NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The Office of Educational Technology (OET), in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, developed a research-based synthesis that defines a set of 27 policies and practices within four focus areas: collaborative leadership, personalized student learning, personalized professional learning and robust infrastructure.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2018

Simply put, educators are some of the most dynamic, creative, brilliant people on the planet. Attending a large number of conferences each year, and running a number of Future Ready events, I have the opportunity to work alongside so many educators from coast to coast. So how can we best leverage our collective expertise?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , 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.

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edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2017

Change is inevitable, and while it’s important to design lessons with an end result in mind, it’s difficult to prepare students for a future that doesn’t exist yet. In the recent edWebinar, “ The Future Ready Challenge: Improve Student Outcomes in 18 Weeks ,” hosted by edWeb.net , Dr. L. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, expanded FRS to position school librarians as leaders in this effort. Department of Education.

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Tom Murray

MAY 26, 2017

I’m excited to have Ross and Erin join me in just a few weeks for this FREE Future Ready webinar on #HackingPBL. All for the kids we serve, Hacking Project-Based Learning. Murray , Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education. Check it out! 4:00 PM EST. Panelists.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2015

Future Ready is a free, bold new effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. Murray’s team at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the U.S. >>> VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING. Leadership 3.0:

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over. Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. It’s letting them discover the joy of learning.” Why does creativity matter?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. This need served as a call to action of sorts and catalyzed my current work.

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Assessment Future Ready Blended Learning Professional Learning 292

Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

On Tuesday, September 12th, from 2:00-2:30 pm EST, join author and long time educator, Kristin Ziemke and me as we discuss: Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom ! Future Ready Schools ® Invites You to a Participate in a Webinar. Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K–6 Classroom.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on the Future Ready website at [link]. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In conjunction with the seventh annual Digital Learning Day , Future Ready Schools (FRS), an initiative of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), released a new guide for school districts interested in using “blended learning” to support their approach to instruction.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

Department of Education released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP). First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. ConnectED Fellow, Zac Chase , from the U.S.

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techlearning

JUNE 28, 2018

Future Ready Schools (FRS) today announced a series of free regional events to support school and district leaders in creating policies, procedures, and practices that transform teaching and learning. To date, FRS has held more than thirty institutes, serving more than 650 school district teams and more than 2,100 educators.

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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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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, January 4, 2021— North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools (HCS) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education creating modern and innovative learning environments supporting science instruction. Those resources are: The Discovery Education platform. . Discovery Education Science Techbooks. .

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2015

A recent regional summit brought superintendents together to discuss the future of education. Despite a focus on using technology to prepare for education’s future, discussions about specific devices or applications were completely absent.

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RafranzDavis.com

OCTOBER 26, 2015

When I interviewed for my current role, I had to create a presentation and present on what being Future Ready meant to Lufkin. It was and still is a culture of ideas, learning and growth created to support the global preparedness of our students and teachers. This is undeniably great thing.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Artificial intelligence (AI) in education began in the 1950s with simple programs focused on playing checkers and natural language processing for medical prescriptions. In the ‘90s, it made a big jump with machine learning. In May of 2023, the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? meghan.bogardu…. Tue, 04/03/2018 - 14:43.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 15, 2017

It’s not every day that I get to interview someone who I consider one of the top educators in country and say that the person also happens to be one of my best friends. Murray , Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education. Here’s more: Hacking Leadership.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

Our collaboration gives educators an accessible way to start a positive dialogue around digital citizenship, creative use of technology, and our global connection—all knowledge kids need to help prepare them to confidently navigate the digital landscape,” said Beth Brezenoff, Capstone VP of Publishing.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

million students, the League of Innovative Schools is a coalition of education leaders use their collective voice to advance positive change in public education, as exhibited by a powerful series of TED talks delivered this April. Representing 73 districts, 33 states, and 3.2 Full Circle Images.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

This series of 50 short videos help schools and districts see how it looks to implement various parts of a personalized learning strategy into their systems. In support of the Future Ready Schools Initiative, where superintendents across the country pledge to actively work toward widespread, equitable digital learning, the U.S.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From the beginning, Baird emphasized two things: cell phones are the number-one distraction at work and in school, and teachers must prepare students for future careers by helping them learn to manage distractions.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. Founded in 1865, AASA is the professional organization, comprised of over 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This Thursday, September 21st, from 3:00-3:45 pm EST, my co-author, Eric Sheninger and I will join former Governor and Alliance for Excellent Education President, Bob Wise, for a free webinar on our new book: Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today. Bob Wise , President, Alliance for Excellent Education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera, who is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and currently serves as president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania, was named the Director of Region 6 Northeast. Rodriguez, who is superintendent of the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina, was named director of Region 7 Southeast. “Our

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edWeb.net

APRIL 28, 2023

The more students and educators connect through ProSocial activities and passions are ignited, there is an increased engagement in learning. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ The Moments Are More Important Than the Minutes: Creating ProSocial Learning Experiences ,” sponsored by Meteor Education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine School District (KMSD) is featured in the Future Ready Leaders project’s professional learning resources as one of the nation’s leaders in personalized learning. The project is showcased on the Department of Education’s website.) Personalized student learning.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

(May 16, 2018) – Texas’ Richardson Independent School District (RISD) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the district’s new, three year “Future Ready: STEM for All” initiative.

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