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Moving Beyond Pilot Phase: District Conditions for Scaling Personalized Learning
By: Matt Williams. The importance of identifying the conditions that a K-12 school district should put in place to support the scaling of personalized learning to create whole systems designed around providing personalized options for all students.
Take A Judo Lesson, Leverage Trends To Make An Impact
Against the backdrop of black swan events, broken politics, and the increasing priority of initiative, here is a recap of relevant trends and judo instructions for impact investors and "edupreneurs" interested in leveraging some of those trends.
How To Choose A Blended Learning Professional Services Partner
By: Luis Rodriguez. Whether you call them implementation experts, technical assistance providers, or consulting partners, how should you pick the right blended learning professional services partner for your district?
Ready For Scale? Host A City Competition
If your school or program has had some success in one or two cities and you're benefiting from (rather than fighting) trends, it may be time to consider a city competition. Rather than writing more proposals, wouldn't it be great to have other people sending you proposals?
4 Strategies For Scaling A Successful Program
Run a good school or program? Thinking about how to increase your impact? Replicating the program is just one of a dozen strategies for extending impact.
Good Work: 10 Tips for Enabling Others To Act
Enabling others to act creates aligned action on teams and across cities. Here's 10 tips to get folks on the same page and moving together to make a difference.
Global Employment Markets Reward Competence & Initiative
The global economy is expanding opportunity for billions but participation demands competence and initiative. Online learning--both formal and informal-- is expanding access to knowledge and skill building.
Bringing Data to the School Enrollment Game
By: Steven Hodas. How data should be used in the decision process of schools to better support families and the solutions such as an API to help students and parents make important decisions.
EdTech Implementation Without Supports Cannot Stand
By: Rob Dickson. Successful implementation must include a vision, support from stakeholders and a core focus that is aligned to a strategic plan with the ultimate goal of impacting student success.
10 EdTech Impact Opportunities
There's never been a better time to make a difference. Trends in learning, opportunities in different categories and new pathways in the shift from web to mobile are providing opportunities to create impact.