Making Change Happen
Changing Paradigms: Sir Ken Robinson
31 days to become a better Ed Tech Leader (UK)
This is an excellent support tool by educational technology leader Terry Freedman. The project aims to guide the ed tech leader through a series of structured sessions in their own time and at their own pace over 31 days? As it's difficult to find a logical sequence through the posts, I've linked to a site search of the term "31 days to become a better ed tech leader".
2010 Horizon Report K-12
This report was produced in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as the most timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education anywhere. This, the second Horizon Report for the K-12 sector, seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on K-12 education. See also the 2010 Horizon Report: Australia- New Zealand Edition (post compulsory education), 2010 Horizon Report: Higher Education and 2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition.
Making change happen
US Department of Education. Research based education practices online. The mission of Making Change Happen is to translate research-based practices into practical tools to improve classroom instruction. Covers areas of data driven iimprovement, quality teaching, literacy, dropout prevention.
America's Promise Alliance
The Grad Nation Project is a 10-year campaign to mobilize the nation as never before to reverse the dropout crisis and enable our children to be prepared for success in college, work and life. It’s a call to action for concerned citizens, businesses, community leaders, policy makers, educators and the nation. Builds on the response to the documentary film Waiting for Superman - a view of the failing US education system.
The Future of Information Technology - K12
From CoSN (Consortium of School Networking), this document written by Robert J Moore has the subtitle How the Next Ten Years Will Fundamentally Change the Role of the K-12 CTO (Chief Technology Officer). It's a summary of a larger report about the role of the IT Department within K-12 education, cloud computing and virtualisation. Related article by Doug Johnson - Libraries in the Cloud.
Developing a Technology Vision Statement
This blog post by teacher librarian and technology and learning coach, Kim Cofina, documents the journey her school has taken in developing a technology vision statement. It's worth noting for those involved in developing the elearning journey within a school. Of particular note is the involvement of all stakeholders - teachers, students, administration and parents.
Learning Without Frontiers (podcasts)
A global platform for disruptive thinkers and practitioners from the education, digital media, technology and entertainment sectors who come together to explore how new disruptive technologies. Features people such as: Stephen Heppel, Tony Vicncent, Jimmy Wales and many others. Download to your portable audio device or listen online. Subscribe for updates.
