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.
2015 ExcelinEd National Summit on Education Reform
Now in its 8th year, the 2015 Summit in Denver, Colorado, will bring together an international audience interested in innovations in education, with a focus this year on how to give students a high-quality education to prepare them for college or a career.
How to Build a Growth Mindset into School Culture
By: Tiffany Della Vedova. A growth mindset must be a prerequisite belief and an easy one to champion. However, the divide between comprehension and practice can be quite wide. As school leaders, how can we bring awareness to this gap and implement practices to cultivate a growth mindset within our schools?
Hacking Leadership: Rethinking EdTech Impact and Research
By: Jason Ribeiro. Massive, multi-million dollar educational technology projects in North America’s largest school districts are not having the impacts senior leaders and stakeholders expect. Why?
Smart Parents use Games & Sims to Provoke Powerful Learning
Kae Novak runs the ISTE Games and Simulations. Tom recently joined her and a great panel for a Google Hangout. Read the quick recap of the conversation and the video in it's entirety.
Professional Development: Technology’s Key to Success
By: Lucy Kosturko. Tomorrow’s classroom has arrived, and it’s an exciting place. But, the revolutionary teaching required to meet that goal demands adequate time and training. We must recognize that adequate PD is a necessary condition for the success of innovative educational technologies.
For #SmartParents, It’s About Getting Smart
By: Patrick Riccards. Earlier this year, I was part of an important project from Getting Smart called #SmartParents. It was developed, with the support of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, to provide both guidance and personal stories from parents to parents about how we can be more active and positively involved in our kids’ learning process.
Puget Sound Districts Share Electronic Records to Personalize Learning
Seattle area districts are personalizing learning using sharing expanded electronic student records. Facilitated by the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD), seven districts between Seattle and Tacoma won a $40 million Race to the Top Grant and fundamental to their work is what Data Quality Campaign calls data portability.
Why Do You Get Up in the Morning?
By: Jeff Sandefer. Accessing deep pools of inner motivation is an important and never ending life skill. The answer of “Why should I get up in the morning?” is a difficult one at any stage of life. Here is how Acton Academy is encouraging middle school students to figure it out now.
Where the OECD EdTech Report Missed the Mark
A recent OECD report resulted in kneejerk headlines like, “don't bother buying computers for schools.” This OECD report reflects the fact that technology has been layered on top of the ineffective and inequitable education system we have.
Feed My Starving Children: Community Comes Together for Global and Local Impact
A local community in Minnesota is coming together to take on one of the biggest issues of our time and they’re doing it in a thoughtful and collaborative way. Further proof that communities can connect kids and citizens to broader causes. In doing so, we help students reach broader goals.