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Today’s students face a technology-infused, innovation-filled world in their future. Teaching 4 c's collaboration creativity edtech educational technology future ready job preparation life skillsWe’re already looking at the possibility of widespread smart houses, autonomous cars and artificial intelligence that can talk to us and work on our behalf. Our parents’ and grandparents’ curriculum won’t be sufficient. MORE
Our students' future is an uncertain one. Here are ways we can help them to be "future ready".Educators The post 10 ways to help students become “future ready” appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. DitchBook Twitter chat Teaching communication future ready global connections job skills workforceTheir workforce will look much different than ours. Educators have a daunting task. MORE
Future Ready Schools® today announced a new program for school board members that will be developed by FRS practitioners in conjunction with the National School Boards Association MORE
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The Future Ready Librarians ® initiative has already changed the conversation about ways in which teacher librarians lead, teach, and support innovative learning in schools. Now in its fifth year, Future Ready Schools ® (FRS) has grown beyond the more than 3,500 pledges of superintendents to become a national model for educators to collaboratively imagine and lead innovation and change. MORE
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready? MORE
The Future Ready movement – an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. Earlier this month, Lynn Moody, superintendent at Rowan-Salisbury Schools , joined Scott Smith, chief technology officer at Mooresville Graded School District , and Anthony Jackson, superintendent at Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, on a panel at the Raleigh summit to share four lessons they’ve learned on their path to become future ready. MORE
Future Ready SchoolsⓇ (FRS) is a bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts, whether public, private, or charter, move quickly toward preparing students for success. Schools that are Future Ready are those with empowered teachers, courageous leaders, students who take charge of their learning, and the tools available to support personalized approaches that ensure college or career readiness for all students. MORE
One of my colleagues is known for regularly reminding us that a crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste. The COVID-19 crisis has forced districts to redefine the manner in which they are delivering education. In the best-case scenario, district leaders had a week to develop and roll out an eLearning strategy to students. Most teachers had a weekend to prep, and sent their students home without a defined plan or resources to help parents who became teachers overnight. MORE
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready? MORE
The Future Ready Frame work , a dynamic, research-based support for school leaders, created by Future Ready Schools? Today, four years after the launch of FRS, over 3,300 district superintendents have signed the Future Ready Pledge , and thousands of school and district leaders have attended the nearly 50 free events that have been held throughout the country. It is our obligation to prepare our students for their future and not our past. MORE
Scroll down to see The Future Ready District Pledge - *You''re Invited to Sign it Today!* I was recently invited to speak in Australia for the Future Schools Expo regarding reimagining physical and virtual learning environments. I couldn''t be more excited as we work together to collaborate with friends such as James Sanders in developing ideas to propel this district into being a Future Ready District. Sign the Pledge - Is Your District Future Ready? MORE
CUE is a coalition partner for the Future Ready Initiative and wanted to make sure all were aware of several outstanding (and FREE!) The post FOUR FREE Future Ready Events this Summer! Learn Administrator Education Technology Future Ready Uncategorizedopportunities for the top-level leaders of districts. JUNE 24: ONLINE We invite you to join us for the annual School Leadership Summit, held online, and this year focused on the pillars of the […]. MORE
by Mike Lawrence, CUE CEO The Future Ready effort, representing more than 2,000 Superintendents and almost 14 million students nationwide, recently welcomed CUE’s CEO Mike Lawrence, Director of Academic Innovation Jon Corippo, CUE Board Secretary-elect Jason Borgen, and Lead 3 Convener Rowland Baker to Washington DC for a one day meeting at the White House. […]. The post CUE Provides Input on the Future of Future Ready appeared first on OnCUE. MORE
Note: This blog post represents my personal views and not that of my employer, the Alliance for Education, or that of the US Department of Education; the two organizations that are running Future Ready. Parent Engagement in a Future Ready School It’s no secret. This post was originally published by the National PTA, here. MORE
That pioneering work led to Future Ready Librarians , an extension of the national Future Ready Schools initiative at the Alliance for Excellent Education. In my 2016 TEDx talk , I explore both the past and future of school librarianship, challenging educators to see librarians as innovative leaders in 21st-century schools. Despite seeing glasses as half-full, I will acknowledge that not all school librarians are Future Ready. MORE
New project highlights critical role school librarians play in supporting Future Ready goals. Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, announced Future Ready Librarians , an expansion of the FRS initiative aimed at positioning librarians as leaders in the digital transformation of learning. Future Ready schools require new kinds of leadership. MORE
One of the themes of my InnEdCO Leadership Academy keynote this year is the idea that there are multiple paths to future ready schools. That said, as I work with educators around the world, I see future-oriented schools playing around with some, or all, of these building blocks: Project- and inquiry-based learning environments. MORE
Teaching communication future ready global connections job skills workforceEducators have a daunting task. It’s our job to help students prepare for a workforce that we can’t describe. Today, people have jobs that we couldn’t dream of several years ago. For example … managing social media for companies arranging work-from-home or telecommuting optimizing websites for search engines People all over the world are doing [.]. MORE
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. Department of Education are leading the Future Ready effort with the support of the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, to implement systemic change throughout our nation by creating schools that are future ready. MORE
eClassroom News Featured on eSchool News Future Ready Schools Opinion classroom classrooms Education future implementation learning students teachers teaching technologies Time toolsThe 21 st -century classroom has undergone many changes, from the growing implementation of new tools and technologies, to new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. One of these new mindsets has to do with the how much control students have over their own learning. MORE
Future Ready Librarians have a variety of top-notch skills and abilities. Mark Ray, speaking both as a librarian and a district leader, shares lessons on empowering Future Ready Librarians. Uncategorized Future Ready Librarian Future Ready Schools Media servicesSee if you possess those skills. Read more at eSchool News. MORE
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from “completely ready for remote learning” to “this building closure is basically a school closure.” The post Curriculum is the Key to Flexible, Future-Ready Schools first appeared on EdNews Daily. By William Zhou This past spring, schools all across the U.S. MORE
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. She kicked off Season 6 of the Emerging Tech series of webinars on October 19th with a live broadcast from New Canaan High School on the topic of “ Future Ready Librarians.” MORE
Jeff sits down with Terri fro the Alliance for Excellent Education to talk about Future Ready Schools. Video Future Ready Schools video MORE
The Future Ready Schools Initiative is a bold new initiative, led by theAlliance for Excellent Education, supported by theUS Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation. MORE
As many readers of my blog know, I serve as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. Check out some of the information from FRS and how YOU can get involved, here: Future Ready Schools® (FRS) has announced a series of eight free regional events to support educators who are planning to implement personalizing learning strategies for their students. MORE
One that not every teacher is necessarily ready to take on. classroom furniture flexible learning environment future ready I’ve been meaning to write a post about our path down the flexible learning spaces journey and today coincidentally found myself having to write something on the topic for my LEC PLL course. We are 7 months into piloting “flexible” furniture in seven classrooms from VS, Smith, Paragon and Balt. MORE
Melissa is the League community manager at Digital Promise. You can reach her on Twitter at @melissaged. Highline Public Schools in Highline, WA is a member of the League of Innovative Schools. The League team visited Highline in February, 2015. Here is what they learned MORE
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. Robert Furman, Elementary Principal and author of The Future Ready Challenge, discussed tips to help educators prepare students for an unknown future. “We MORE
Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology impacts every aspect of our students’ lives and will continue to play an important role in their lives. Teachers who integrate technology effectively help their students realize the potential we have to transform the world with our use of technology. They inspire their students to innovate, create, collaborate, and problem-solve with technology. MORE
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready? MORE
Do you see librarians as part of the future? In June, I began working formally with the Alliance for Excellent Education as Lead for Future Ready Librarians. At Future Ready Librarians , we pose two essential questions: How can librarians support Future Ready Schools? How can librarians and libraries become more Future Ready? Courtesy Mark Ray Mark Ray is the Chief Digital Officer for Vancouver Public Schools. MORE
Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. Techlearning Resources T&L Live PD Library Future Ready Schools MORE
A growing number of schools are recognizing that they must start transitioning their learning environments toward deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and robust technology infusion. Making those transitions is complex work, however, and many school administrators and teachers aren’t exactly sure how to proceed beyond some vague ideas about doing things differently. P21 Blog MORE
Future Ready Schools is a bold new initiative, led by the Alliance for Excellent Education, supported by the US Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation. MORE
Empowerment means you are providing your students with the future-ready skills and experiences they can take with them into the future. Related: 10 things teachers can do today to prepare students for the future. Here are five tools that you can use tomorrow that will not only empower your students, but will also spark their curiosity and interests to be future ready. My favorite 5 tools to develop future-ready skills. Get ready! MORE
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Today’s students face a technology-infused, innovation-filled world in their future. Teaching 4 c's collaboration creativity edtech educational technology future ready job preparation life skillsWe’re already looking at the possibility of widespread smart houses, autonomous cars and artificial intelligence that can talk to us and work on our behalf. Our parents’ and grandparents’ curriculum won’t be sufficient.
Tom Murray
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
The Future Ready Frame work , a dynamic, research-based support for school leaders, created by Future Ready Schools? Today, four years after the launch of FRS, over 3,300 district superintendents have signed the Future Ready Pledge , and thousands of school and district leaders have attended the nearly 50 free events that have been held throughout the country. It is our obligation to prepare our students for their future and not our past.
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Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Our students' future is an uncertain one. Here are ways we can help them to be "future ready".Educators The post 10 ways to help students become “future ready” appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. DitchBook Twitter chat Teaching communication future ready global connections job skills workforceTheir workforce will look much different than ours. Educators have a daunting task.
Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology impacts every aspect of our students’ lives and will continue to play an important role in their lives. Teachers who integrate technology effectively help their students realize the potential we have to transform the world with our use of technology. They inspire their students to innovate, create, collaborate, and problem-solve with technology.
Tom Murray
MARCH 21, 2017
As many readers of my blog know, I serve as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. Check out some of the information from FRS and how YOU can get involved, here: Future Ready Schools® (FRS) has announced a series of eight free regional events to support educators who are planning to implement personalizing learning strategies for their students.
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Teaching communication future ready global connections job skills workforceEducators have a daunting task. It’s our job to help students prepare for a workforce that we can’t describe. Today, people have jobs that we couldn’t dream of several years ago. For example … managing social media for companies arranging work-from-home or telecommuting optimizing websites for search engines People all over the world are doing [.].
TeacherCast
MARCH 12, 2015
Jeff sits down with Terri fro the Alliance for Excellent Education to talk about Future Ready Schools. Video Future Ready Schools video
CUE
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Future Ready SchoolsⓇ (FRS) is a bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts, whether public, private, or charter, move quickly toward preparing students for success. Schools that are Future Ready are those with empowered teachers, courageous leaders, students who take charge of their learning, and the tools available to support personalized approaches that ensure college or career readiness for all students.
Digital Promise
MARCH 5, 2020
The Future Ready Librarians ® initiative has already changed the conversation about ways in which teacher librarians lead, teach, and support innovative learning in schools. Now in its fifth year, Future Ready Schools ® (FRS) has grown beyond the more than 3,500 pledges of superintendents to become a national model for educators to collaboratively imagine and lead innovation and change.
Kleinspiration
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
Scroll down to see The Future Ready District Pledge - *You''re Invited to Sign it Today!* I was recently invited to speak in Australia for the Future Schools Expo regarding reimagining physical and virtual learning environments. I couldn''t be more excited as we work together to collaborate with friends such as James Sanders in developing ideas to propel this district into being a Future Ready District. Sign the Pledge - Is Your District Future Ready?
EdNews Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2020
from “completely ready for remote learning” to “this building closure is basically a school closure.” The post Curriculum is the Key to Flexible, Future-Ready Schools first appeared on EdNews Daily. By William Zhou This past spring, schools all across the U.S.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. Techlearning Resources T&L Live PD Library Future Ready Schools
There is no box
MARCH 18, 2015
One that not every teacher is necessarily ready to take on. classroom furniture flexible learning environment future ready I’ve been meaning to write a post about our path down the flexible learning spaces journey and today coincidentally found myself having to write something on the topic for my LEC PLL course. We are 7 months into piloting “flexible” furniture in seven classrooms from VS, Smith, Paragon and Balt.
eSchool News
APRIL 15, 2020
One of my colleagues is known for regularly reminding us that a crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste. The COVID-19 crisis has forced districts to redefine the manner in which they are delivering education. In the best-case scenario, district leaders had a week to develop and roll out an eLearning strategy to students. Most teachers had a weekend to prep, and sent their students home without a defined plan or resources to help parents who became teachers overnight.
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 15, 2017
One of the themes of my InnEdCO Leadership Academy keynote this year is the idea that there are multiple paths to future ready schools. That said, as I work with educators around the world, I see future-oriented schools playing around with some, or all, of these building blocks: Project- and inquiry-based learning environments.
Digital Promise
MARCH 2, 2015
The Future Ready movement – an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. Earlier this month, Lynn Moody, superintendent at Rowan-Salisbury Schools , joined Scott Smith, chief technology officer at Mooresville Graded School District , and Anthony Jackson, superintendent at Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, on a panel at the Raleigh summit to share four lessons they’ve learned on their path to become future ready.
Digital Promise
JUNE 26, 2015
Melissa is the League community manager at Digital Promise. You can reach her on Twitter at @melissaged. Highline Public Schools in Highline, WA is a member of the League of Innovative Schools. The League team visited Highline in February, 2015. Here is what they learned
techlearning
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Future Ready Schools® today announced a new program for school board members that will be developed by FRS practitioners in conjunction with the National School Boards Association
eSchool News
APRIL 24, 2019
Empowerment means you are providing your students with the future-ready skills and experiences they can take with them into the future. Related: 10 things teachers can do today to prepare students for the future. Here are five tools that you can use tomorrow that will not only empower your students, but will also spark their curiosity and interests to be future ready. My favorite 5 tools to develop future-ready skills. Get ready!
CUE
JUNE 18, 2015
CUE is a coalition partner for the Future Ready Initiative and wanted to make sure all were aware of several outstanding (and FREE!) The post FOUR FREE Future Ready Events this Summer! Learn Administrator Education Technology Future Ready Uncategorizedopportunities for the top-level leaders of districts. JUNE 24: ONLINE We invite you to join us for the annual School Leadership Summit, held online, and this year focused on the pillars of the […].
Tom Murray
JANUARY 5, 2015
Note: This blog post represents my personal views and not that of my employer, the Alliance for Education, or that of the US Department of Education; the two organizations that are running Future Ready. Parent Engagement in a Future Ready School It’s no secret. This post was originally published by the National PTA, here.
Tom Murray
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Future Ready Schools is a bold new initiative, led by the Alliance for Excellent Education, supported by the US Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation.
Tom Murray
OCTOBER 29, 2014
The Future Ready Schools Initiative is a bold new initiative, led by theAlliance for Excellent Education, supported by theUS Department of Education, and in partnership with the LEAD Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, working to support school district superintendents and their leadership teams on district-wide transformation.
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready?
CUE
JUNE 28, 2015
by Mike Lawrence, CUE CEO The Future Ready effort, representing more than 2,000 Superintendents and almost 14 million students nationwide, recently welcomed CUE’s CEO Mike Lawrence, Director of Academic Innovation Jon Corippo, CUE Board Secretary-elect Jason Borgen, and Lead 3 Convener Rowland Baker to Washington DC for a one day meeting at the White House. […]. The post CUE Provides Input on the Future of Future Ready appeared first on OnCUE.
eSchool News
JUNE 20, 2018
That pioneering work led to Future Ready Librarians , an extension of the national Future Ready Schools initiative at the Alliance for Excellent Education. In my 2016 TEDx talk , I explore both the past and future of school librarianship, challenging educators to see librarians as innovative leaders in 21st-century schools. Despite seeing glasses as half-full, I will acknowledge that not all school librarians are Future Ready.
Battelle for Kids
AUGUST 9, 2017
A growing number of schools are recognizing that they must start transitioning their learning environments toward deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and robust technology infusion. Making those transitions is complex work, however, and many school administrators and teachers aren’t exactly sure how to proceed beyond some vague ideas about doing things differently. P21 Blog
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. She kicked off Season 6 of the Emerging Tech series of webinars on October 19th with a live broadcast from New Canaan High School on the topic of “ Future Ready Librarians.”
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. Robert Furman, Elementary Principal and author of The Future Ready Challenge, discussed tips to help educators prepare students for an unknown future. “We
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. Department of Education are leading the Future Ready effort with the support of the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission and a vast coalition of organizations, to implement systemic change throughout our nation by creating schools that are future ready.
FETC Converge
JUNE 21, 2018
Future Ready Librarians have a variety of top-notch skills and abilities. Mark Ray, speaking both as a librarian and a district leader, shares lessons on empowering Future Ready Librarians. Uncategorized Future Ready Librarian Future Ready Schools Media servicesSee if you possess those skills. Read more at eSchool News.
eSchool News
JUNE 28, 2016
New project highlights critical role school librarians play in supporting Future Ready goals. Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, announced Future Ready Librarians , an expansion of the FRS initiative aimed at positioning librarians as leaders in the digital transformation of learning. Future Ready schools require new kinds of leadership.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
eClassroom News Featured on eSchool News Future Ready Schools Opinion classroom classrooms Education future implementation learning students teachers teaching technologies Time toolsThe 21 st -century classroom has undergone many changes, from the growing implementation of new tools and technologies, to new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. One of these new mindsets has to do with the how much control students have over their own learning.
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready?
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. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. How can librarians become more Future Ready?
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