Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2015

The Future Ready movement – an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. These regional summits are designed to help school district leaders design and implement digital learning and teaching strategies to set students up to succeed in today’s increasingly tech-enabled world. Set priorities.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Strong leaders are essential for the developing and sustaining transitions to digital learning. The resulting Characteristics of Future Ready Leadership describes the policies and practices used by successful Future Ready district leaders. Practices from schools in eight districts were captured on 50 videos.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

New project highlights critical role school librarians play in supporting Future Ready goals. Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Future Ready librarians embrace change and innovation in education,” said Ray. “As

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Murray Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. He is most passionate about creating cultures of innovation where teachers are empowered to create the types of learning experiences today’s modern learners need to thrive.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Frank Smith School leaders gather for orientation on nationwide digital-learning efforts, in conjunction with ConnectED. Bandwidth Management Funding Leadership Management Mobile Broadband Mobility Networking Wireless'

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2017

Change is inevitable, and while it’s important to design lessons with an end result in mind, it’s difficult to prepare students for a future that doesn’t exist yet. In the recent edWebinar, “ The Future Ready Challenge: Improve Student Outcomes in 18 Weeks ,” hosted by edWeb.net , Dr. L. Next page: The last future ready tip).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

“For personalized learning to thrive, principals must create a culture of innovation that brings together students, teachers, administrators, parents and the community to share a vision for an improved learning experience.”. For extra help, FRS has created tutorial videos.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As digital learning transforms education across the country, how can board members ensure that their policies and budget decisions support digital learning opportunities and the robust infrastructure needed to support it? Know If Your Infrastructure Is Future Ready. Understand Why High Speeds Matter.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

Today, Future Ready Schools (FRS)—led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed)—announced Future Ready Technology Leaders™ (FRS Tech Leaders)—the latest expansion of the FRS initiative—aimed at empowering school and district technology leaders to better connect their practices, policies, and procedures to educational innovation in schools.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

FETC has announced a partnership with Future Ready Schools

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As digital learning transforms education across the country, how can board members ensure that their policies and budget decisions support digital learning opportunities and the robust infrastructure needed to support it? Know If Your Infrastructure Is Future Ready. Understand Why High Speeds Matter.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2015

Future Ready is a free, bold new effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship. Follow us on Twitter @edWebnet to learn about upcoming webinars and special events! community, presenter Thomas C.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Today, that means supporting students with high-quality learning technologies that provide new opportunities otherwise not possible with textbooks alone. It means empowering teachers through professional development and learning communities. And it means equipping schools with the infrastructure to sustain digital learning.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2023

Following his graduate research at Columbia University, Tom began writing and speaking nationally about his practical experiences teaching and iterating blended learning models.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 16, 2015

As a coalition partner in the Future Ready Schools initiative, we’re excited to share that the regional summit dates and locations have been announced! District teams that attend the summits will come away with a concrete plan of action for creating a digitally connected school district. March 2-3 – Baltimore, MD.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Such leadership is foundational to creating Future Ready Schools.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

This is the first in a series of posts that examine how schools and districts are planning for and implementing digital learning efforts. In November of 2014, President Obama challenged district superintendents to sign the Future Ready Pledge. What does it mean to be a Future Ready School?

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In conjunction with the seventh annual Digital Learning Day , Future Ready Schools (FRS), an initiative of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), released a new guide for school districts interested in using “blended learning” to support their approach to instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2015

Advice for districts seeking to become better at digital teaching and learning. Being Future Ready is about more than just signing a pledge or attending an event. From that ISTE panel, here are several takeaways Future Ready-minded leaders should bear in mind. The pledge alone is toothless.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

FRS (Future Ready Schools). This is a resource rich program supported by the non-profit Alliance for Excellent Education , and is specifically designed to offer districts an actionable, stepped program that they can follow to become a “future-ready school”. iNACOL (International Association of K-12 Online Learning).

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2015

Earlier this week, 43 school district leadership teams from states up and down the West coast and Hawaii gathered together on May 4 and 5 at the Computer History Museum in northern California for this year’s seventh Future Ready Schools Regional Summit.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

Portions of this post are adapted from the Future Ready Schools website with permission. The evolution of the Internet allows anyone with access the ability to communicate, collaborate, acquire information, and learn with anyone, at anytime, and from anywhere. Digital Leadership and Future Ready Recently the U.S.

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techlearning

MARCH 23, 2018

Recently, Milford and East Bridgewater School Districts collaborated on district-wide digital learning days that provided successful and impactful learning experiences for staff. Often those not in the classroom are quite impressed by the technology and the learning that’s happening. What do they already know?

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 3, 2016

Creating Cultures of Innovation in Future Ready Schools, EduTalkRadio , Link. Future of Education Technology Conference ( FETC ) Reveals 2017 Advisory Board, FETC , Link. ISTE Identifies 7 Traits of Digital Learners, Center for Digital Education, Link. Digital Equity: The Road Ahead, Digital Learning Day Live!

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 7, 2015

At the end of March, the most recent Future Ready Summit kicked off in Atlanta. More than 150 school and district leaders heard from education and technology experts, discussed what a “future ready” school looks like, and networked with other educators from around the region. There’s no single answer. What is school for?

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RafranzDavis.com

OCTOBER 26, 2015

When I interviewed for my current role, I had to create a presentation and present on what being Future Ready meant to Lufkin. It was and still is a culture of ideas, learning and growth created to support the global preparedness of our students and teachers. This is undeniably great thing.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

We then leverage evidence-based rubrics to observe leadership and instructional practices while collecting artifacts to provide evidence of effective digital learning and innovative professional practice. As a Future Ready Schools coalition partner , ICLE can scale services to support a district's digital transformation.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Bart Rocco. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Future Ready Schools ® Invites You to a Participate in a Webinar. Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K–6 Classroom. Tom Murray , Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools ® , Alliance for Excellent Education. More here: (Note: The webinar will be archived on the same URL after the event.).

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