ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2022

Equipped with a set of tech skills gained from pandemic remote learning and the rise of technology in teaching generally, current teachers are making a huge career pivot into edtech or other education organizations. Our world seems so siloed from other professional settings, with specific language, practices and culture.

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Edthena

MARCH 11, 2022

Positive school culture is key to thriving teachers and students. But school leaders have so much on their plates and it can be tricky to know how to support something as broad as the culture of a school. The founding principal of Stonefields School in Auckland, New Zealand, has prioritized cultivating a positive school culture.

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Edthena

AUGUST 2, 2022

This past month, we’ve been reading about student voice and edtech choice, both important to intentionally incorporate into your classroom this fall. ” Here are four ways to help student voices lead and shape the classroom culture. 5 questions to choose the right edtech for your classroom. Summer is going by quickly.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. Have you ever found yourself in a leadership position during a time of crisis? There was a natural synergy among us.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Leadership must and will be different. Most of all, the learning culture will most certainly be different, and it will be a travesty if it is not. Check out the International Center for Educational Leadership's ( ICLE ) vast services and Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process to fill this gap.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As important as teachers are to the purposeful integration of digital tools to support rigorous and relevant learning, ultimate success at scale lies with leadership. The Rigor/Relevance Framework serves as a powerful instructional leadership tool to ensure learning is at the forefront with technology initiatives.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2022

But Jeff Bezos is known for playing the long game, and public education is very much part of it, opines Dominik Dresel, a school administrator and edtech entrepreneur. “I The Next Wave of Edtech Will Be Very, Very Big — and Global by Betsy Corcoran Braced for the next wave of edtech? Then, Public Education. It will be big.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Adjust: A big part of managing up involves adjusting to your supervisor’s leadership or work style. Check out what you need to know: Edthena’s new AI Coach has resources [for] teachers with a range of tasks including managing student behavior, facilitating group discussions, providing feedback for students and culturally responsive teaching.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Instructional leadership can take many forms and have many titles: academic coach, curriculum specialist, principal, district administrator, and more. Instructional leadership is [not] about being the smartest person in the building. The three key traits of strong instructional leadership are integrity, consistency, and ability.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

So many exciting things have happened recently as a result of my own learning and growth in educational technology and leadership. and begun to collaboratively change the culture of my school. Forming partnerships are an extremely important aspect of educational leadership. It doesn’t get any better than this!

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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Edthena

APRIL 8, 2021

In this #PLtogether Lounge Talk, we talked with Nina Gilbert about teaching with empathy as it relates to distance teaching and cultural responsiveness. Over the years, Nina who has a doctorate in educational leadership, has taught all grade levels from kindergarten through higher education. Identifying best practices for engagement.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Which strategies and tools can ground our work in equity, increase edtech efficacy, and develop stronger networks? Discussions on edtech efficacy. EDTECH EFFICACY. southjoseph just shared that the average school district uses 500 edtech products according to data from @LearnTrials #edclusters18 pic.twitter.com/R4mDEa1irU.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This edition of noted content for educators includes how to lead more effective teacher PD, address teacher stress, and create a classroom culture of learning. Building a culture of mutual trust between teachers and administrators can improve relationships and even happiness. Read more at Edutopia: Creating a Culture of Learning.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In addition, school leaders should be building relational trust , a culture of social respect and safety among colleagues, with the teachers in their buildings. Read what he had to say about effective instructional leadership or watch all of our int. Let them go deeper with the things that they know work.”.

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Edthena

MAY 13, 2022

This vision for high-quality teaching includes 6 core elements: being data-informed, collaborative, student-centered, culturally relevant, and differentiated, and having high expectations. To learn more about video coaching best practices from Edthena partners, check out this blog post about Keller ISD’s teacher leadership pathway.

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Edthena

MARCH 6, 2020

Effective district leaders place emphasis on a culture of learning. The internal dynamics and culture of the organization drive its outcomes. Adept leadership recognizes the importance of a school or district’s culture and relational dynamics within it as a critical factor in the success or failure of its mission.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2018

On the Challenge Map you’ll find ideas about instructional technology coaching and the intersection of pedagogy and edtech, as well as research on the use of technology to enhance learning. Explore the Challenge Map. College & Career Readiness.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This edition of noted and notable content for educators includes resources all about building and maintaining a culture of collective efficacy, student empathy, and teacher sustainability. Here are 3 actions that help cultivate a culture of collective efficacy. Read more at ASCD: Three Actions for Building a Culture of Collective Ef?cacy.

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Edthena

JUNE 30, 2022

In their July 2019 Educational Leadership article , Harvard professor Kathryn Parker Boudett and teacher leader Meghan Lockwood propose, as a general rule, limiting norms to 5-7 to make it easier to keep them front of mind. . Cultivate a Culture of Co(n)frontation. But proposing too many norms can backfir e.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 15, 2022

From time to time, Jeff Livingston gets a call from an entrepreneur looking for advice about getting into the edtech market. As founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics, Livingston has spent the better part of two decades thinking about how to get edtech innovations to the students who need them most.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

But, states and districts often lack information about which edtech works, according to Bart Epstein, president and CEO of the nonprofit, EdTech Evidence Exchange. That is, there is little information about what edtech works, where it works and in which contexts. The EdTech Genome Project released its final report this summer.

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Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

It’s no wonder that Tasha was also selected to be in a teacher leadership program where she is a mentor to other teachers in the building. In her role as a member of the district’s curriculum development team, Alicia ensures that culturally responsive literature and topics of social justice are represented. Daniel Miller.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The announcement that Zovio would sell its OPM was made during an earnings call in which Zovio’s leadership reported second-quarter losses of $4.7 That fits a pattern of universities reasserting control over functions previously outsourced to OPMs, says edtech analyst Matt Tower, a principal at Workshop Venture Partners.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Sustainable change relies on understanding people, culture, and processes. educational technology Leadership Opinion Social Media tools' What did I miss?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2017

Success is inherent upon how students and educators use tools to transform teaching, learning, and leadership. However, I am the first to acknowledge that the most significant catalyst for change that resulted from our entry into the edtech world was a new lens to critically reflect on professional practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

It is important not to get sucked into the transformational aspects of the technology itself, but instead focus on the transformation of teaching, learning, and leadership. I know this might rub technology aficionados the wrong way, but the fact remains that edtech has been over-promised and under delivered.

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