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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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Michelle Luhtala Wins AASL Social Media Superstars Award

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edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I met Michelle Luhtala at the CoSN Conference in March 2010–seven years ago. Time well spent. Thank you to both of you.

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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 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. Explore social media, especially Twitter.

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Texas’ Richardson Independent School District Selects Discovery Education to Support New STEM Education Initiative

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(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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Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

edWeb.net

Through edtech conferences such as ISTE , coaching programs such as Digital Promise and DigCit , teachers and coaches can be trained to teach in innovative ways that include critical components in digital learning and digital inquiry. She is also a national advisor for the Future Ready Instructional Coaches Strand. Howard, Ph.D.

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Not “Just” a Teacher: Finding Your Voice as a Teacher

The CoolCatTeacher

Thursday, September 21, 2017. She’s the 2017 Texas Instructional Technologist of the Year. I am very honored to serve as one of the two national advisors for Future Ready Schools , representing the Instructional Coach strand. Brianna’s story begins: from winning an award to the state legislature. Brianna: I have!