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5 Reasons Self-Awareness Matters for Leaders

Mary Ryerse

Jan 17, 2017

By: Mary Ryerse. Two key components of good leadership are emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Here, I discuss that relationship, and highlight a simple way for leaders to boost their own emotional intelligence.

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On Becoming An Idea Machine

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 15, 2017

James Altucher says ideas are the currency of life and we should keep our idea machine at top performance levels by flexing the idea muscle daily. So here is my list for today--what's on your list?

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Curriculum Associates: Blended Success Story

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 11, 2017

Curriculum Associates may be the most important EdTech success story you don’t know about. Learn more about its backstory, how it grew into a blended learning giant and recently donated most of it's stock to a university

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Personalizing Math for Bear Creek Middle School Students

Guest Author

Jan 10, 2017

By: Anthony Newbold. Fulton County’s Bear Creek Middle School is personalizing math instruction for all students, using mobile devices and a model that helps teachers customize learning to individual students’ needs, skills and interests.

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5 Minutes to Change Culture: The 5 to Thrive Challenge

Guest Author

Jan 9, 2017

By: Tom Vander Ark and Jillian Darwish. The “5 to Thrive Challenge” encourages education leaders to dedicate five minutes each day for a month to improving the culture of their schools. In this post, we provide strategies and a free toolkit to help get you started.

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Using Student Feedback to Improve School Culture

Guest Author

Jan 8, 2017

By: Hannah Bartlebaugh. School culture matters for students, teachers and education equity, and the best way to know if we’re on track in building a positive school culture is to ask—and listen to—students.

Two EdLeaders Shaking Hands in a business meeting after finishing with agreement crafting

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Agreement Crafting: The New Work of EdLeaders

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2017

It’s a series of agreements that help a school community meet new challenges, adopt new learning models and leverage new partnerships—these are the agreements that EdLeaders should be prepared to make.

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Two Secrets to Energize Your Culture in 2017

Guest Author

Jan 6, 2017

By: Jillian Darwish. Reinvigorated after the holiday break, many of us will begin to think about culture transformation initiatives to sustain that momentum. These two secrets and two big questions will help get you started.

EdLeaders sitting around discussing whether they're an innovator or an improver and working on school development plans

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Are You an Improver or an Innovator? Differentiating EdLeader Roles

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 5, 2017

Schools go through seasons—some periods demand an innovation sprint, while other periods require a sustained focus on improvement. The question is, does every EdLeader need to be a master of both?

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21 Tips for Connecting Learners to Their Community

Guest Author

Jan 2, 2017

By: Becs Boyd. Successfully bringing learning out of the classroom requires good relationships between educators, administrators, students and the community. These tips can help in getting started with Place-Based Education.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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