Education Leader Network Professional Development eBulletin
December 18th, 2013
for Leaders in Education 

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In This Issue
A World of Knowledge: 50 Different Views of Education
RTI and New Standards Annual Conference
A Little Humor Goes a Long Way...
The Leadership Challenge of a Lifetime
Create Powerful and Effective Professional Learning Communities Within Your District!
Deep Implementation: Change Practice, Get Results

21st Century Professional
Development By Design
No two districts are the same, that's why JK Thomas can customize your professional development and overall district improvement plan to your district's specific needs, budget, and circumstances. We provide you with all of the options, platforms, experts, resources, and guidance you need to implement and support your PLCs - and you choose what you want to use.

Ten Things that
Matter from
Assessment to Grading
by Tom Schimmer

Ten Things that Matter from Assessment to Grading outlines the big ideas of assessment so teachers can prioritize where to refine their practice. Structured in standalone, quick-read chapters, its flexible approach lets readers choose the material that matters most to them. Chapters tackle concepts such as descriptive feedback, differentiated instruction, student ownership and grading accuracy.

Instructional Leader on the Go...

Each PD eBulletin gives the busy district or school-level leader brief, practical, free, high quality learning opportunities in a variety of media formats.

A World of Knowledge:
50 Different Views of Education

Take a tour of 50 different views of education that somehow find a similar note: Education must change.

RTI and New Standards Annual Conference

January 25-26, 2014
Dena'ina Convention Center
Anchorage, AK

New standards have been adopted in Alaska, and similar standards have been adopted nationwide with the Common Core State Standards.  What are the implications within a RTI system? How do you align the new standards with evidence-based interventions?

Join us for the third annual Alaska RTI conference for a discussion of how to move forward with RTI and the new standards in your classroom, school or district.

A Little Humor Goes a Long Way...


"Christmas Jammies" Family Christmas Card Video Goes Viral


The Leadership
Challenge of a Lifetime
BLEgroup Thought Leadership Network

By the Spring of 2015 school district leaders across the nation will need to have achieved the most significant shift in educational practice in our lifetimes.

EVERYTHING needs to be revised . . .
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Instructional Practice
  • Assessment
  • Technology - Curriculum Integration

Bring a world of expertise
to your technology implementation plan . . .
BLEgroup Thought Leadership Network (over 150 successful technology implementation district leaders) provides planning, review, analysis and implementation support services to small and medium size school district leaders - when, where and how they want or need it. The BLEgroup Thought Leader Network can provide, articles, webinars, resources and the expertise of 150 Thought Leaders who can help you achieve your goals.

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