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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Murray Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. His best-selling book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , co-authored with Eric Sheninger and published by ASCD, was released in June 2017.

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In the News…2016

Tom Murray

Creating Cultures of Innovation in Future Ready Schools, EduTalkRadio , Link. Future of Education Technology Conference ( FETC ) Reveals 2017 Advisory Board, FETC , Link. Q&A with Thomas Murray on How K-12 Is Becoming Future Ready, EdTech Magazine , Link. PBS Channel 39 FOCUS, PBS TV , Link.

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7 Questions Principals Should Ask When Hiring Future-Ready Teachers

MindShift

Every year thousands of educators gather for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference eager to learn about the newest features in favorite apps and to glean ideas from one another about how to effectively teach in new ways. Sarah Strong (@sstrong57) June 9, 2017. PBL + #Math = beautiful work!

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

“It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. They took some time to talk with EdTech prior to the conference. CDW Segment.

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The news from ISTE

NeverEndingSearch

At the first Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit , ISTE’s Chief Learning Officer Joseph South shared the news of ISTE’s Librarians are Transforming Learning website. Note: the actual home is this Weebly that shares a full schedule of the librarian events at the conference. Turn the volume down a bit.

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The case for strategic planning

NeverEndingSearch

Mimi and Lisa were excited to begin their planning process with AASL’s 2017 National School Library Standards , particularly with the structure provided by the School Library Evaluation Checklist in Chapter 14, also available as a printable PDF document on the Standards Portal. Try to get to conferences.

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

She served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE from 2015-2020, was a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader from 2017-2020, is a cohost of the Restart Recharge Podcast for coaches, and is a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer. Katie finished her Ed.D.