eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2022

June 17, 2022— The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently presented Ayana Askew, a 2022 graduate of Virginia’s Norfolk Public Schools, with the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice. Ayana demonstrates a remarkable commitment to her studies, her advocacy work, and her community.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 29, 2011

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

The 2022 SSA Administrator Scholarship recipients, who will be formally presented with a $1,000 check by Curriculum Associates during an upcoming school event, were scored by SSA’s Awards and Scholarships Committee, composed of former local school superintendents. To learn more about SSA, visit [link]. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

When our presentations and our writing and our speaking and our advocacy focus primarily on ways that OER alleviate the cost problem, we’re actually doing exactly what publishers want. Materials inevitably speak from a single perspective, and multiple viewpoints cannot be integrated directly into materials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And so, yes, I’ve kind of started very quickly after accepting the award for Instructional Technologist of the Year, then TCEA – as many of our state affiliates has a strong advocacy arm for educational opportunities here in Texas. Anyway, my presentation … I kind of built it around, “What We’re Meant to Be.”

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