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Go Deeper with Digital Learning at CoSN

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Christina Quattrocchi, staff writer, EdSurge, has written a fabulous article on the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking’s conference.

“While the edtech glitterati nurse their hangovers from SXSWedu next week, Chief Technology Officers, Instructional Technology Directors and Superintendents will meet at the 17th annual Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) conference. This year, CoSN will bring together 900 district tech leaders to Atlanta to talk shop over mobile technology, personalized learning, data and privacy, and the new kid on the edtech buzzword block: Deeper Learning.

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Professional Capital as Accountability

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A recent paper by Michael Fullan, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, and Andy Hargreaves has been published by the Education Policy Analysis Archives as one of their ‘Special Series’.

This paper seeks to clarify and spells out the responsibilities of policy makers to create the conditions for an effective accountability system that produces substantial improvements in student learning, strengthens the teaching profession, and provides transparency of results to the public. The authors point out that U.S. policy makers will need to make a major shift from a heavy reliance on external accountability and superficial structural solutions (e.g.,

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Michael Fullan Joins Edsby Board of Directors

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Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) March 04, 2015

Renowned educational researcher Dr. Michael Fullan has joined the board of directors of Edsby®, developers of an innovative learning management system built for K-12 school districts that engages teachers, parents and students using modern technologies.

Dr. Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, he advises policymakers and local leaders around the world. Dr.

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Topic Video: The Role of the Principal

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Use the group to the change the group! Today’s principals don’t work in isolation—they collaborate and learn within their school and among other schools. The principal of today is a system player who integrates internal and external development and participation in ALL schools. The traditional role and perception of principals as a ‘go-to’ for problems and as micro-managers is passé.

This is topic video 8 of 22.

Topic video 9 will be posted Thursday, March 5th.

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Topic Video: Leadership at All Levels

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Leadership at ALL levels of the system—school, district, and state— is essential for reform to happen. Getting the lion’s share of these three groups focused on compatible agendas, building capacity, and developing other leaders who can carry on is the key to sustainability.

This is topic video 7 of 22.

Topic video 8 will be posted Thursday, February 26th.

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Topic Video: Positive Pressure—All Children Can Learn

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A lot of people pay lip service to the notion that all children can learn, but if you look at the evidence, too many students are not graduating from high school. In this video we review the role of pressure and support so that all children DO learn.

This is topic video 6 of 22.

Topic video 7 will be posted Thursday, February 19th.

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