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Ed Policy
EdTech 10: Leading Toward System Change with Policy, Partnerships and Progress
Taking a cue from Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change was the leadership from policymakers, startups, and Edupreneurs with legislation, scaling and partnerships in this week’s EdTech news
Leadership
Education Leadership Strategies, Mindsets and Tools for Back to School
By: Tiffany Della Vedova. As leaders, we must work to adapt our leadership mindset and tools to fit the new environment we have helped to establish. And, having set our GPS to 21st century learning, we must pack our bags with 21st century leadership tools as we embark on this year’s learning adventure.
EdTech
Branding & EdTech: On the Road from Funding to Credibility
By: Brandon Walsh & Megan Mead. Building a brand can feel like a BIG undertaking, especially in the fast growing industry of EdTech. Setting yourself apart from competition is one thing, making sure your audience understands and values those differences is another. Intentional brand development is essential.
Ed Policy
States Need Solutions for Bottom 5% Schools
By: Sajan George. With 20,000 failing schools in this country, we need solutions that are replicable and scalable. With the types of technology, training and education models that are currently being developed and used, schools should be able to access powerful new tools to address a persistent problem that plagues our nation.
Leadership
New Thinking On Leadership Development: Mindsets, Investment, Diversity, and Responsiveness
By: Jimmy Henderson. There is no shortage of passionate, smart, and talented professionals in the industry. So why is it so hard to find the leaders we need to help teachers and students succeed?
Ed Policy
4 Ways to Scale Personalized Learning
Recent reports shine a light on how to successfully measure and scale personalized learning. ow to scale personalized learning at the district level, regionally, statewide and nationally.
Leadership
In Education, How Do We Create a Culture of Experimentation?
Opt-in innovation, together with small-scale experimentation, are attempts to acknowledge that for too long, the education system has been experimenting at the wrong scale, in the wrong ways. The future of school, and the future of school reform, means experimenting with, and not on, each other.
Leadership
7 Roles of a Next-Gen Learning Ecosystem
By: Sarah Luchs. Sarah shares the 7 roles in a next-gen learning ecosystem. Whether you are already in a regional partnership to spur innovations in learning or whether you are hoping to create one, Sarah points out the 7 roles to create an ideal partnership for innovation and sustainability.
Leadership
7 Leadership Competencies for Whole-System Change
There are leaders, and there are EdLeaders. Then there are leaders among EdLeaders--like Lyle Kirtman and Michael Fullan. This expert duo, applying decades of work in the field, recently came together to write and release a powerful guidebook for leading systemic (and sustainable) change. "Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change," published by Solution Tree.
Leadership
3 Tips for Accelerating Innovation in an Historically Traditional District
We need to introduce new core values, partnerships, and innovative practices within our learning communities. Without this way of thinking, we will not properly educate one of our most capable and connected generations. Here are three strategies to support accelerating innovation.