Digital Learning & Technology
Education 3.0
In today’s global economy, the workplace consists of people working in small groups to creatively solve problems with digital information tools, often collaborating with colleagues half way around the globe. Renowned educator and technology expert James Lengel, author of the … Continue
Social Media for School Leaders
Brian Dixon, author of Social Media for School Leaders, joins us to talk about how social media plays an essential role in helping school leaders to keep students, teachers, and the entire school community engaged in the educational process. Continue
Five Free Tech Tools to Help You Get Organized
Time management expert Dr. Frank Buck joins us to discuss five free technology tools that he recommends for all busy school leaders. Early on in his own career as a school administrator, Frank realized how important it was for school leaders to be organized and manage their time well and for the past ten years he has shared his ideas on the subject as a consultant and through his books. Continue
I Bought an iPad, Now What?
with Jared Covili
Jared Covili, a professional development expert at the Utah Education Network, has some great tips for us this month for using iPads as a creation and presentation tool for teachers and students, as a great way to help teachers manage the classroom, and as a productivity tool for school leaders. Continue
21st Century Skills Are Essential Skills
with Eric Sheninger
Integrating 21st century skills remains an elusive goal for most school districts, despite the fact that these are the essential skills that students need today to succeed in college and careers. Eric Sheninger, principal at New Milford High School in New Milford, NJ joins us to discuss what schools can do to change this situation and the benefits of doing so. Continue
Moving Schools and Districts Towards 21st Century Learning
with Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill
What does a 21st century school look like and what should school leaders be doing to get there? Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Learning Officer, respectively, at EdLeader 21, join us to address that topic and talk about where schools are in terms of teaching the critical skills students need to succeed in a globalized world. Continue
Social Media and the Six Pillars of Leadership 2.0
with Eric Sheninger
Eric Sheninger outlines his Six Pillars of Leadership 2.0 in this segment and explains how social media can help school leaders to improve communications and public relations, create a brand for your school or district, enable professional growth and development, enhance student engagement and learning, and create new opportunities for schools and students. Continue
School Leaders and Social Media
A large number of school leaders remain reluctant to use social media either as a communication tool or in the classroom, but as Howard Johnston, co-author of the book, The School Leaders Guide to Social Media, explains, all school leaders need to embrace the use of social media and tap into its true potential in education. Continue
Using Free Technology to Bring 21st Century Skills Into the Classroom
Professional development expert Jared Covili, author of the new book, Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning, describes the wide array of free Google technologies available to schools and explains how to use them to encourage teaching 21st century skills. Continue
Modeling and Building 21st Century Skills for School Leaders
with Jonathan Costa
For school leaders who are looking to move towards digital learning for all students, the first step must be for you to be a model of that change. With that in mind, Jonathan Costa, author of Digital Learning for All, Now joins us to talk about the six essential 21st century skills. Continue
One-to-One On a Budget: Moving From Print to Digital
Technology expert Jonathan Costa, the director of school and program services for a regional education service center in Litchfield, CT joins us once again this month. In this segment, he explains that getting equipment into schools is really just the … Continue
The School Leader’s Guide To One-to-One On a Budget
Technology expert Jonathan Costa, the director of school and program services for a regional education service center in Litchfield, CT discusses transitioning from a world of print to one-to-one digital learning and explains not only why schools need to make … Continue
Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction
with Bryan Hassel
In this segment, Bryan Hassel, co-author of the recent report, “Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction,” provides us with a look at what teaching will increasingly look like as digital tools become more commonplace and why teacher effectiveness in … Continue
Prioritizing Digital Fluency For Students and Teachers
In this month’s digital learning segment, we talk with Stephanie Sandifer, an educational technology expert and author of the bestselling book, Wikis for School Leaders. Continue
Developing Effective Internet Safety Education
with Nancy Willard
Starting in July 2012, schools that receive E-Rate and other technology funds from the federal government must certify that they not only provide instruction in Internet safety but have an Internet safety policy. Nancy Willard, one of the country’s foremost … Continue
Six Reasons Why Ed Leaders Should Encourage Kids To Bring Their Own Devices to School
with Tom Vander Ark
Many technology experts are urging schools across the country to allow students to bring their own digital devices to school and use them in the classroom. A growing number of schools are slowing warming to the idea and are having … Continue
Blended Learning: Disrupting the Traditional Classroom
with Heather Staker
Blended learning — where students take online courses, but also learn in an adult-supervised school environment for at least part of the time — is growing rapidly. Heather Staker, a Senior Research Fellow at the Innosight Institute and the author … Continue
Flipping the Classroom
with Salman Khan
Salman Khan is turning the teaching of math upside down with his concept of simple video explanations, which kids watch and learn from outside of class, and homework and problem solving, which they do in class. Khan’s methods are being … Continue
10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning
with Bob Wise
Bob Wise, former governor of West Virginia and head of the Alliance for Excellent Education, is behind a major new initiative to make digital learning a significant part of all school curricula. In this update, Wise outlines the "10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning" that he believes all schools must incorporate if we are to better prepare students, while addressing budgetary and teacher shortfalls. Continue
An Update On 21st Century Learning Skills
While schools talk about the importance of preparing students for the 21st century, technology expert Ian Jukes explains that we are still not equipping our students to be able to function in that world. In this update, he reiterates the five key 21st century skills that our schools must teach students if they are to be successful. Continue