Policy & Leadership
Exciting changes are taking place in education, requiring sound policy and strong leadership that focuses school technology-use on instruction and equity. This toolkit is designed to help school leaders evaluate current policies and considers what might be necessary in order to keep pace in this rapidly evolving world.



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News The 2019 Horizon Report is HereThe 2019 Horizon Report is here, profiling key trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology. |
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Blog Invention versus Innovation: What Does it Mean for Education?Inventing can fill a need, a void, or be an effective strategy for desired results. Innovating? Not so much. |
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Blog Pushing Beyond Future-Ready: Creating a Bold Context for K-12 LibrariesRethinking the school library means being bold and thinking in disruptive directions. The question is: in what direction? David Jakes gives you four ways to jumpstart your thinking. |
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News Transform Teaching with the New SHI Digital Transformation ToolkitThe new Digital Transformation Toolkit —sponsored by SHI—provides vital information on the essential components of digital transformation in today’s schools and districts. |
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News Education Week’s Quality Counts 2018 Report is HereEvery year Education Week provides a top-to-bottom ranking of the nation's school systems on a state-by-state basis. See for yourself to how your state fared. |
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Blog Product vs. Process?A key element of school improvement is that learning should be more authentic. But is this a perspective that should be rethought? |
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Blog Standing in LineBeing innovative means different things to different people. David Jakes explains why process without product isn't innovative. |
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Blog Systemic Maturity RequiredThe "real work" when implementing technology is about engaging the entire system in creating new realities that best serve learners, communities and economies. |
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Blog The Road Less TraveledImmediate gratification is the rule of the day. Understanding that purposeful change takes time, commitment, trial, error, practice and reflection is essential for real school transformation. |
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Blog Triage for the Perfect StormIt is possible to intercept and intervene in this crisis – to stop it in its tracks and begin rapid engagement of education leaders with business and industry to create the robust ed-tech, personalized, constructivist 21st century environments sorely needed in our country. School leaders unite, step up, take action and make the necessary decisions!! It is within our reach. |