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Schools Must Support Educators While Keeping Tabs on Tech Trends

EdTech Magazine

While connected devices are an important part of modern learning environments, audiovisual equipment and even classroom furniture are also essential to creating spaces that are conducive to teaching that focuses on future-ready skills. A modern learning environment requires more than just investments in physical assets.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

But, are the students ready for what awaits them? According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job.

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Scaling Innovation: A System’s Approach to Transforming Teaching & Learning

Digital Promise

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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Framework: Future Ready’s Transformation Framework

Edsurge

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. Budget and Resources. Community Partnerships. Data and Privacy. Robust Infrastructure.

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

Resources Mentioned in This Podcast. 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.

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Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

edWeb.net

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Overcoming Barriers. Innovative Approaches. Sarah Thomas, Ph.D.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Thursday, September 21, 2017. She’s the 2017 Texas Instructional Technologist of the Year. One day, Bri, you woke up and you were getting ready to testify in front of, I believe, the Texas State Legislature, right? All comments in the shaded green box are my own.