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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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Dr. Marczak leads trainings across Tennessee in district and principal professional development, SMART goal implementation, professional learning communities, and the impact of social media on the superintendency. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

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Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL), stated, “We were not as prepared as we could have been to have made that shift in terms of our practices and pedagogy.” CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Digital Transformation and Innovation in Rural School Districts

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Bringing staff, students, and families along required these rural districts to add instructional technology positions, train and support teachers, and educate the local and school communities on the importance of linking their students’ education with their future employment opportunities. Matthew Dillon is a native of Columbia, Mississippi.

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

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Show stakeholders that when investing in technology, you need to examine all costs from the impact on bandwidth to teacher training and student-home access. But since the tech keeps upgrading and evolving, teachers need to receive ongoing training on how to best use the resources to support their students.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

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Online training is useful to get staff up to speed on current legislation and trends, but face-to-face meetings, like working with a technology coach, are imperative to ensuring each student’s needs are met. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students.

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Charting a New Path for Strategic Edtech Planning

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Enhanced teacher training: Professional development has always been a part of edtech initiatives, but there’s a difference between leading small group projects within the same classroom and coordinating them between students at home. Some are also becoming de facto internet service providers as they try to provide WiFi accessibility.

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The Technological Transformation of Districts to Benefit All Learners

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Dr. Schuler noted a decreased need to have everyone come to a single location for a meeting or training session, which in turn decreased the need to pay for substitute teachers. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Dr. Carol L.