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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.
EdTech
EdTech 10: #ISTE16 #NCSC16 & More
Both ISTE and NCSC are in full swing, and exciting announcements are coming from everywhere. It’s definitely peak summer announcement season, and this week’s list proves it.
Leadership
3 Questions to Innovate with Impact
By: Nathan Martin. Meaningful innovation in education comes from “responsible and intentional experimentation.” In order to make a difference, ask yourself these three questions to first determine what outcome you want to deliver to learners.
Leadership
Get the Culture Right: The Most Important New School Factor
What's most important when opening a new school? I asked 20 experts and it's clear that getting the culture right is the single most important factor in the long term success of a school.
Difference Making
10 Simple Steps for GenDIYers to Find Meaningful Work
By utilizing relationships through a social entrepreneurship fellowship, plus a support system of close friends and mentors, a GenDIYer redefined his quarter-life “crisis” into a quarter-life breakthrough.
Difference Making
22 Ways to Make the Most of Your Job or Internship
Landing an internship or an entry-level job can be a great way to get a jump start on a career you love. Here are 22 tips to make the most of your experience while there.
Ed Policy
Fostering Academic Success for All
By: Karla Phillips and Jesse Hahnel. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) expands the focus of K12 student success to include provisions specifically for foster youth, as part of the effort to ensure that success can occur for ALL students.
Leadership
An Ambitious Plan to Make the Nation Proud of its Public Schools
New Tech Network sees a future where our nation is proud of its public schools, a goal its leaders are aiming for based on NTN's tangible success in redesigning 200 schools within districts.
Leadership
Could an Extra Hour Be The Key to Teacher Retention?
By: John A. Dues. A nonprofit coalition of Ohio charter schools is working to solve its teacher retention challenge by reorganizing the school day to better benefit staff and students.
Leadership
14 Tech Tools to Enhance Project-Based Learning
During the PBL World event this week, we attended a workshop where we learned about several edtech tools that can be used to help address questions educators might be having around project-based learning.
EdTech
3 Ways EdLeaders Can Level the Computer Science Literacy Playing Field
By: Idit Harel. If computer science education is necessary for next-gen student success, then it should not be treated like a privilege but rather a core piece of curriculum on the level of traditional literacy and math classes.