A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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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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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The Office of Educational Technology (OET), in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, developed a research-based synthesis that defines a set of 27 policies and practices within four focus areas: collaborative leadership, personalized student learning, personalized professional learning and robust infrastructure.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

We learned through the typical problems of bringing new technology into education, such as the need to bring the IT team and school administration in before attempting implementation! We engage in several research-practice partnerships to learn what works and how to overcome barriers to spread and scale techniques and innovate when needed.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over. Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. It’s letting them discover the joy of learning.”

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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. Understand State Open Work.

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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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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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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2017

This slideshow explains the shifts and offers strategies to I nvigorate Teachers with the ISTE Standards for Educators. There are some new Future Ready Frameworks in town as well. You likely already know about Future Ready Schools and the Future Ready Pledge.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. However, too often librarians are left out of the planning process for infrastructure and devices, professional learning for teachers, and digital content strategies—areas where they often have expertise.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Key #5: Professional learning must be relevant, engaging, ongoing, and made personal. For decades, we’ve debated how to make teachers’ professional learning experiences more relevant. We believe that equating professional learning seat time with accountability is teetering on negligence.

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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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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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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. Personalized Professional Learning. and strategies to plan the vision forward.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Those principles include: Intentional Leadership: School leaders championing a coherent and collaborative strategy that ensures digital technologies serve effective pedagogy to raise achievement for all students.?. ? The district has also created five positions for Cluster-based Education Technology Specialists (ETS).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

This series of 50 short videos help schools and districts see how it looks to implement various parts of a personalized learning strategy into their systems. In support of the Future Ready Schools Initiative, where superintendents across the country pledge to actively work toward widespread, equitable digital learning, the U.S.

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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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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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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. Personalized professional learning. These are: Collaborative leadership.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Professional Learning. When we think about professional learning in this new era of education, it is not a linear process. Schools need to create a sense of urgency by supporting the professional learning of their teachers and coaches. Howard, Ph.D. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

What’s the strategy for having it in the school?” I have become absolutely convinced…that distraction and managing it and teaching ourselves to manage it is critical for the future.” We empower teachers and education leaders in creating ProSocial Learning Experiences so their students emerge inspired, compassionate, and future ready.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 3, 2020

How children are brought up in their culture impacts their ability to learn, experience content, and master understanding. Only by utilizing a universal design strategy of providing multiple manners in which content is delivered can students connect with and understand the content. Learning Environments. Join the Community.

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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. Strategic Staff Development. ENA delivers transformative technology solutions supported by exceptional customer care.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The panelists detailed cyber threats schools face and strategies they can use to identify, heighten their awareness about, and thwart cyber incidents. Schools and districts should consider the following strategies toward this end: Set understandable security policies – It’s not enough to put in policies. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the recent edLeader Panel, “ Cybersecurity Readiness in K-12 Schools ,” K-12 technology officers and cybersecurity specialists shared cybersecurity readiness and mitigation strategies that could help districts boost their security efforts. That takes thoughtful strategy. The Challenges. Communicate effectively.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Through facilitation and exchange at a few workshops, these ideas were combined to ultimately create: “We are all learners who deserve personalized learning experiences to become leaders who have the skills to be successful in life and create solutions for a better tomorrow.” The vision in its day-to-day form? “We

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Through facilitation and exchange at a few workshops, these ideas were combined to ultimately create: “We are all learners who deserve personalized learning experiences to become leaders who have the skills to be successful in life and create solutions for a better tomorrow.” The vision in its day-to-day form? “We

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edWeb.net

JULY 9, 2022

Strategies to reimagine human capital within the school system to support the overall goals of the district were the subject of the edLeader Panel, “ Reimagining Human Capital Management in Today’s School Districts.” Branding Strategy. It is the first thing that people will see.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 31, 2019

This session will show you how to make that happen with G Suite, creating a digital classroom where the students take ownership of their learning. Participants will walk away with strategies for differentiation supported Google tools. Dynamic Learning with G Suite. Ready to Shake Up Learning in your school or at your event?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Designed to engage high schoolers in the world of STEM, these interactive resources help students focus on their career goals with simple strategies, roadmaps, and other easy-to-use digital tools. engaging, daily instruction in any learning environment.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

(May 16, 2018) – Texas’ Richardson Independent School District (RISD) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the district’s new, three year “Future Ready: STEM for All” initiative.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

- Award-Winning Digital Services and Professional Learning to Support the Development of Life-Long Learners- Silver Spring, Md. This unique combination of rich digital content and professional learning will drive HCS’s efforts to help all students become life-long learners.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts future ready? MacLean, Morris and Walker emphasized that everything they learned and applied will figure into their long-term planning. Join the Community. Leadership 3.0

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