Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? Then we should respect that decision. I advocate for CC BY.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. One of the newer buildings on the school’s campus hasn’t been painted since it was built in 2006. “We should be spending more than any other state because we have more poverty — significantly more poverty.”.

Elementary 57

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 57

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With their school library media coordinators, the district focused on professional learning communities whose task was to create a district alignment for the digital information and literacy skills. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Amanda Karhuse has served as the director of advocacy for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) since 2006. Jon received his JD from the Northwestern University School of Law and his BA from Colgate University. Currently, Amanda serves as President of NCTET.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Everyone needs to have the same level of attention to protecting student information. And while a breach may not always steal something as valuable as a social security number, even getting students’ names, addresses, and dates of birth can give a criminal enough information to steal an identity. About the Host.

BYOD 97

BYOD System Data Advocacy 97

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

While there is no substitute to having an attorney or special education director focused on special education legislation, there are additional services that can keep the flow of information coming. Websites can be fantastic tools for providing equitable access to educational information as long as they are coded properly.

Accessibility 56

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 56

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Also needed are trauma-informed and trauma-skilled schools so that teachers are prepared to work with students who may have experienced severe hardships as well as learning loss. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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Guidelines Trends BYOD Data 92

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Filter information coming into buildings and to school email addresses. School leaders should have a plan for each system: how the information is backed up, how to shut down the affected system and disengage it from the network, and how and what recovery will look like.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whenever students are entering usernames, passwords, and other personal information, the administration needs to have extra protections. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Email threads often create confusion.

Online Assessments 52

Online Assessments Assessment Student Data Privacy BYOD 52

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Schools have valuable information to protect for both students and employees. Lilly explained that his schools, for instance, have frequent administrative access audits to ensure they can’t see information, like social security numbers, they shouldn’t. Of course cyber security is necessary in education.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Coaches, for instance, might have sensitive health information, and clerical staff input student data constantly.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Leaders need to decide who needs to know what information, how much they need to know, and the best way to share that information. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy PowerMyLearning 40

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

The detailed data helps administrators make informed purchasing decisions. Working at the highest level in the nation including the Association for School Business and CoSN, she’s the information technology content leader, CoSN’s SMART Education Network by Design (SEND) advisor and a member of CoSN’s Policy committee.

EdTech 40

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

That person then disseminates information as needed to principals, teachers, etc. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Step 1: Stay current with federal and state legislation.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2016

Community/ecological psychology , alluded to throughout our description of how to address the needs of the entire family, provides valuable information concerning prevention of family problems, building networks of social support and empowerment through advocacy efforts. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 9, 3-14. Horner, R.H.,

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

With 18 years of library management experience, David earned his master’s degree in library and information science from Dominican University in 1995, and his bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 1989. CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gather stakeholder information every way possible. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. This is especially important because the tech will change over the lifecycle of the plan.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Mobile Learning BYOD iPad 40

edWeb.net

JULY 31, 2019

Moreover, now that almost all of a school’s information—from student grades to employee information to building finances—is digital, districts need to make access a high priority. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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BYOD Data Software Training 43

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. Specific queries were repeatedly answered with claims that the information was unavailable or would take dozens of hours to obtain.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

They were among 450 students, teachers, preachers, child advocates and social justice activists from across the country who gathered for the Children’s Defense Fund’s 23rd Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. The bill was passed into law in 2006 and became effective in 2011.

Learning 79

Learning Advocacy Report Social Media 79

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yet Carter would not provide the names of those institutions whose approval for GI Bill money was withdrawn because of consumer complaints, and the agency has not responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for them. “At At this point, schools are often still able to operate with impunity, and veterans are being scammed.”.

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Report Outcomes Company Training 73

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

Families who earn more than poverty-level wages but still live on a subsistence budget account for about 33 million American households, according to Laura Bruno, a spokesperson for United for ALICE , a research and advocacy organization focused on America’s working poor. Credit: Photo: Lillian Mongeau/Hechinger Report.

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System Accessibility Report Policies 131