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Innovation and Impact: Key Highlights from 2024

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Every day, educators across the country work tirelessly to create safe, supportive spaces where students can thrive. Throughout 2024, we’ve been inspired by countless examples of schools seeking innovative ways to protect students while nurturing their growth.

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How to Navigate Your Biggest EdTech Challenges in the 2024-25 School Year

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For K-12 edtech leaders, the start of the 2024-25 school year brought some familiar pressures, like systems to deploy and staff to train. But they’re also navigating new priorities and edtech challenges, including AI integration, student mental health, and digital equity, all while ESSER funding begins to sunset.

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7 Essential Leadership Guidelines for Using Generative AI in Schools

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From concerns about cheating to students falling behind on essential skills, the initial reaction was extreme apprehension. In 2024, though, schools have started creating policies and guidelines for using generative AI with K-12 students. As the use of generative AI increases, so will the challenges for district leadership.

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Compliance Trends for K-12 Schools

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2024 saw a surge in compliance regulations for K12: student data privacy, parental rights, accessibility, and the rise of AI in schools.

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ISTELive News: Instructure Releases The EdTech Top 40

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Educators are using technology to boost student engagement, personalize learning and save time, but how do they know what’s making a difference? The report found that 32% of the tools on the 2024 Edtech Top 4 0 have published research that meets one of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) four tiers of evidence.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

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CoSN approached him to discuss the importance of data privacy and the different approaches towards creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring student data privacy. Protecting the data of students with disabilities is crucial for several reasons. 2024, January 23). link] Google for Education.

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Movers and Shakers—New Edtech District Leaders Take Position

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Phil Hintz has been approved by the D219 Board of Education as the next Chief Technology Officer for the 2023-2024 school year. Phil has led the charge for his district to develop and implement Student Data Privacy systems in the State of Illinois and recently presented at ISTELive22 on these protocols and processes.