EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

In fact, two-thirds of responding parents from diverse communities (rural, suburban and urban) say in the Speak Up survey that classroom technology, when used properly, helps their children develop college and career readiness skills. Collaboration and Blended Learning Fosters Critical Skills.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. By signing, school leaders committed to working with teachers, families, and community members to transition their districts to "personalized, digital learning.". What does it mean to be a Future Ready School?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. As a Future Ready Schools coalition partner , ICLE can scale services to support a district's digital transformation.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

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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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

Generously supported by Ted Dintersmith and in cooperation with the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders , the goal was to kick off a three-year investment in leadership capacity-building across the state for future-ready learning, teaching, and schooling. We have 72 participants representing 14 school districts.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plus, get a FREE Blended Learning with Google toolkit loaded with strategies and ideas for the classroom. These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. The Blended Learning with Google Toolkit (FREE). Back to School Lesson Planning Tips.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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edWeb.net

MAY 6, 2022

During the edWebinar, “ Future-Ready Emergent Bilingual Education: 3 Factors to Improve Teacher and Student Support ,” Kristie Shelley, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum at Lexia Learning, and Cynthia Peng, Manager of Educational Content for Lexia English Language Development, discussed ways to achieve that goal.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Innovative Learning Environments: Rethinking the different components, relationships, partnerships, and principles integral to learning environments to support more flexible and future-ready learning.?. ? The district has also created five positions for Cluster-based Education Technology Specialists (ETS). “We

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Highlights of VITAL include a virtual homeschool, blended and online learning across every one of our schools, course recovery to ensure students stay on track to graduate, and course acceleration—all with the goal of preparing students to be future ready. Intentional design.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. These learning priorities are met with increased blended learning methods that combine in-person instruction with online experiences. .

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

As technology is quickly evolving, educators and administrators alike are trying to keep up with the new products and trends in blended learning. Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Here’s who we asked and what they had to say: Tom Murray.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Increased emphasis on social-emotional learning to support students’ well-being.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

Leveraging a Future Ready Library opportunity. Librarians are facilitating learning despite school closures. Everything You Need to Know. Everyone You Need to Reach. • Why school librarians are tech integration pioneers. Librarians are more important than ever—here’s why. Helping students build information literacy skills.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

But despite progress, work remains: according to Future Ready Schools , 21 million U.S. students still lack the broadband capability necessary for digital learning. The students affected by a lack of digital access at school are those who need it the most.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Ray heads up Future Ready Librarians, part of Future Ready Schools — a network for sharing education technology solutions, which is sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. based education advocacy group. “It

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

The last past 3 years have been spent collaborating with educators and school leaders at the Bristol Warren Regional School District and external network including Future Ready Schools and Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Kristen: I think it’s really — first and foremost — looking for those followers that are excited about the topic, that are already using technology in their classrooms, that are already volunteering for these new initiatives in our district — like the blended learning opportunities. Bio as submitted.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here’s an excerpt: Cornerstone hired a blended learning director and implemented a 1-to-1 rotational-blended learning model that allows teachers to provide differentiated, small group instruction to all scholars. Vrain Valley Schools. Additionally, our partners at St. Here’s an excerpt: St.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2015

one or more Iowa universities worked with external partners to design and deliver a ‘Future Ready’ leadership graduate certificate that would give teacher leaders and administrators the skills necessary to foster 21st century learning environments? we trained district curriculum leaders in various blended learning models ?

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

Join me to learn more about how I transform learning using tools such as Buncee, and what my goals are for the rest of the school year!". Shannon Miller-Name That Future Ready Librarian Wedge-3PM. Blended Learning for Active Learners. One of the keys to academic achievement is active learning.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Teaching students how to publish and share online without sharing personal information is a future-ready skill! Before you jump in, select a learning experience that is appropriate for sharing and getting feedback from others. You do not have to share names, pictures, or any personal information when sharing student work.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Both countries are relying on digital technologies to accelerate the education pedagogy and create a future-ready workforce. Krish Kupathil, CEO of Mobiliya Technologies, explains, “India and China, two of the world’s biggest economies, are on the verge of major education technology reforms.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Kevin Brookhouser’s book, The 20Time Project: How Educators can Launch Google’s Formula for Future-ready Innovation , is a great resource for teachers curious about 20% time. #2 If students are going to be our true partners in the learning process they must learn how to think about their learning.

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techlearning

MARCH 23, 2018

Future Ready Schools® Releases New Blended Learning Guide for Districts ] Design the day Once your education staff has provided some input, let the planning and designing begin! Set goals: At the first team meeting, determine what you hope to achieve with the digital learning day.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 31, 2019

With collaborative tools like G Suite that are available 24/7, the learning doesn’t have to end when the bell rings. Let’s explore ways to go beyond traditional learning–beyond the bell, beyond the due date, beyond the walls–and prepare future ready students using G Suite for Education. CLICK HERE to open.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

Provide Flexible Learning Paths. Develop Future-Ready Skills. Provide an Effective Way to Use Digital Tools FOR Learning (not just an end product). [09:31] Teacher as Facilitator. [08:11] 08:11] – Kasey mentions three key areas that can be differentiated: Content, Product, and Process. [08:47]

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The traditional application of ELA isn’t enough for future-ready learners. Teachers can use this tool as part of a flipped or blended learning model to provide self-paced learning opportunities. Videos can be taken from YouTube or teachers can utilize their own creations.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 25, 2019

What if instead of notebook, a word that soon will have very little meaning for future-ready students, it becomes something new, like a “Learning Stream” or a “Learning Binge”?”. Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic. But again, that limits the possibilities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

If a school claims that it’s “future ready” and they’re not giving every student access to financial literacy, they can just stop pretending that they’re future ready. Because if you’re not ready to manage money, you’re not ready for your future. Vicki: You know what? Brian: Totally.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. Get FREE Google lesson plans for teachers and students from Google’s Applied Digital Skills resource center. These are super handy for teachers! Let’s dig into this amazing resource!

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I was given an advanced copy of Lisa Johnson’s new book, Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. How do we cultivate these skills in our students? You may know Lisa as TechChef4U , a blogger, speaker, and famously creative educational technologist.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Ready to Join Google Classroom? It will completely change the way you deliver assignments, communicate and collaborate in your class, and give your students future-ready skills! Join the Google Classroom revolution!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of collaborative learning environments within hybrid and blended learning models is another notable development in K-12 technology trends. Online collaboration tools and platforms let students work together seamlessly, helping them build teamwork and communication skills that are essential for the future.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Will schools continue to accelerate the pace of blended learning – which incorporates technology into classes along with in-person instruction? Will states enable schools to pursue personalized learning strategies, which make use of technology to create custom-fit lessons for students? As quoted in: Dobo, Nichole. “

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