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The New Librarian: Using advocacy to promote leadership

March 30, 2018 by Margaret Cole

As innovation coordinator for instructional technology, information & library media at Parkway School District in St. Louis, Missouri, Bill Bass has long demonstrated his commitment to 21st-century learning.…

The New Librarian: How I created a makerspace

January 28, 2020March 20, 2018 by Todd Burleson

As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…

Want to be a stronger digital leader?

February 22, 2018 by Eric Sheninger

In a rapidly changing world, educators have been forced to self-examine and come to terms with approaches that are inefficient and irrelevant–from outmoded ways of setting up classrooms…

5 ways to move to personalized, competency-based education

February 7, 2018 by Laura Ascione

A new report from iNACOL examines five key issues that could help improve the future of U.S. K-12 education, according to the authors. In the report, the authors…

There are not enough moonshots taken in education

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 by Samuel Mormando

I am extremely lucky to work in an organization that sets enormously high standards and one that accepts disequilibrium as part of the change process. I'm also well…

4 exciting trends that will define the 2018 education industry

November 30, 2017 by Ricky Ye, PhD

The education industry saw so many notable, significant changes this past year–from an increased focus on augmented reality and other visual technologies to make learning come alive, to…

6 paths to innovation under ESSA

October 13, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a marked departure from its much-maligned predecessor, No Child Left Behind, and it puts much more power in states' hands.…