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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

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Communications Planning for Innovation in Education (Education Elements/TLA). “(Do Facebook has built-in surveying options, as well as live broadcasting and engagement tools. ENGAGE EQUITABLY: Communication Resources for Schools at a Time of COVID-19 & Beyond (Brooklyn Lab Charter School/Donavan Group).

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One Trick to Pitching a Blended Learning Plan

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Imagine you find yourself in an elevator for three minutes with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, who together are giving up to $1 billion in each of the next three years to “advance human potential and promote equality.” You can’t believe your luck!

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

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Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. One high-profile version of this type of event occurred in Newark back in 2010, after Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg gave a matching $100 million-dollar donation to the New Jersey school district. Probably not.

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On This Episode of Mythbusters: Personalized Does Not Mean Digital

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I was in high school prior to the advent of Facebook, the iPhone, the Chromebook, and the popularization of blogs (ironic, given the medium of this article), and to this day, my most personalized educational experiences happened as a high school senior.

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Communications Tips for School Leaders

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And just because Facebook works for the district down the road doesn’t mean it will work for you; take the time to figure out what channels work for your district. Anthony Kim is the founder & CEO of Education Elements, a education consultancy. Show, don’t tell.

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From track to field: how personalized learning changes more than the player

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To make good on their intentions, they've announced that they will donate 99 percent of their Facebook stock, currently valued at $45 billion, of which a portion will support personalized learning efforts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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(And some related humor from McSweeney’s : “Quick Facts About the Silicon Valley Microschool That’s Disrupting Education.”). Edsurge on Education Elements : “Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting.” Teens as Adults.” “Try Google.”