Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on the Future Ready website at [link]. Open Education Resources were the highlight of this Future Ready webinar as they align to the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment gear of the Future Ready Framework. Future Ready Schools. Director of Innovation.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment ,” distinguished speakers shed light on crucial aspects of education policy, funding, and curriculum development, with a focus on preparing students for employability and entrepreneurship.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Example Short Term Goals. To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform. Establish school and district Professional Learning Communities focused on measuring and improving instructional practice using digital resources. Example Long Term Goals. Future Ready School District.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Example Short Term Goals To establish an understanding of educational technology standards and ISTE standards to set benchmarks and personal goals for buildings, staff, and students. To create a pathway of learning for staff members to become members of globally recognized professional learning communities.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2020

As recent as three months ago, school districts had robust, successful adapt and adopt methods for new curricula and programming, which included the collaborative process of assessment, observation, and reflection. Continue to provide and use quality district vetted resources and not fall in the trap of “trying” new educational resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

In the C&I department, Katie supervises a team of 15+ instructional design coaches that serve about 20 school districts, oversees a national coach mentorship program, and also created and oversees Edge•U Badges, an anytime anywhere professional learning program for educators. Katie finished her Ed.D. for this episode.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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edWeb.net

JULY 9, 2022

For example, in Reynoldsburg City School District, the staff is 81% White, 13% African American, and 73% female. Demographic misalignment is just one example of the challenges in the human capital sector. Finally, assess the current system, which will allow the district to make rational judgements about next steps.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

So we did, through Future Ready Schools and my teams at the Alliance for Excellent Education , we partnered with Dr. Linda Darling Hammond , one of the top known researchers in the world when it comes to education and what works, and our team at Stanford University, to dive into the topic of what is it that actually works.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

He also sees synchronous video—when everyone may be going online at the same time at the start of a class period—as an example of the type of bandwidth increases that district officials need to prepare for. Securing School Networks. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2023

Let’s say, for example, students explore monthly temperatures in different locations for specific periods. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Preparing the Next Generation of Scientific Thinkers in an Inquiry-Based Classroom ,” sponsored by BrainPOP Science.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There are several strategies schools and districts might put in place: Penetration (“pen”) testing – This is the process of assessing the security risk of a system or network by simulating an attack on it. Taking preventive measures early on is crucial to guard against threats and incidents. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

While educators and school district administrators have grown used to reviewing assessment results and other forms of student data, they may not yet be looking at newer and increasingly important metrics such as online engagement, trending use of apps, and the return on investments in software. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Enhanced ways of responding to student progress and engaging them in standards-based learning are also on the funding plan. MacLean’s district shed some traditional grading schema to address learning during COVID and is exploring how to continue providing alternate ways to assess learners. Action 3: Future Proof Your School.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2017

As evidenced in various OECD reports on the topic, the problem isn’t the technology itself per se but the lack of high-quality pedagogy, which often stems from a lack of high-quality professional learning to support educators with effective implementation. Professional learning must help educators do what they already do—better.

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