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How Technology Helps Social-Emotional Learning Flourish

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Social-emotional learning (SEL) and technology might not seem like natural partners. But, according to the presenters in the edWebinar, “ Social-Emotional Learning: Leveraging Technology to Care for All,” sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , technology is an essential part of their programs.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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When planning for and evaluating professional learning opportunities, the presenters recognized that technology enables teachers to be engaged in sustained social learning with their mentors and peers. The CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation report identified “technology vs. the pedagogy gap” as a hurdle to innovation in schools.

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Getting Whole Community Buy-in for 1:1 Technology Initiatives

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Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Next, once the mission is clear, leaders should work with the tech team and teachers to ensure that the technology will meet those goals. In fact, every message about the technology should be focused on the students and their needs.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

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In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (the 2021 winner) and Santa Fe Public Schools, NM (the 2020 winner) presented their keys to success. Her experience has allowed her to marry the technology and the educational services departments.

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Lead for Digital Equity with These Community Engagement Strategies

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We ask applicants to describe how they provide leadership on digital equity, build community, implement technology, and develop public and private partnerships that impact sustainable programming,” he said. Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

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Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

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When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Tech Enablers. Looking Forward. The world has changed.