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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. Regrettably, no such solutions were available.

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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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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

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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Is Your School "Future Ready"?

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In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. Department of Education , and the LEAD Commission is hosting Future Ready Regional Summits across the nation to provide support for those districts and to build a network of leaders. Look at how you use time.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

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. An example of this would be student blogging. What should we be keeping our eyes open for?

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

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. An example of this would be student blogging. What should we be keeping our eyes open for?

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

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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. Many schools have proceeded through various stages of student tech, from BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Devices’) to iPads, to Chromebooks.

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