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Investing in leadership capacity: The amazing, wonderful District 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

Two years ago I had the incredible opportunity to work with the entire leadership team of District 59 in Arlington Heights, Illinois for SEVEN days. They labeled it their ‘21st Century Leadership Academy.’ And that means schools should consider a reframing of their own learning time. There were about 40 of us.

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Experience Has Been My Greatest Teacher. Now, It’s Impacting Our School’s Ability to Adapt.

ED Surge

Last September, I was sitting at a long table in the sunlit conference room of my school, looking around at the many new faces on my school’s leadership team. We’ve seen a cycle of new initiatives and ideas created by new leadership that disrupted our school structure and culture.

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A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

The Hechinger Report

CoSN representatives and VMware volunteers from around the world, organized by Team4Tech, descended on Havre Public Schools in August with donated hardware and software and plans for more than a week’s worth of professional development sessions. Related: A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children.

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OPINION: Don’t count teachers out of school redesign

The Hechinger Report

Our new learning design and schedule allow us to differentiate and accelerate instruction, offer new learning opportunities in both STEM subjects and the humanities, and increase the amount of time available for teacher planning and professional development. STEM subjects also figured prominently in the plan.

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Introducing the Honorees of the 2021 Teacher Leader Impact Awards

Edthena

A teacher with a focus on standards and social-emotional learning, Tasha also embraces experiential learning, using the district’s historical archives to have students reflect on themselves and their belonging in the community. He also develops high-quality and high-impact professional development for his colleagues.

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Innovation academies help build shared understanding, capacity, and commitment

Dangerously Irrelevant

We analyzed and strengthened our own personal and professional networks (both digital and analog), saw how connectedness is transforming both group interaction and individual relationships, and examined a number of connected learning initiatives for students and teachers. Related Posts. Connected Educator Month launches today.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

Schools also have access to professional development gatherings in the fall and spring, a Summit “success manager” assigned to their schools and online support, all at no cost. Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. How do they draw that something is happening?”.