leadership
Balancing Design Thinking with Equity
4.0 is creating a space for members of communities to become founders, harnessing the experiences of 4.0 alumni to refine our programming, and redefining success alongside the communities those founders serve.
Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than EverÂ
Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. School districts must enact deliberate programs to develop female leadership pipelines.
The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
When looking around the education innovation table – who is present? Leaders who center equity, inclusion, and innovation can drive transformative change in education.
How Teaching Entrepreneurship Helped One Teacher ‘Build a Bridge and Get Over It’
Lyquisha Ballard shares how entrepreneurship changed her educator experience.
Strong Start for Michigan’s Future of Learning Council
The Future of Learning Council (FLC), a cohort of 40 unique school districts and learning organizations, has banded together around a single mission: to shape the future of learning in Michigan.
Mindful Leadership for Change
Rebecca Midles pens a follow up to her recent blog, Framing and Designing the How, that connects the alignment of intentional design in the role of planning and communicating.
Profession-Based Movement and The State of Ecosystem in 2022
Gregg Brown shares how to assemble your community, assess your situation, find partners and take action to redesign education.
Leading (Invisibly) While Black
Kelly Niccolls shines a light on what it's like to lead as an educator of color to help define what humanity is in education work.
Design for Belonging
Dr. Susan Wise shares an excerpt from her book, "Designing for Belonging," written to inspire educational leaders to change the culture of their schools and organizations for the better.
Community is Learning: How The Act of Learning is Rooted in Neighbors, Family and Place
Aaron Schorn shares what shaped his learning journey from childhood influences to his love of nature, people and community.