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10 Lessons in Leading New School Development
We surveyed 20 experts and education leaders about the important aspects of new school development, and here are 10 leadership lessons learned they shared to assist with success.
4 Steps to Reorganize Schools Around Learning Relationships
By: Gunnar Counselman. Here's a four step roadmap for building schools that consistently imbue students with the motivational assets that they need to succeed in school and life.
Five Things for Big Districts to Think About
After speaking with district leaders, here are five thoughts on how big districts can move forward toward personalized, competency-based education.
5 Best Practices to Globalize Your School
By: David Young. If global learning opportunities are core to being college- and career-ready, why are they not offered widely in K-12 classrooms? How do we provide global learning to more K-12 classrooms to equitably prepare all students? Here are five real examples to follow.
Two Strategies for Empowering Teacher Leaders
In a coherent system, everything works together for students and teachers: content, learning experiences, assessment, professional development, schedule, structure, staffing and supports. Here are two ways to create this coherence and empower teacher leaders.
Why School System Leaders Need to be Systems Thinkers
By: Jason Riberio. Part of a difficulty that education organizations experience is that they are rarely viewed as systems and thus not treated as such. What if systems thinking could help education stakeholders understand just how interconnected the work we do is (or could be)?
How to Successfully Scale Personalized Learning: Six Key Lessons from Effective Programs
In a white paper by Fuel Education™, in partnership with Getting Smart®, we explore personalized, online, and blended learning at scale.
Working Your Way Out of an EdTech Mess
We've reached the point where we are beyond the halfway point in the shift to digital. During this time there are three common problems that schools and districts are facing.
It’s Time For A New Assessment System
The #ShiftToDigital and new federal flexibility makes 2016 the right time to think about assessment pilots and innovation zones.
A Next-Gen School for Every Child
By: Sarah Luchs. At NGLC, we view technology as a valuable tool to support personalized learning at scale. Our motto is: lead with the learning. Because, in a next-gen learning ecosystem, every person, from child to adult, is a learner. We can have a next-gen school for every child.