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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

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Ultimately Renton decided that the benefits outweighed the risks, and that this change would bring the district one step closer to its commitment to equity of access. Math class at Renton's Dimmitt Middle School | Credit: Renton Public Schools. Teachers frequently made requests for websites to be blocked or unblocked.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

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While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report. More important, the data entry can seem pointless when the outcomes aren’t applicable to the students.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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I believe the earlier we start with our students at the elementary level, they’ll become more proficient as they progress onto the secondary level. What if we said that the 4Cs were important and we measured and reported on that–I don’t know how we’d do that; that’s messier, that’s not black and white. We definitely need a shift.