leadership
5 Teacher-Recommended Podcasts that Will Enrich, Entertain and Inspire You
By: Kristine Scharaldi. How can a busy teacher find time to discover innovative ideas and new technology tools? Here are five teacher recommended education podcasts that can help.
Do You Have A Blended Learning Department? You Should.
Washington, D.C., is an interesting place for education, as we recently witnessed while touring schools there with a group from Kansas City to learn more about what the district has done to blended and personalized learning.
Learner-Centered Leadership Means Teachers and Students Lead, Too
Harmony Public School leaders don’t just create opportunities for their teachers to lead. They create opportunities for their students to lead as well.
Vulnerability, the Advantage of Leaders Who Don’t Pretend
For educational leaders, setting out to challenge the status quo in a system filled with entrenched practices and powerful inertia, we have to we must be honest, and, at times, step out in vulnerability to create systemic change.
Course Access: How Guthrie Continues Working to be the Best Little School on the Planet.
By: Nelson Coulter. Small schools in rural areas often struggle to find teachers for high-need or specialized instructional areas. Read more on how a rural Texas school solved this by creating its own virtual school, offering its students much needed course access for graduation requirements.
7 Things Education Leaders Should Do Right Now
Being an education leader is complicated and challenging. Here are seven tips for the first 90 days, seven tips for the second 90 days, and seven things veteran leaders should do to advance personalized learning.
Situated Learning: What Good EdTech Leaders Never Stop Studying
By: Jason Ribeiro. Situated learning is the practice of learning knowledge and skills in contexts that mirror the way the knowledge will be used in ‘real life.’ And vital to situated learning opportunities is a social element that relies on communities of support.
4 Ways Big Picture Learning Prepares Leaders for Deeper Learning
Big Picture Learning (BPL) hosts leaders from the around the network and beyond. Here's a look at 4 ways BPL prepares and cultivates leaders for deeper learning.
5 Ways to Build Student Agency in the Digital Age
As educators and parents, we have to re-visit how our students spend their time. We need to increase their opportunities for unstructured play, independent thinking, creative expression, and meaningful contribution. We need to help them build their sense of agency.
Diversifying Global Education to Diversify Global Leadership
The impact of international education is profound and this is what drives the work to build a network of study abroad public high schools that provide students from historically underserved communities access to education overseas.