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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

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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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

Don''t wait another second to start building a Personal Learning Network (PLN). If you are an administrator, stop supporting or enforcing a gatekeeper approach and allow educators to use free social media tools to engage learners, unleash their creativity, and enhance learning. That is not BYOD.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. However, too often librarians are left out of the planning process for infrastructure and devices, professional learning for teachers, and digital content strategies—areas where they often have expertise.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. As a Future Ready Schools coalition partner , ICLE can scale services to support a district's digital transformation.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation. As personalized learning is gaining momentum, how are teachers’ roles changing?

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. Future Ready is helping districts to make more informed purchases and have a comprehensive plan in place prior to implementation. As personalized learning is gaining momentum, how are teachers’ roles changing?

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