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Let’s Talk Data: 22 SXSWedu Sessions Getting It Right

By: Margaret Roth. This year’s SXSWedu lineup offers a wide range of conversations diving into new realities facing education and learning. And, they all boil down to one thing: the transcendent future of data. Here's 22 SXSWedu sessions getting data right, for all the right reasons.

16 minutes ago by Guest Author

Leadership

Facilitating Systems Change

By: Lydia Dobyns. How do school networks lead through systems change? Lydia writes about her experience as the leader at New Tech Network and what they've learned about large systems change to create better public schools for all students.

an hour ago by Guest Author

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How to Transform Convoluted Documents into Accessible School Report Cards

We're excited that the My School Information Design Challenge worked, but re-imagining the way stakeholders consume and interact with school information continues to present a huge opportunity. States are now in the drivers seat!

yesterday by Guest Author

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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.

yesterday by Guest Author

The “Hack” Mindset for School-Wide Change

By Sally Madsen. Sally shares the comfort IDEO and Stanford’s d.school have with systemic challenges that call for organizational change and culture change. Just like designing a product, where a team creates dozens of small, quick and cheap prototypes on the path to developing the optimal product, a nimble and itera...

2 days ago by Guest Author

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K12 Inc.

K12 Inc. is leading the transformation to individualized learning as the nation's foremost provider of technology-powered online solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school.

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The Power of Personal Relationship in Personalized Learning

By Cara Thorpe. How can we extend the success of personalized learning beyond the school day? Cara shares practical advice for making the decision on the best after-school learning option for students.

3 days ago by Guest Author

Leadership

Growing Leaders, Growing Capacity: Discovery Education’s Digital Leader Corps

By: Karen Beerer. This digital transformation represents a tremendous paradigm shift for school systems. In many cases, school administrators are seeking to build the capacity of teacher-leaders to support this innovative change movement. In response to this growing need Discovery Education created the Digital Leader ...

5 days ago by Guest Author