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Future Ready Schools® Announces New Program for School and District Technology Leaders

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Today, Future Ready Schools (FRS)—led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed)—announced Future Ready Technology Leaders™ (FRS Tech Leaders)—the latest expansion of the FRS initiative—aimed at empowering school and district technology leaders to better connect their practices, policies, and procedures to educational innovation in schools.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 14:43. 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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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19. In 2018-19, there were more than 42,000 school librarians in the U.S—almost

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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/28/2018 - 15:49. Concepts like state of matter, structure of atoms and chemical reactions become accessible in Minecraft through the immersive world and these brand-new tools,” Minecraft Education Director Neal Manegold says in the blog. Here's how you can enroll your teachers in a free future-ready teachers badge group.).

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 06/01/2018 - 11:52. Recognizing the value of smart and connected classrooms, most school districts are experimenting with the Internet of Things or plan to do so in the near future. Ready or Not, Now's the Time to Prepare for IoT. Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things. jena.passut_7651.

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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership

Neo LMS

Now, more than ever, higher education needs leadership that reflects its new avatar: leadership that’s not just future-ready, but future-forward. Education technology and the future of Higher Ed. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design. Read more: 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives.

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Skyward Honors 2018 Leader in Excellence Winners at iCon

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20, 2018) ­– Over 350 administrators, educators, and industry experts from around the world gathered in St. The three-day interactive event set a new attendance record and gave attendees access to sessions matching their specific roles and responsibilities. STEVENS POINT, Wis.

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