With the last bell of the year, school and district leaders from coast to coast begin thinking ahead and planning for what is to come.…
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Building Strong Partnerships to Support Digital Learning
This blog is reposted with permission from Ohio’s Department of Education’s Extra Credit Blog by Stephanie Donofoe Meeks on May 23, 2019. How many of…
Read MoreGetting to know Future Ready Ohio — An Introduction to the Framework and Available Resources
Ohio recently hosted its first Future Ready Schools Institute, which I was lucky enough to attend. Prior to the institute, my knowledge of Future Ready was limited…
Read MoreWhat does #FutureReady mean really?
In November, 2014 I was one of a hundred superintendents invited to kick off the Future Ready initiative at the White House. I remember it…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean To Be a Lakota Future Ready Teacher?
Last fall when Lakota Local Schools Superintendent, Matthew Miller, signed the Future Ready Pledge, the district’s instructional coaches went to work. Using the Future Ready…
Read MoreCollaborating, Curating, and OER: BCPS School Librarian and Teacher Partnerships
The Future Ready Librarians (FRL) framework supports our continuing efforts to develop purposeful partnerships between school librarians and teachers and to connect our school libraries…
Read MoreBrehm Preparatory School Youth Business Fair
Brehm Preparatory School hosted our first ever Youth Business Fair on Saturday, May 5th. Brehm students developed a brand, created a product or service, built…
Read MoreIndiana Graduation Pathways Must Lead to Evidence of College and Career Readiness Competencies
The Indiana State Board of Education has recently approved new graduation pathway requirements for students. Indiana school districts may adopt pathways as early as next…
Read MoreFuture Ready with a Library Voice
This is blog is a repost from Jamie Locklin’s Blog. I came into my current position as the Director of Digital Learning three years ago.…
Read MoreFRS Student Voice: Educational Change
The FRS Student Voice is a blog series to that provides a forum for students to share how they have been impacted by their leaders…
Read MoreAn Interview with CAO of Downingtown School District, Matt Friedman
About Downingtown Area School District % Free and Reduced Lunch: 10.51% # of Staff: 925 Certified Staff # of Students: close to 13,000 active…
Read MoreA Rural District in Western Illinois Embraces Optimism and Change
This blog post is written by high school senior, Whitney Koss, and is reposted from Rural School Collaborative. When thinking of a small town school, it’s common…
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