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4 Key Attributes for Deeper Learning Leadership

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Mar 9, 2015

By: Kyle McCartney. Being flexible, bringing energy and enthusiasm every single day, and having the courage to take risks: All of these can lead to great success as a leader. Leadership in Deeper Learning schools means being able to commit to these 4 key leadership attributes.

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3 Factors to Consider When Choosing an Innovative School

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Mar 8, 2015

By: Nina Rees. As school choice has taken root across the country, parents are making educational choices for and with their children. Nina offers up these three factors that can help parents when choosing innovative schools.

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Designing A Network Of Education Innovation Clusters

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Mar 7, 2015

By: Steven Hodas. With support from the Grable Foundation, Innovate NYC Schools and Digital Promise are launching the design phase of the Innovation Cluster Network to bring together educators, startups, policymakers, investors, researchers, and community groups across the usual boundaries that separate them.

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Let’s Talk Data: 22 SXSWedu Sessions Getting It Right

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Mar 6, 2015

By: Margaret Roth. This year’s SXSWedu lineup offers a wide range of conversations diving into new realities facing education and learning. And, they all boil down to one thing: the transcendent future of data. Here's 22 SXSWedu sessions getting data right, for all the right reasons.

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Facilitating Systems Change

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Mar 6, 2015

By: Lydia Dobyns. How do school networks lead through systems change? Lydia writes about her experience as the leader at New Tech Network and what they've learned about large systems change to create better public schools for all students.

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Moving Beyond Pilot Phase: District Conditions for Scaling Personalized Learning

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Mar 5, 2015

By: Matt Williams. The importance of identifying the conditions that a K-12 school district should put in place to support the scaling of personalized learning to create whole systems designed around providing personalized options for all students.

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The Power of Personal Relationship in Personalized Learning

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Mar 3, 2015

By Cara Thorpe. How can we extend the success of personalized learning beyond the school day? Cara shares practical advice for making the decision on the best after-school learning option for students.

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Growing Leaders, Growing Capacity: Discovery Education’s Digital Leader Corps

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Mar 1, 2015

By: Karen Beerer. This digital transformation represents a tremendous paradigm shift for school systems. In many cases, school administrators are seeking to build the capacity of teacher-leaders to support this innovative change movement. In response to this growing need Discovery Education created the Digital Leader Corps.

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4 Truths About Effective PBL Leaders

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Feb 28, 2015

By: Jennifer Cruz. The most effective PBL leaders begin with why. To reach the goal, everyone has to know the plan. Effective leaders are model learners, and they make time for reflection and celebration.

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How To Prep For (and Rock) SXSWedu

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Feb 27, 2015

By: Eric Nentrup. Headed to SXSWedu? Here's what you need to do before you land in Austin to prep for and rock SXSWedu 2015.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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