article thumbnail

Is Your School "Future Ready"?

Graphite Blog

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.

article thumbnail

How We Empowered and Engaged Latino Parents—by Building a Tech Community

Edsurge

Initially, it seemed like a fairly easy proposition: We would just pick a date and invite parents to show up and we could talk to them about technology use, communications and what our one-to-one Chromebook distribution meant for their family. We planned to educate parents about internet safety, digital citizenship and Chromebook management.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

9 Steps for Choosing a Device

Tom Murray

Developing a content strategy moving forward is imperative and begins by prioritizing which tools and resources are currently being used well and which the district should remove. Assess utilization rates and strategize the vision.

article thumbnail

3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

eSchool News

Since education has been focusing more on adapting itself to its students, rather than students learning to adapt to its educators, there’s never been a better time to re-examine strategies ranging from classroom pedagogy to campus-wide technology initiatives.

Kaplan 106
article thumbnail

Who Wants a Job

Adam Welcome

How many schools are helping to support kids with social media strategy? You don't need a college degree to operate a drone, run a social media strategy or even vlog. In his recent blog post “An unknown future? What are we doing in our schools to help kids grow their Android/IOS development skills?

article thumbnail

K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

Students are using AI to develop their own future-ready skills and to learn how to navigate an information-rich world. The science of reading is a multidisciplinary field that explores the cognitive processes involved in reading and seeks evidence-based strategies to improve literacy instruction.

Trends 110
article thumbnail

3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

edWeb.net

The panelists put stopgaps in place to ensure students were learning and engaged: providing devices such as Chromebooks to all students and setting up WiFi hotspots. Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts future ready? Anna Logan. Join the Community.