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Going to a Tech Conference? Make Sure to Focus on What Matters.

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Educators often go to professional development events, including technology conferences for a variety of reasons. For some, it is a rare opportunity to learn the latest in education and technology. Often, what gets lost in big tech conferences is a focus on inclusion and equity. That’s a problem.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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CoSN 2018: Expert Lays Out 6 Best Practices for Instructional Coaches

EdTech Magazine

Draper, the director of innovative learning at Alpine School District in Utah, offered six best practices in technology and instructional coaching Tuesday at CoSN’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. You need to have strong professional learning communities," Draper told the packed audience. "If Limit coaching focus. Engagement.

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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. But even more than having familiarity with the technology, educators in these schools overwhelmingly agreed that the professional learning opportunities provided by the initiative helped prepare them for their new learning environment.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

. - Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

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These conversations have the potential to shift mindsets about digital equity by focusing on changes that will better support students’ access to their education. Professional Learning. When we think about professional learning in this new era of education, it is not a linear process.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

One of libraries’ main goals has been to help children, many of whom have already missed out on a lot, stay engaged, reading and learning at a time when they can’t physically be in the building. At the American Library Association’s virtual conference in June, executive director Tracie D. Fellow school librarians!