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It’s Time Edtech Conferences Stopped Ignoring Equity and Race

Edsurge

The typical edtech conference buzzes with gadgetry, infrastructure and new ways to engage students. But when was the last time you hear someone talk about racism or digital equity? We are both tech-centric educators who attend many conferences each year. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that—the world needs both.

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3 Takeaways from the Inaugural Digital Learning Annual Conference

Education Superhighway

Seven years ago, a wide-scale digital learning conference was unheard of because the majority of school districts across the country weren’t equipped with the infrastructure or technology to implement a robust digital curriculum. We’re looking forward to DLAC20!

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

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When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? These are very tangible improvements that also help ensure learning continues after class.

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Change Needed Today to Prepare for Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

For over 20 years the Model Schools Conference has provided educators with a learning experience driven by the districts, schools, and educators who have closed the achievement gap. Connections will then be made to how we can begin to transform spaces in our schools to improve student-learning outcomes.

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Elevating Innovation – SULS0205

Shake Up Learning

Also, gain insights into the upcoming Elevating Innovation Virtual Conference taking place next month, promising exciting opportunities for professional development. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. The free virtual conference takes place on November 7th, 2023, from 11 AM to 4 PM.

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Nonprofit News Literacy Project Welcomes Former Educator as CEO, With Plans to Expand

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How are we ever going to bridge the digital divide—the digital abyss—if we have different realities of a pandemic, of the outcome of an election, of a war in Ukraine with Russia?” One effort is to help more states adopt media literacy requirements, as Texas and Illinois have done.

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From Hotspots to School Bus Wi-Fi, Districts Seek Out Solutions to ‘Homework Gap’

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on Thursday, at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference. Travis Litman, the chief of staff and senior legal advisor for Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC commissioner who coined the term “homework gap,” emphasized the growing urgency of addressing the digital divide.

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