Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
How Storytelling Works in the Brain and Why We Need Stories
Stories--with their intentional character development, plot formation, inflection points, and communicated core beliefs progress far beyond the basic language areas of the brain. They are crucial in
Using Data Conversations to Accelerate Impact and Improve Outcomes
By: Leo Bialis-White. Data provides hints, not answers. But when brought together with context and conversation, data can become actionable insights that translate into powerful changes for students. As an educator or school leader, here are strategies for fostering a culture that is receptive to data conversations.
Could States Create Design Competitions in a New Era of ESSA? Getting Started with Next Generation Accountability
Now is the time for states to design competitions for local communities and local systems to map the future of accountability in support of innovation for equity. Driving breakthrough models that will incent the innovative education systems our students need today to be globally competitive.
EdTech 10: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Indirectly, David Bowie was a frontman in the movement to personalize learning. Bowie taught a generation of educators that each student is unique in their own individual way, who should be provided their own individualized learning playlist. This week’s EdTech 10 is inspired by the life of Bowie.
Five Steps to Transforming a District
Transforming a district is simple. Simple in the way that a New Year’s resolution is simple - we know what to do and what is necessary, but successful long-term results depend on real change, including a change in mindset. Simple, yet difficult.
Sir Ken Robinson’s ‘Creative Schools’: Change We All Want & Deserve
Sir Ken Robinson, with collaborator Lou Aronica, does what he does best in his latest book, Creative Schools. Robinson does an excellent job of highlighting what is going right in education, while asking questions about how we can do better.
Undoing EduSpeak and Why Words Matter
A joint effort between boots-on-the-ground educators that are utilizing and implementing learning pedagogies with their students, in coordination with researchers and policy-makers is required to unpack and undo EduSpeak.
Working Your Way Out of an EdTech Mess
We've reached the point where we are beyond the halfway point in the shift to digital. During this time there are three common problems that schools and districts are facing.
Course Access: How Guthrie Continues Working to be the Best Little School on the Planet.
By: Nelson Coulter. Small schools in rural areas often struggle to find teachers for high-need or specialized instructional areas. Read more on how a rural Texas school solved this by creating its own virtual school, offering its students much needed course access for graduation requirements.
7 Things Education Leaders Should Do Right Now
Being an education leader is complicated and challenging. Here are seven tips for the first 90 days, seven tips for the second 90 days, and seven things veteran leaders should do to advance personalized learning.