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.
Getting Clearer: The Principal, Mayor of the School Community
By: Patrick Erwin. As a principal, I do the most important job in the city. I create the conditions for students and, by extension, their families, to be lifted out of poverty into a city that is a great place to live. Not a bad job. Not a bad life.
Creating Culturally Linguistic and Responsive Classrooms: A Place Where All Kids Belong
Culturally linguistic and responsive teaching in the classroom can create meaningful learning experiences for students.
The Competing Mindsets of Technology
This month's edition of chronicling the author's return to the classroom focuses on the challenge of shifting students’ mindsets toward mobile technology from entertainment to productivity.
Civics for 2020: This Is How to Engage Future Voters
By: Kristen Thorson and Erin Gohl. From preK-12, these age-appropriate ideas for a more engaging civics education can help ensure the health of our political institutions.
Holacracy: Organizing for Change at D51
Holacracy is a system for agile self-organizing. At District 51 change management was and is being facilitated by a holacratic structure.
Designing, Assessing, and Implementing Educator Micro-credentials
After a year of collaborative development, CCSSO, Digital Promise, and other national organizations have released a set of principles for relevant and impactful educator micro-credentials.
Clayton Christensen on Being Intentional
Tom remembers Clayton Christensen, a renowned academic, businessman, and philanthropist. Clayton asked us to think hard about the forces that shape our work and life.
The BETT Experience: Space, Technology, and People
These were some of the standout features and takeaways from BETT 2020, the largest global edtech conference hosted in London.
How a Focus on School Culture Can Save the Teaching Profession
By: Dr. Arun Ramanathan. To improve the quality of public education, schools should recognize the potential of cultivating its teachers' work environment.
FETC: Takeaways from a Fantastic Week
At the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) learning was everywhere. These are some of the key events and takeaways.