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Instructional Leadership through Focused Observation and Feedback

Guest Author

Mar 20, 2015

By: Sarah-Jane Caban. As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Sarah-Jane writes about Relay's Graduate School and their work to help prepare principals for Deeper Learning environments through their program, The National Principals Academy Fellowship.

Ed Policy

Leveraging Innovative Policy Options for Students

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Mar 18, 2015

By: Jamey Fitzpatrick. In this Smart Parents series blog, Jamey writes about the role of parents in helping their children successfully navigate online learning options, and shares resources for learning more about supporting students in online learning environments.

Ed Policy

The Transformational Leader

Guest Author

Mar 15, 2015

By: Carmen Coleman. In this blog for our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Carmen writes about the need for education transformation, and what skills leaders need to help better meet the needs of 21st century learners.

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Entrepreneurialism in Education at SXSWedu

Guest Author

Mar 15, 2015

By: Eric Nentrup. From sessions to private events, this year saw an escalation towards honest and public solution critiquing with the goal of getting things right with fewer missteps and shorter development cycles.

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SXSWedu: Design Thinking, Learning, and Teaching

moss

Mar 14, 2015

By: Moss Pike. Thanks to the mutual exchange of ideas at SXSWedu, more educators are starting to embrace the possibilities and new thinking that entrepreneurs can add to the conversation, in taking on more of a design mindset.

Personalized Learning

Music Builds Maker Mindsets: The Power of the Performing Arts

Mary Ryerse

Mar 14, 2015

How music fosters cross-curricular learning and builds an innovation mindset - combining effort, initiative, and collaboration. Through powerful experiences with music, students learn that they can take the initiative to create something special.

Leadership

Helping Chief Academic Officers Make The Shift From Managed Instruction To Personalized Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 13, 2015

School district CAOs know how to build and run managed instruction regimes.Now they're trying to pivot to blended learning and they're getting a lot of pressure from their boss and teachers to consider updates. We explore the difference between managed instruction and next generation learning, and share 10 elements of comprehensive solutions to the challenge of helping chief academic officers reframe their work.

Personalized Learning

Early Childhood Education is Critical for our Own Kids’ Future – and the Nation’s

Guest Author

Mar 12, 2015

By: Kris Perry. High quality early childhood education makes sense and helps prepare our youngest children for success in school but there's a need for support and funding.

Ed Policy

States Must Change Too, For Blended Learning

Guest Author

Mar 11, 2015

By: Lisa Duty. Rhode Islands has a commitment to a blended learning future. Lisa describes how She describes how they're developing a five-year strategic plan that's engaging a team of Rhode Islander educators, parents, students, and community members from diverse backgrounds.

Ed Policy

Leadership Development in US Schools: The Opposite of Good

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 10, 2015

The new demands being put on school and systems leaders mean we need new ways of developing and cultivating school leadership.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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