Tom Murray

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Amy Fast at one of our Future Ready Institutes. Due to the way that she models this for those that she leads, I asked her what tips she has for those leaders, the many leaders, that may be fearful of using social media, and are hesitant to jump in.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 15, 2015

Wednesday, June 24th from 11am - 7:15pm EDT Future Ready Virtual Summit: 2015 School Leadership Summit , Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. What sessions should I attend? More information here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 8, 2015

Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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Future Ready Libraries Common Core Conference 28

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The difference between the young people that Facebook is hiring at $140,000 per year for their first jobs and the UBER drivers in the same cities for $10 an hour is their education and skill levels. If we don’t frame future readiness and life success as more than basic skills, we’re doing our students and graduates a grave disservice.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Begin to strategically utilize an array of free social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to communicate important information (student honors, staff accomplishments, meetings, emergency information) to stakeholders in real-time. Consistency aligned with intent is key.

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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. Commit to Personalized Professional Learning.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 7, 2019

I love our work at Future Ready Schools. I struggle to not check Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, dozens of times a day. I absolutely love the work that I’m blessed to do. Although the travel can be exhausting, there’s not a place that I go where I don’t connect with amazing people.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

District perspectives: Future Ready Schools Districts : In 2018-19, districts that had signed the Future Ready Schools (FRS) Pledge were more likely to provide the highest level of librarian staffing (.75 On Facebook and Twitter. They were most prevalent in states that have and enforce mandates. Kachel, Debra E.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 28, 2018

At the first Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit , ISTE’s Chief Learning Officer Joseph South shared the news of ISTE’s Librarians are Transforming Learning website. An updated version of the Future Ready Librarians Framework also launched at the Future Ready Summit.

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Buncee

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Check out how creative educator and Future Ready Librarian, Shannon Miller, used Buncee to guide students to imagine themselves into a snow globe life. Reach out to us on Twitter and be sure to join our Facebook group for educators to stay connected! Create a Snow Globe Buncee. Create your own Buncee wrapping paper.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Make sure the project includes elements that help define your library as a Future Ready program. Use the Future Ready Librarians’ Facebook page to learn and connect with others. Then pick one project, tool, or strategy that will be your initial foray into your makerspace.

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Future Ready Libraries Elementary Social Media 61

Buncee

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Share & Tell with Future Ready Librarians with Shannon Miller , Librarian, Tech Director. Don’t forget, you can also follow us on Twitter , and join our Facebook Educators group so you’ll never miss an update! We’ll be at table #43 so please stop by and say hello.

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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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TeacherCast

APRIL 19, 2015

Previously Carl led product teams for Google (where he built Google Calendar) and Facebook (where he led the mobile product team). Zack Linson works with East Noble School Corporation in NE Indiana, which has been recognized by the Department of Education as a Future Ready district, 1 of 100 in the country.

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techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

Based on the theme “Passport to the Future,” the conference brought together attendees and Skyward leaders to discuss how districts can leverage education technology to put their future-ready district on the map. Presentations focused on improving engagement, reducing costs, and making data-driven decisions.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

There’s been a lot of very expectable buzz on the TL Blogosphere as well as on Future Ready Librarians Facebook Group relating to new ways folks are getting things started. One Facebook discussion centered on collaborative sticker art. I believe she saw inspiration for this on an EBSCO blog post. 1 book = 1 sticker.

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Libraries Future Ready Elementary Google 73

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 25, 2019

What if instead of notebook, a word that soon will have very little meaning for future-ready students, it becomes something new, like a “Learning Stream” or a “Learning Binge”?”. Join our FREE Shake Up Learning Facebook group! The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. Shake Up Learning Summer Book Study Facebook group.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

In addition, HSC’s new partnership with Discovery Education also supports the district’s Future Ready Preps initiative. This vision also extends to high schools through the Future Ready Institutes.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2017

We’ll create a Facebook page that will increase awareness.”. “We This year we’ll increase 11 percent in standard 3.XYZ.”. Our survey showed that our parents don’t feel a strong sense of involvement with our campus. We need more PTO involvement. We want to include STEM opportunities; let’s host an Hour of Code.”. “We

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

Develop Future-Ready Skills. Post your answer to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #ShakeUpLearning, or share it in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook ! [34:35] The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. Teacher as Facilitator. [08:11] 08:47] – Why differentiate digitally?

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techlearning

JUNE 28, 2018

Through Ignite My Future in School we are empowering school systems to foster foundational skills, building capacity for teaching, and cultivating future ready talent in communities across the United States, which is key as we move into a Business 4.0 Explore the future of education at DiscoveryEducation.com.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2015

Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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Libraries Digital Citizenship Future Ready Conference 28

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2017

There are some new Future Ready Frameworks in town as well. You likely already know about Future Ready Schools and the Future Ready Pledge. And, you are likely already very familiar with the Future Ready Librarians framework released last year.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2018

Is your library and program focused on: lifelong reading and literacy, creativity, constructivist learning, making, is it future ready, brain centered, participatory, transparent, positive, and becoming a vibrant and active learning commons? Think about what is important, and what matters to you. I know, right?)

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Gale In Context databases have a long history of supporting academic achievement and future-ready skill development. Follow Gale on: Twitter Gale Blog Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Gale’s K-12 offerings extend from educational databases and custom eBook collections to instructional tools and professional development resources.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

After seeing Cathi’s message on the Future Ready Librarians’ Facebook Group , librarian Kim Borden, from the Penn Argyl (PA) School District, responded to the call.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In many classrooms around the country, adult education instructors use simple tools such as Remind, WhatsApp, and Facebook to foster communication while developing learners’ digital literacy skills. Burning Glass data suggest that it’s not the whiz-bang, Jetsonian technologies that are most needed for learners to become “future ready.”

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Tom Murray

APRIL 12, 2016

Tools such as Voxer, Facebook, Periscope, and Instagram can give insight into effective practices – every day. Utilize Twitter conversations such as #edtechchat, #satchat, and #Suptchat to connect with educators around the world. For a full list of Twitter chats visit: bit.ly/educhatcalendar.) educhatcalendar.) It’s not about the tool.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The challenge becomes how to ingrain the knowledge of the teacher, their skills and efficacy in explanation into the almost infinite expanse of knowledge that students get through shared Facebook posts, Twitter links, YouTube videos, Quora threads, or any number of constantly emerging and growing online resources.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Recipient of “Future Ready” and “Positive Change” grants, Beaver Acres Elementary School teacher Heather Hoxie is using one-to-one (1:1) devices and an interactive touch display to individualize class instruction. Another inspiring example of interactive display technology in K-12 is in Beaverton, Oregon.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2015

Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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Future Ready Conference Libraries Twitter 28

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.

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