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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

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Edtech is a vital precursor to “work tech”—the tools that today’s students will need to leverage in college, career training and eventually the workplace. Five factors currently drive this demand for improving the quality and scalability of education technology: Higher academic standards nationwide. Static state budgets.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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And before that, an advisor for Future Ready Schools and has moderated and presented numerous Future Ready’s Summits and Institutes. He has been recognized by EdScoop (EdTech Hero, 2017), SETDA (Leader of the Year, 2013), and Common Sense Media (Educator of the Year, 2012).

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1EdTech and Common Good Learning Tools Launch Major Upgrade to Database of State Learning Standards

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The ultimate objective of CASE (1EdTech’s Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange ® specification) is to make it easier, more accurate, and less expensive for edtech suppliers to align resources and tools with state and district academic standards, therefore allowing educators to find resources that better support their needs.

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Magic of the Everyday: Southern CA Educators Share 10 Best Teaching, Technology Practices

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Many districts have signed the Future Ready Pledge , but what comes next? First Comes Plans, Then Comes (Effective) PD Stephanie Avera, secondary TOSA, and John Morgan, Director of EdTech, of Capistrano Unified School District decided it was time to rethink technology PD.