Tom Murray

APRIL 12, 2016

The notion of “effective professional learning” is something that has been discussed for decades. A comparison in the philosophies of today’s school districts yields results that falls across a continuum of who controls the learning. Learn alongside your staff members and model expectations for them. Nothing more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

. — MindSpark Learning ® (MindSpark ), a nonprofit that delivers extraordinary and sustainable learning experiences for educators and professionals, announced today the acquisition of Couragion , a leading provider of STEM career literacy and workforce development solutions. About MindSpark Learning.

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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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Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Such leadership is foundational to creating Future Ready Schools. Director of Innovation.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

My role is most effective as a collaborative partner embedding digital learning practices to help educators reclaim their classrooms, reignite their passions, and reaffirm their purpose. Yes, capacity builds agency, and that’s the struggle I see facing many classrooms as we look for restorative practices to “get back to normal.” .

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edWeb.net

APRIL 28, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast As was evident during the pandemic, many of our students walk into the classroom carrying heavy baggage, including traumatic experiences from childhood, stressful family dynamics, and socioeconomic disadvantages. As a result, it is challenging for them to engage with classmates and in learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Kecia Ray and Superintendent Jerry Almendarez shared insights into policy and practice during the edLeader Panel “ Get Future Ready with AI: A Roadmap for District Leaders.” Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, Get Future Ready with AI: A Roadmap for District Leaders , sponsored by Writable.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. These concerns are real and often become roadblocks for student learning.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast In classrooms and workplaces, the biggest enemy of productivity and safety is distraction. Furthermore, Baird stated, that cell phones in the classroom can even put students at risk of human trafficking and bullying through social media.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? Baird posed three questions for the use of AI, specifically ChatGPT, and cell phones in the classroom: How is it being used?

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2023

If you did the latter, you’d be on the cutting edge of student-driven inquiry in STEM classrooms, giving learners the power to navigate the scientific method on their terms. Parikh describes the ideal inquiry-based science classroom, which gives students agency over scientific investigations.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How school leaders run faculty meetings and in-service time should be a direct reflection of the type of instruction they seek in the classroom.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

Back in October I blogged that CASTLE and I were launching a 7-day Innovation Academy for school leaders in North Dakota. As we go along, we not only are highlighting what’s possible but also trying to connect participants to educators in the state who already are doing this work.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Its tagline is “Discover your future,” reflecting its vision of being future ready. It’s about increasing postsecondary readiness, persistence, and completion, regardless of a student’s direction. Blog post by Michele Israel , based on this edLeader Panel The post Getting Students Career Ready appeared first on edWeb.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post includes a full transcript, a pinnable (or printable) graphic, and the podcast episode. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter. Lumio sponsored this episode. For contact information, please see visit [link].

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edWeb.net

APRIL 12, 2022

The financial, instructional, and organizational impacts require all stakeholders from classroom teachers, district leaders, and school boards to assess the current security measures and invest time, money, and ownership into cybersecurity prevention and mitigation processes. Blog post by Eileen Belastock , based on this edLeader Panel.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

They can be educators who are directly involved in the process of knowledge transfer in a classroom, administrators of any kind of educational institution, policymakers, business people, activists, researchers, bloggers, and so on. Jennie Magiera. Jennie’s name is almost a synonym for “edventures”. Thomas Murray. Mark Anderson.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

We can’t thank enough the thousands of school leaders who have already invested in the book and are using it as a roadmap to transform teaching and learning in their schools and classrooms. Just a reminder, the book also comes with a free study guide, found here. If interested in this free event, you can register here!

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

Every day, Instructional Coaches enter their schools bright-eyed and ready to go. At some point in the school year, the coach might sit down with their administrator or supervisor to discuss the progress they have been making in the classrooms. What happens next is usually one of two things. Nothing more … Nothing Less.

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edWeb.net

MAY 6, 2022

First, they needed to access and use remote learning technologies, and then they needed to continue developing their language and literacy skills despite the pandemic-related disruptions and other difficulties they and their families faced. Blog post by Robert Low , based on this edWebinar. Watch the Recording. Join the Community.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

The post How to Cultivate Communication Skills in the Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Cultivating a culture of communication in the classroom creates a foundation for building the other, ‘C’s:’ collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. But what does this look like in the classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

Episode 119 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. How do we make learning personal?

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

Showing a growing trend in the field, this year’s FETC brought more educators than ever before – almost 10,000 school professionals, from superintendents and principals, to instructional technology coaches and classroom teachers. A new opportunity to convert older computers to classroom Chromebooks.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 28, 2018

Connected Learner : Leaders model and promote continuous professional learning for themselves and others. At the first Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit , ISTE’s Chief Learning Officer Joseph South shared the news of ISTE’s Librarians are Transforming Learning website.

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Tom Murray

MARCH 15, 2016

What is it that your district wants teaching and learning to look like in your classrooms five years from now? How will teaching and learning shift with the availability of these devices? Remain focused on student learning and utilize the technology as the amazing accelerant that it can be. Redesign the Space.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 16, 2017

My experiences that first year would change me for the rest of my life – both personally and professionally; experiences that I’ll share when I eventually decide to write my next book. During the summer leading up to my very first day teaching… – I can remember spending countless hours setting up the classroom.

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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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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 6, 2023

We also discuss the way librarians and educators can learn from one another through social media. If you are curious to learn more about what a ‘future-ready’ library is all about, Karina has stellar advice to share. Learn more about this week’s guest: Karina Quilantán, also known as “Q.”,

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

Every day, Instructional Coaches enter their schools bright-eyed and ready to go. At some point in the school year, the coach might sit down with their administrator or supervisor to discuss the progress they have been making in the classrooms. What happens next is usually one of two things. The coach says "let me show you my calendar.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Previously, each school in the district had its own platforms, many of which “didn’t talk to each other,” and the district could not provide effective tech support and related professional learning for many of the end users. In 2014, Mr. Pendergrast participated in the U.S.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Jon Samuelson, Innovation Strategist at Beaverton School District in Beaverton, OR, presented tips and tricks for student involvement in the recent edWebinar, “ Coding + STEAM: Getting Students Future Ready.”. Collaboration also helps students learn to ask each other questions, rather than looking towards the front of the classroom.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The presenters have embraced in their work with teachers the importance of relationships in the classroom to ensure a healthy learning community. Teaching with empathy is the key that unlocks authentic connections with each student to foster their sense of belonging and engagement regardless of their learning environment.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, I spent so much time answering, linking to past posts, and giving paragraphs and paragraphs of advice I thought - This would be a good blog post! Some of these topics, I've blogged about before. This blog post is broken up into 9 topics -- feel free to skip around with abandon! Don't Count: Classroom Management 4.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Blog post by Michele Israel based on this edLeader Panel. In the recent edLeader Panel, “ Cybersecurity Readiness in K-12 Schools ,” K-12 technology officers and cybersecurity specialists shared cybersecurity readiness and mitigation strategies that could help districts boost their security efforts. So, where to begin?

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

He currently co-leads a Future Ready Administrators principal team to foster professional learning and he is working with the director of curriculum to define a blended and personalized learning framework to help implement digital content and services. Mark has presented at ISTE, SXSWEdu, FETC, CUE, and AASL.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Blog post by Michele Israel based on this edLeader Panel. As a result, K-12 learning environments need more robust policies and practices to stem intrusions and build cyber resilience. Cyberattacks in schools across the nation are growing, from Zoombombing to ransomware that takes down entire districts. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2019

South Park Elementary Center decided what better way to support teachers on how to do be creative and innovative in classrooms than with personalized, creative, and innovative professional development. When they would get together in their team meetings have the conversations, the amount of wealth of knowledge was in there.

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