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What Do You Need to Sustain a Culture of Powerful Learning that Leverages Technology?

Digital Promise

What learning looks like and how it is delivered has changed forever. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the inequitable access to technology and broadband, particularly for students who have been traditionally marginalized. A clear, inclusive, and easily accessible transformation plan. Support for parents and caregivers.

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Creating Conditions for Powerful Technology Use

Digital Promise

Namely, this was the first formal introduction of competency-based professional learning through micro-credentials in Puerto Rico. Our new case study report highlights the effectiveness and impact of professional learning support for technology integration and use, including competency-based micro-credentials, for educators.

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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Results of a recent survey of educators at participating schools conducted by our partner Westat agreed with Lubas’ sentiment, showing that prior experience integrating technology into learning made the shift to distance learning smoother. “The

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Developing Data-Driven Equity Practices and Partnerships

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Preparations to ensure the virtual academy provided an equitable education for all students were based in part on data that revealed approximately 60% of student households only had cell phone access to the internet, rather than broadband access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. About the Presenter.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

“The idea was that Rachel would lead me in a craft that I didn’t know how to do, so the kids get the dynamic back-and-forth of someone learning how to do something,” said Hunter, who is the youth services librarian. “We And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . all of which is happening online.

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Leveraging the Cloud to Address District Challenges

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An IT leadership survey from cosn.org lists the top three IT priorities in K-12 education as cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity, data security, and budgets. The cloud is commonly used for offsite backup, which provides easy access to backup data wherever needed. So, what is the cloud? He holds a B.A Join the Community.

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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They also implemented a process that provides planning, professional learning, and ongoing guidance so every school can experience the transformational power of technology. Safari Books.

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