerging Leader, developed in collaboration with Future Ready Librarians™ and with support from Follett. ? ISTE U will launch with these courses: ? Digital Citizenship in Action. ?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

Engagement in technology-free classes was waning and while the deputy superintendent for Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (POB) didn’t want students using technology just for the sake of technology—she wanted her schools and students to be future-ready. Tom Murray of the Future Ready Schools initiative. “He

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. The Tools Of Mobile Learning. Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 30, 2019

First, stop relying on the one stop category of ‘guide on the side’ and start identifying the skill sets necessary to be a ‘future ready’ teacher. But transforming our mental model of a teacher is not really that difficult. For teachers, resistance will be futile. This trend is already visible; expect it to accelerate.

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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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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

For education, this means heavy focus should be placed on incorporating not only digital materials in the classroom, but incorporating mobile devices in class and mobile strategies within the school or institution. Already, K-12 schools are beginning to leverage the E-Rate for a digital transformation [read here and also here ].

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2018

Recent private-sector innovation, driven by a more mobile workforce and the rapid growth of co-working spaces, has brought about print-management solutions with tools we can leverage to make districts future ready. Next page: The benefits of cloud printing).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

It pushed them to “rob funds from other areas” to make sure students were able to learn remotely, says Sarah Radcliffe, the director of future-ready learning for the district.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But with the focus shifting to microlearning and ebooks being accessible on mobile devices, SCORM proves inefficient and time-consuming. The tool expands the capabilities of your LMS, allowing you to achieve a plug-and-play, future-ready digital learning ecosystem. 6 Ways a Mobile App Can Boost Your Publishing Business.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 8, 2015

Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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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. How do we cultivate these skills in our students? You may know Lisa as TechChef4U , a blogger, speaker, and famously creative educational technologist.

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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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TeacherCast

APRIL 19, 2015

Previously Carl led product teams for Google (where he built Google Calendar) and Facebook (where he led the mobile product team). Zack Linson works with East Noble School Corporation in NE Indiana, which has been recognized by the Department of Education as a Future Ready district, 1 of 100 in the country.

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There is no box

APRIL 13, 2018

Every student has access to an Internet connected mobile device. If you are at a district that has entered the 21st Century and made the decision to provide technology access to every student, congratulations, you’ve taken you’re first step into a larger world. What happens in that larger world is up to you.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district is partnering with LocknCharge to create a new mobile device charging cabinet – the Carrier 15 Charging Station™. About LocknCharge. To learn more, please visit: [link]. ###.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Oversees the globally recognized BHS Help Desk. jlscheffer.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts future ready? Upgrading HVAC systems and roofs and windows.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Higher Ed: Samsung Galaxy TabPro S : The award winning TabPro S provides ultra mobility and the freedom of a Galaxy tablet with the productivity of a full windows device. Awarded the Best of CES in 2016 , this 2 in 1 tablet has set a new standard in functionality and use in the tablet market.

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Buncee

JUNE 10, 2019

Shannon McClintock Miller- Share and Tell with Future Ready Librarians @ 1PM . Future Ready Librarians come share how you empower your students as creators with Buncee! 6 Mobile Resources That You’ll Want to Use in Your Classroom Now! @ Future Ready Librarians Lead With Literacy @ 3:15PM.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Tools like Future Ready’s Interactive Planning Dashboard can allow administrators to identify an implementation plan that will allow their district to meet the needs of every type of learner. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For this article, we scoured thousands of reputable digital tools to bring you the best digital tools for future-ready classrooms in 2022. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. You May Also Like. 10 Easy Steps to Create eBooks Online and Sell it.

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