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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)?
Habits of Success: Tools From Innovative Schools
Leading teacher development platform Bloomboard recently launched Collections of teacher resources. Collections are bite-sized resources that help educators learn how to put theory into practice. Here is a Collection on Habits of Success.
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.
One Good Question: How Countries, Communities and Schools Prepare Youth for Global Citizenship
Tom answers in what ways do our investments in education reveal our beliefs about the next generation’s role in the world? And, how much does the next big tool matter for lasting academic outcomes for all students?
Five Steps to Transforming a District
Transforming a district is simple. Simple in the way that a New Year’s resolution is simple - we know what to do and what is necessary, but successful long-term results depend on real change, including a change in mindset. Simple, yet difficult.
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.
Creating Tomorrow’s Career Center Today
By: Shane Haggerty. What started as an initiative to “rethink” our school, has become a movement of redesign, innovation, and risk-taking not seen in the district for years.
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.
Scaling Up: Give Money and Advice this #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a good chance to scan the nonprofit landscape for worthy causes. In addition to donations this fall, your favorite nonprofit may be a good candidate for scaling advice. Here are 10 tips for expanding the impact of a nonprofit organization and three basic scaling strategies.
Four Steps to Transforming a School
Four higher level practices that have the potential of transforming a school including data-informed instruction, student-centered pedagogy and approaches, continual improvement and innovation process, and caring adults.