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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

Society is now in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which was in its infancy as I began writing this book. Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. More and more schools have gone 1:1 thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the Chromebook and cloud-based tools.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Recent research reinforces this perspective. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

The dying taxi industry and Blockbuster provide stark reminders of this fact. Paradigm shifts need to be driven by change agents in classrooms, schools, districts, and other educational organizations across the globe. Technology now allows for professional learning to take place anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. Barrett, P.,

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How to Champion the Four C’s in the Classroom

Kyle Pace

This article is a guest post cross-posted at Edsurge for their “Fifty States Project: Stories from the 2015-2015 Edtech Classroom” The flood of edtech tools that teachers are presented with has been staggering over the last several years, and continues to be this way. Communication: Remind , Google Classroom.

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How to Champion the Four C’s in the Classroom

Kyle Pace

This article is a guest post cross-posted at Edsurge for their “Fifty States Project: Stories from the 2015-2015 Edtech Classroom” The flood of edtech tools that teachers are presented with has been staggering over the last several years, and continues to be this way. Communication: Remind , Google Classroom.

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For Students to Succeed, Social Capital Matter Just as Much as Skills—Here's Why

Edsurge

Since its founding, Cristo Rey has implemented its Corporate Work Study Program , through which students work five days each month at organizations in law, finance, healthcare, technology industries every single year of their high school career. Do you think you have a student who can be on the Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list?

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3 Alternative roles of teachers in networked learning environments

Neo LMS

In the hotel industry a concierge is there to assist guests to find what they need, helping them to organize the information, as well as introduce them to information and experiences they may not yet know about. This, though, probably makes him best able to comment on the issues and challenges facing teachers in the networked learning world.