Serious Play Conference
The Serious Play Conference, now in its 8th year, is a leadership conference for professionals who embrace the idea that games can revolutionize learning. Speakers, who come from all parts of the globe, share their experience creating or using games in the corporation, classroom, healthcare institution, government and military and offer tips on how to… Read More ›
New Tech Network Conference
The New Tech Network annual conference will take place in St. Louis, MO. This conference will feature unique networking techniques such as Braindate, where participants can interact with attendants who have the same interests through a digital platform. This conference will feature various keynotes, special events, and sessions dedicated to transforming teaching and learning. Host… Read More ›
SETDA Leadership Summit 2018
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Leadership Summit brings state educational leaders to the Washington D.C. area for PD. Participants include leaders from more than 40 state departments of education, including leaders in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development, and SETDA’s Private Sector Partners. This event is designed to foster in-depth dialogue… Read More ›
Games for Change Festival 2018
The Games for Change (G4C) 15th annual festival will highlight the groundbreaking work that has been done in the G4C community in the last decade and a half. Participants will discover what games will look like in the next 15 years. With over 1000+ attendees, the G4C Festival attracts professionals from academia, government, media &… Read More ›
ISTE 2018
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference & Expo brings together educators and education leaders for a learner-centered educational technology conference. The annual event attracts over 16,000 attendees and industry representatives, including teachers, technology coordinators, administrators, library media specialists, teacher educators and policymakers. Particpants will engage in hands-on learning, exchange ideas and network… Read More ›
JFF HORIZONS: A Vision for Economic Advancement
Join Jobs for the Future (JFF) at their annual conference Horizons to take a deep dive into the future of work and learning. At this national summit, participants will generate solutions that will improve America’s education and talent development systems to meet the needs of the rapidly changing economy. Horizons is the new name of JFF’s national summit—it’s… Read More ›
Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative 2018 Convening
Join JFF’s Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island on October 10th and 11th to share new evidence for student-centered practices, gain insights about what works and may be worthy of scaling, and advance the field’s attention to equity. In attendance will be the vanguard of leading researchers, educators,… Read More ›
Engaging Student Resistance as Part of Your Internal Early Warning System
This webinar aims to assist educators, school leaders, and district officials in identifying and fixing classroom- and school-level practices that can provoke student resistance and contribute to chronic absenteeism. Some of the key learning outcomes from this webinar are: Identify why a focus on student resistance will illuminate crucial factors that can influence chronic absenteeism… Read More ›
Using Common District Assessments as Formative Feedback
This webinar will feature the story of how Boston uses common district assessments as formative feedback. Boston Public Schools (BPS) wanted to assess student learning consistently across 125 different schools that have different curricula and pacing within each grade. They needed formative assessments that could address the variations and still provide comparable measurement. Mike Rubino,… Read More ›
Here’s What Happens When Every Student Gets a Personalized Learning Plan
This article was originally posted in EdSurge on April 19, 2018 High school sophomore Olivia Surdam thought she wanted to have a career in healthcare as a doctor or nurse, but after recognizing that her sensitive stomach would cause barriers for a career path in patient care, Surdam started considering other options with her advisory teacher.… Read More ›
6 Steps to Ensuring ILPs Better Support Inclusive Personalized Learning
In this article, authors Ace Parsi and Curtis Richards highlight the importance of individualized learning plans (ILPs) to increase engagement in school, especially for students with disabilities. Research shows that when implemented well, ILPs can lead to stronger academic goal-setting, self-efficacy, and motivation. The authors recommend the following key actions to ensure students with disabilities fully… Read More ›
From Vision to Reality: Personalized, Competency-Based Learning for All Kids
This report was written to help school districts take steps toward personalized, competency-based learning, and equip leaders with the following support to do this critical work. The report includes: Rationale for making the case for personalized, competency-based learning, including what it means and resources to support conversations in a learning community Guidance on crafting a… Read More ›