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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. In terms of communication, the aspect of listening is just as important in leading and sustaining change as the use of verbal and non-verbal strategies.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Abdel-Kader is a trustee of the Longview Foundation for International Education & World Affairs.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

The district was one of three schools recognized nationally by ISTE for its digital badge program. Randy was a Tech & Learning Magazine runner-up for 2017 digital leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

edWeb.net

The district was one of three schools recognized nationally by ISTE for its digital badge program. Randy was a Tech & Learning Magazine runner-up for 2017 digital leaders. As the founder of Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, he works to assist districts on innovative cost reduction strategies. About the Host.

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WHAT’S NEW

techlearning

MyMantl’s verified digital badging provides a way for learners, as early as high school, to chronicle their skill development and demonstrate proven credentials. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Along with the MacArthur Foundation and HASTAC, Mozilla announced the launch of a $2 million competition to design and test new badges. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. Instead of selling students an expensive print textbook, it will rent them an expensive digital one.

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