Series
Leadership
Agreement Crafting: 10 Lessons on The Politics of Schooling
Tom reviews 10 lessons in school and district leadership focused on the role of facilitating agreements.
Personalized Learning
Reinventing A Secondary Program From The Ground Up
By: Melissa Strong. For those educators who ponder “What if I were to teach this concept, this unit, or this subject completely differently?” Melissa shares her story and strategy of reinventing the foreign language program at Harvard-Westlake School in LA.
Ed Policy
EdLeaders for the 21st Century
What do education leaders of the 21st century look like? They embody the same 4 C's that are also critical for students to build their 21st century skills: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. 21st century ed leaders use the 4 C's to problem solve, provide visionary leadership, and transform schools and institutions.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Personalization As A Priority
This week as knowledge economy leaders gathered at ASU+GSV to move the needle in expanding opportunities, efforts in EdTech made real, new ways to personalize and enrich the learning experience.
EdTech
WriteReader: Flipping the Script on Literacy
WriteReader provides young learners an informal learning environment where they are free to experiment with the written language based on their knowledge of the spoken language. Students gain confidence and exposure to the world around them and the ways they are processing it.
Personalized Learning
The Power of Parenting with Social and Emotional Learning
By: Jennifer Miller. As part of our Smart Parents series, Jennifer shares personal stories about her son and provides information about ensuring children develop social and emotional learning skills. Recommendations include strategies for building social and emotional learning at home, advocating for children at school, and partnering with schools.
Difference Making
GenDIY Profile: Mikaila Akeredolu
By: Mikaila Akeredolu. From selling the first generation of iPhones to developing iOS apps, a GenDIY story of skilling up, following a passion, and seizing opportunity.
Personalized Learning
10 Ways To Inspire A Love Of Learning
Instead of “sneaking learning” inside of educational games and activities, what if instead we had conversations with our kids about what piqued their curiosity, what they wanted to know more about, what they wanted to experience and how they could share what they had learned? Here are 10 recommendations for being intentional about inspiring lifelong learners, based on experiences from our family.
Personalized Learning
I Am “That” Parent
By: Karen Copeland. In this article, Karen Copeland talks about the challenges she has experienced in supporting her son through his educational journey. She writes that she is "that" parent who is doing whatever she can to help navigate systems to ensure her son has access to high quality learning experiences.
Leadership
Innovation Leadership in Schools
Following Twitter chats on #dtk12chat and #isedchat, and after conversations about what innovation leadership means for advancement of K-12 education, Lindsey crafts a job description that could serve as a template for building innovation leadership in any school.