Educational Resources & Tech Tools 12/17/2015

• 5 Issues Every ‘Future Ready’ School Leader Must Address | EdSurge News

  • Educators must embrace equity as a fundamental value for students, teachers, parents and other members of the community. A commitment and a dedication to equity is a necessary step in creating a safe culture and learning environment for teachers and all students.
  • five million of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband while at home.
  • Coined “The Homework Gap”, (although truly about connectivity and not homework), this disparity means that many of the children sitting in our classrooms lose connectivity the moment they step out of our doors.
  • Future Ready leaders should model high-quality professional learning and create a myriad of opportunities for educators to be empowered to own their learning.
  • The Edcamp “unconference” model works for many educators as personalized professional development, as they are charge of creating discussion topics and choosing which sessions to attend.
  • Collaborative leaders leverage a diverse staff by utilizing the collective strengths of all involved to create authentic learning opportunities for all kids.

• 7 of The Best Books on How to Improve Your Presentation Skills ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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