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.
Alumni Engagement | How Can Instagram Support Your Mission?
By: Brian Rosenbaum Since I began using social media to engage my peers around causes that were important to me back in graduate school, I’ve seen its potential to mobilize people. But converting passive friends or followers into active participants is tricky, whether you’re…
Learning From Charters to Shape a District
Superintendent, Pat Deklotz and assistant superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Theresa Gennerman hosted our tour of the three charter schools that have developed right inside their traditional elementary and high schools.
Building Buzz in Detroit
The EAA has built a blended professional development course for teachers inside of Buzz that uses a variety of resources to help teachers learn how to build a strong learning environment through fostering relationships, creating a common language, developing a shared classroom vision and establishing rituals and routines.
Activate Ed’s Next Rockstar: Sajan George
The next Activate Ed Education Rockstar is Sanjan George, founder and CEO of Matchbox Learning.
Infographic: How to Implement Blended Learning 2.0
Today we released the updated Blended Learning Implementation Guide and How to Implement Blended Learning Version 2.0 infographic.
Blended Learning Implementation 2.0 Released!
Today with Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national initiative under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) and The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we released “Blended Learning Implementation Guide Version 2.0."
10 Promising Models & What it Means for Leaders
The shift to digital holds great promise for students and teachers but it will be challenging and confusing for leaders. As the toolset improves, it will become somewhat easier to create high performing platform-centric districts and networks.
The 10 Elements: Forward Lean Versus Fast Retreat
The chance to create new tools and new schools that work better for students and teachers has never been better. In this decade we have the opportunity to dramatically improve education in Detroit as well as Delhi.
4.0 Schools Will Offer Launch Program 3 Times a Year
Candler describes 4.0's work as a kind of 'farm league’ for later stage accelerators. Their programs (Launch is 2-months, Essentials a 1-day intensive) bring together people who can imagine what learning in the future should look like, and give them a platform for turning their ideas into new education solutions.
Leadership Implications of the Brave New Blended World
As the number of blended models proliferates, teaching and leadership roles are beginning to vary considerably from model to model. As a result, it will become increasingly important to make a large percentage of teacher and leader preparation model specific.