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2024 National Educational Technology Plan Addresses Three Digital Divides

EdTech Magazine

Department of Education released the highly anticipated update to the National Educational Technology Plan Monday. The 2024 NETP focuses on closing the digital use, access and design divides. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a press release. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a press release.

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Invention Convention 2024 is coming

Ask a Tech Teacher

Signups for the annual Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention US Nationals start March 29, 2024 (that’s today–publication day for this article). Nationals 2024 will be held at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI on June 5-7, 2024. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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5 K–12 Ed Tech Trends to Follow in 2024

EdTech Magazine

K–12 education is on the precipice of change in 2024. Many K–12 institutions relied on this funding to sustain new educational technology programs, including providing devices to teachers and students. Additionally, the Office of Educational Technology is poised to release its updated National Education…

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The ESSER Funding Cliff: Sustaining IT Upgrades After 2024

EdTech Magazine

Distributions from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund helped schools acquire much-needed technologies. With that winding down in 2024, K–12 school leaders are worried about how they will sustain the essential IT upgrades they’ve made. The ESSER funding cliff presents risks.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

This session, featuring industry visionary Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape, explores practical ways for educators and instructional designers to impart these essential tactics onto students and trainees through manageable tweaks to curriculum, assessment, and technology. February 27th, 2024 at 11:00am PST, 2:00pm EST, 7:00pm GMT

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TCEA 2024: Schools Let Teachers Take the Lead in Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

At the 2024 TCEA convention and exposition Monday, instructional technology coaches from the district and supervisor Jason Bell explained how the grant helped the district adopt a one-to-one tablet program for its middle school students. With technology consistently in the hands of students…

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2024 National Education Technology Plan targets the digital divide

eSchool News

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “As