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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

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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How to drive a successful digital transformation in urban districts

eSchool News

According to Future Ready Schools , there are 21 million students in the US who still lack the broadband capabilities necessary for digital learning. Automatically, scale–especially in the context of edtech–becomes a substantial issue when you are managing larger numbers of teachers, students and large class sizes.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

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. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

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Education Technology’s High-Speed Evolution During the Pandemic and Beyond

edWeb.net

Now, the ongoing efforts to develop and secure schools’ computer systems remain crucial and challenging as district officials respond to fast-changing situations and make plans for the future. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” sponsored by ENA.

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Our Kids Need You

Tom Murray

It typically goes something like this… “Kids today are entitled…” “Kids today are addicted to their phones…” “Kids today don’t know how to socialize…” “Kids today are so disrespectful…” “Kids today are pampered…” But let’s face it.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

edWeb.net

During CoSN and ClassLink’s edWebinar, “ Leading Digital Transformations in Rural School Districts,” the presenters talked about how the situation with COVID-19 amplifies the obstacles rural schools face transitioning to a 21st century learning environment. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access.

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Four Takeaways from League Candidates for Superintendent of the Year

Digital Promise

They are building individual and collective knowledge and skills of how to expand our implementation of personalized learning throughout the district. Across the San Diego region, Vista has forged partnerships with companies like Qualcomm and institutions like the University of San Diego to create the next generation of future-ready students.