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AltSchool: Designing the Future of Learning
For the past four years, AltSchool has been building a technology-enabled network to empower and connect families, students and teachers. Learn more about what else this innovative school is working toward.
Words of Wisdom To Inspire & Motivate Educators
The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and many of us could use a little motivation to make it across the finish line. Here are some of my favorite words of wisdom from teachers and leaders who help me stay moving.
Structures Drive Behavior: Right is Magic, Wrong is Deadly
Most of us work and learn in networks, and the first role of a leader is getting the system's conditions, connections and culture right. Here are 10 lessons on effective network structures and examples of each in education.
5 Ways OER Empower Teachers To Choose Their Own Classroom Adventure
By: Erika Aparaka. Here are five ways open educational resources (OER) empower teachers in their classrooms and help them find new ways to guide their students in their educational journeys.
Teacher To Teacher: My Journey To Personalized Learning
I was initially hesitant about shifting to a personalized learning classroom, but I now know this ‘fad’ changed how I teach and how my students learn for the better. Here are the steps I took to fully embrace this change.
8 Ways to Celebrate Moms in the Classroom For Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is next Sunday, so here are eight creative ideas for the classroom to help talk about mothers and all that they do for your students and our world.
3 Lessons Learned Building Student Digital Portfolios
I decided this past fall that my students would build digital portfolios of all of their work this year. Here are three of the lessons I learned while implementing this endeavor.
10 Tips For EdLeaders Feeling Overwhelmed And Insufficient
As a school or system leader, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed and feel insufficient while navigating complex work and decisions that can affect hundreds of students. Here are 10 tips to help you overcome these feelings.
Your Fans Want You To Be Better, Not Different
From studying the new book Superfandom, EdLeaders can learn three ways to best work with school and district 'fans' in order to shape a successful future.
Projects That Learn
If you’re a school or district leader contemplating a transformation effort, consider structuring the change agenda as a leadership development agenda, mixing change management with talent development to create projects that learn.