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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

Edsurge

Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia and appoLearning. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia and appoLearning. Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation.

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School Librarian as your Information Overload Superhero!

EdTechTeam

With easy access to websites, blogs, online PD, webinars, YouTube, workshops, and social media, finding digital resources is not hard to do. Ugghh, help, I can’t keep up! Organizing what we find, however, for efficient access when we need it, might not be so easy.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

Being able to connect to individuals in and outside of the district through webinars, voice chats, or phone calls lends itself to teacher agency. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. And before that, an advisor for Future Ready Schools and has moderated and presented numerous Future Ready’s Summits and Institutes.

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Attend workshops, webinars, and conferences to learn about emerging trends, innovative teaching methods, and best practices. These sources often provide in-depth analyses, research findings, and articles on the latest trends in K-12 education. Professional development can provide valuable insights and networking opportunities.

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