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10 Next Steps for EdLeaders: The Advanced Course
As we head to Atlanta to join Fulton County Schools in a leadership discussion, here are 10 tips for superintendents and principals as they work to create next generation schools including creating a learner exchange vision, identifying and sharing your theories, and learning about new school models.
NewSchools Ignite: Funding Entrepreneurs and Filling EdTech Gaps
NewSchools Venture fund announces EdTech accelerator and Science Learning Challenge to find solutions for the most challenging gaps in K-12 EdTech.
Next-Gen Virtual PLCs for the Global Educator
By: Kimberly Mitchell. Harnessing the energy of creative teachers worldwide in virtual PLCs is a game changer for how we all learn in next-gen professional development.
How to Innovate: Combine New Tools & New Schools
The most important K-12 innovation of the last twenty years has been new school development. The most important development of the last five years has been new tools. So, how can we evaluate this progress? We compare recent technology development against school model development.
Personalization: The New Frame
With the end of NCLB, a new frame is emerging that includes personalization, a competency focus, and work readiness. This new frame is evident in EdTech startups, new school grant programs, school district strategies, and emerging educator preparation programs.
Education as a Public Good
The emerging vision for learning as a service is requiring more learner and parent decisions than ever. So, with all of the individual choices, how do we protect and advance the public good? The answer to this important question has eight implications for state and local policymakers.
Next Generation Schools at Scale: 49 New NGLC Grantees
NGLC announced that, through six regional programs, 49 school teams received grants as part of a $25 million K-12 initiative to create new and transformed secondary schools. This includes 29 new or redesigned K-12 schools that will open this fall.
Good Schools for the World’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Have you ever thought about bringing great education to the world’s poorest neighborhoods? Now may be time. Low cost schools like Bridge International Academies are expanding access to affordable quality.
Five Trends Demand Smart States
Innovation is sustained by advocacy and policy, and that makes the role of state leadership and policy essential. Smart Cities focuses on urban areas, but these keys apply to states as well. State leaders should aspire to creating an environment that works for everyone.
Smart Planet: 20 Inventions Boosting Global IQ
Technology and learning innovations are in the process of boosting global IQ. 20 categories where new tools are beginning to, or likely to, make a big difference in access to quality learning opportunities.