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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

I believed technology would be powerful for our scholars and I wanted everyone to have access to it, but only one student in the entire school signed up for the program. Sometimes it’s just a way to excite students, to immerse them in a different perspective or experience than they might otherwise have access to. We can (and will!)

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders. For edtech to fulfill this potential, school system leaders need to better understand how to center equity in edtech-related decisions.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. Please share in the comments section.

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices – Free Webinar

The CoolCatTeacher

They know how to do distance learning. In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face to face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. She received her M.Ed.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation. hands-on basic training, on-demand how-to videos, etc.)

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303: Social Justice in Schools with Dr. Charles A. Barrett

The Thinking Stick

Barrett to dive deeper into his book: Social Justice in Schools A Framework for Equity in Education Our conversation explores: Ensuring equitable access to key opportunities Centering Relationships Reflecting on how to build community Find your copy: Via this link Learn about our special guest Charles A.

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Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades

eSchool News

Our students are spread across 31 elementary schools, two pre-K schools, and seven secondary schools. Springfield Public Schools is fortunate enough to be a 1:1 district that provides Microsoft student laptops for everyone, giving all students access to Office 365.

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