Advocacy, Data and Libraries

Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our overall objective was to expand access to literacy and use real-world data in curating and individualizing collections to better serve the needs of the district’s highly diverse student population. A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections of the Lexington Public Library that serves our local area.

Data

Data Advocacy Libraries eBook

Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Districts

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Data privacy, a multi-stakeholder priority for school systems, touches every aspect of operations. To provide safe learning environments, district leaders must stay abreast of data privacy regulations at the state and federal levels. Legal issues around data privacy can be overwhelming for the school community.

Guidelines

Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook

5 Critical Guidelines for Student Data Privacy

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. While school counsel may have general knowledge of FERPA and other federal laws, most aren’t data privacy experts. If not, help them find a tool that meets the goal and complies with the school’s data privacy policy.

Student Data Privacy

Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook

Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time. I know, from the data we collected, that these interfaces were used, heavily used. website evolution. website evolution.

Libraries

Libraries OER Wiki Strategy

Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-maintained digital library enhances productivity and allows you to focus more on learning and less on logistics. Middle school social studies teacher Erin Merrill implemented a system where students use a data notebook to track their mastery of specific standards.

Study

Study Tools Groups Digital Citizenship

Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

Data

Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training

Advocacy Group to DOJ: Cengage-McGraw Hill Merger Could Create a ‘Platform Monopoly’ in Education

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

An open-access advocacy group on Wednesday sent a formal filing to the U.S. Cengage and McGraw-Hill’s proposed merger is a step toward forming a monopoly over higher education data." —The Cengage and McGraw-Hill’s proposed merger is a step toward forming a monopoly over higher education data,” it argues.

Advocacy

Advocacy Groups Pearson Education

Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

Survey data from fall 2023 — around the time that providers in other states began to feel the strain of stabilization funds disappearing — shows that the early care and education field in Massachusetts has rebounded. The pieces are starting to come together now,” Brown says. “It It all has to come together for it to work.”

Education

Education Advocacy Survey Libraries

"Libraries as Community Anchors" - a Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

TODAY: "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

Why federal-education partnerships are critical for cybersecurity

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

The pilot program will provide schools and libraries with cybersecurity services and equipment. It will also allow the FCC to gather and analyze data on which cybersecurity services and equipment would best help K-12 schools and libraries address growing cyber threats and attacks against their broadband networks.

Education

Education Policies Libraries Broadband

Why We Should Expand Our OER Advocacy to Commercial Publishers

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Although they would eventually change their model to focus on traditionally copyrighted textbooks, FWK’s over 100 openly licensed textbooks can still be found archived around the web in places like the Open Textbook Library and the Saylor Foundation’s website. Effective Advocacy.

OER

OER Advocacy Software Company

Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credential COVID-19 Library. To help educators continue their professional learning during this time of social distancing, we have curated a library of micro-credentials which can be earned outside of the classroom and without students. Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Student Data Privacy Social Media Learning

Schedule for Thursday's "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0) - Register Now

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

Sessions Announced for "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. We went to libraries, community fairs, reentry events, and other places where the covered populations already were, and we asked them about their lived experiences.

Advocacy

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies

SJSU iSchool: "Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries" + "Supporting Libraries and Reading in School - AB 2465"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2022

The School of Information at San José State University is the founding sponsor of the Library 2.0 Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries | Deaf History Month Free Symposium APRIL 21, 2022 - 1:00PM - 3:00PM ROSA RODRIGUEZ, ALICE L. Library Services to the Deaf Community Panel Discussion (2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

Libraries

Libraries Advocacy Social Media Study

OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too may education opportunities that could change their lives

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Data and research show that access to college coursework while in high school increases college enrollment, success and graduation rates and has a positive impact on academic performance. Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies.

Advocacy

Advocacy Policies Education Course

Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

More gifted students need accelerated paths

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

(Other organizations like the Davidson Institute provide similar advocacy support to families of profoundly gifted students.) Expensive data gathering and outside help need not be a prerequisite. These are tricky questions, but they’re solvable with a little flexibility and creativity.

Advocacy

Advocacy Course Meeting Study

The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Joyce : What’s different about this study and why is sharing these data so important? We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates.

Study

Study Libraries E-rate Data

Call for Proposals Now Open - "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

"Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference - Registrations and Call for Proposals Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide

New Masterclass: "Leveraging AI for Librarian Wellbeing in the Workplace"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Leveraging AI for Librarian Wellbeing in the Workplace A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Librarians are focused on analyzing how best to serve library patrons in a world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly present in all areas of our lives. How, then, can libraries also leverage AI to enhance wellness?

Libraries

Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Groups

As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

The children’s library at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The center houses the first medical-legal partnership focused on children’s behavioral health.

Advocacy

Advocacy Report Study Training

Mapping Out-of-School-Time Opportunities: Why It Matters

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

CLX hopes to use the data from this report to demonstrate ways other educators and cities can “remake learning… so it is enhanced by technology, driven by learners’ interests, supported by their peers, and connected future opportunity.”. For data gathering, there are plenty of free and low-cost survey tools that will get you started.

Data

Data Report Survey Advocacy

Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021 Public health declarations did not lift in the U.S. Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. until May 2023.

Trends

Trends Advocacy Outcomes Report

The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community. Then, start with the basics.

Student Data Privacy

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD

Congress is cutting the funds that could have closed the homework gap

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan in April 2021 to enable school districts and libraries to provide internet access and connected devices to students and educators during the pandemic. 7, districts and libraries had requested $6.4 7, districts and libraries had requested $6.4 The program received $7.17

Broadband

Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility

Planning for and Sustaining District Technology Innovations

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

A sound TCO assessment will also provide IT teams with the data to make informed decisions about technology initiatives and investments. According to Dr. May-Vollmar, technology produces more significant student outcomes, and data is central to budget planning and management. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.

Technology

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy

Taking Districts’ Technology Integration to the Next Level

edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

Due to pandemic-driven increases in school districts’ purchases of devices and software, there’s now a need to develop cohesive systems in which data can be transferred and analyzed quickly and easily in order to improve student outcomes and district operations. This makes for little or no manual data entry and uploading of spreadsheets.

Technology

Technology Analysis Software BYOD

eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

Edmentum

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy

Prioritizing Diversity and Equity in Technology

edWeb.net

MARCH 7, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology

Technology Policies BYOD Advocacy

On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

Pen Argyl school libraries are where you find the pulse of the schools. Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. What do we know? What can we do?

Libraries

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Academic Standards

A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2024

Through the local advocacy of several organizations, the community will have nine Spanish-speaking providers by this summer — including Aguilera. Werth recalled the library closing around them one evening as they helped participants use computers for the first time.

Training

Training Advocacy Report Groups

Spanish-Speaking Parents Struggle to Learn How Well Schools Serve Their Children

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

This story is Part I I of a two-part lo ok at parents and school data. Goya Diaz can’t pretend that school data is the first concern that comes to mind when she thinks about issues ailing her community in southwest Detroit. Data] is sometimes bringing us down, unfortunately.”

Libraries

Libraries Data Learning iPhone

They helped all schools get good internet, now they?re focusing on homes

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

Families have, for years, parked outside of businesses that offer free Wi-Fi or taken their children to libraries to find a way to complete assignments that do require the internet. And the level of advocacy and support for a solution has snowballed. Digital Bridge K-12 has a guide for collecting that data.

Advocacy

Advocacy Accessibility Policies Laptops

Addressing the Digital Access Gap: One District’s Success

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Developed a security awareness program, leading to a 75% decrease in phishing attempts during the initiative’s first four operational months (and saved lots of district data). CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Accessibility

Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide

Are You Prepared for the Next Cyber Attack?

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Data Breach. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

BYOD

BYOD Advocacy Assistive Technology System

Rethinking Professional Learning for Technology Initiatives

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 24, 2022

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Technology Learning BYOD

5 Steps For Addressing Equitable Learning Using Technology

edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology

Technology Assistive Technology UDL Guidelines

Educational Technology Innovations: The Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers

edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology

Technology Broadband Education BYOD

Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

billion E-rate program that provides broadband discounts to schools and libraries—along with the U.S. Specifically, he’s looking for a partner that can continue outreach, advocacy and marketing efforts to states and districts as well as run the more technical side of things, such as software development and data cleaning.

Broadband

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry

It’s Go Time for 2022-23: Superintendents Want to Keep Moving Forward

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

While the panelists know the money won’t last, they hope to gather data on what programs work—and why—and use that information to find partners and funding beyond the pandemic. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

BYOD

BYOD Advocacy Professional Learning System

Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Districts

Trending Sources

5 Critical Guidelines for Student Data Privacy

Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

Advocacy Group to DOJ: Cengage-McGraw Hill Merger Could Create a ‘Platform Monopoly’ in Education

Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

"Libraries as Community Anchors" - a Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

TODAY: "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0)

Why federal-education partnerships are critical for cybersecurity

Why We Should Expand Our OER Advocacy to Commercial Publishers

Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Schedule for Thursday's "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0) - Register Now

Sessions Announced for "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0)

Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

SJSU iSchool: "Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries" + "Supporting Libraries and Reading in School - AB 2465"

OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too may education opportunities that could change their lives

Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

More gifted students need accelerated paths

The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

Call for Proposals Now Open - "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference

"Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference - Registrations and Call for Proposals Open

New Masterclass: "Leveraging AI for Librarian Wellbeing in the Workplace"

As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

Mapping Out-of-School-Time Opportunities: Why It Matters

Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now

The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

Congress is cutting the funds that could have closed the homework gap

Planning for and Sustaining District Technology Innovations

Taking Districts’ Technology Integration to the Next Level

eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

Prioritizing Diversity and Equity in Technology

On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

Spanish-Speaking Parents Struggle to Learn How Well Schools Serve Their Children

They helped all schools get good internet, now they?re focusing on homes

Addressing the Digital Access Gap: One District’s Success

Are You Prepared for the Next Cyber Attack?

Rethinking Professional Learning for Technology Initiatives

5 Steps For Addressing Equitable Learning Using Technology

Educational Technology Innovations: The Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers

Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

It’s Go Time for 2022-23: Superintendents Want to Keep Moving Forward

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