Broadband, Instructional Materials and Policies

Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. Marc Johnson, Executive Director of East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative (ECMECC), then provided perspective from a regional and local level on the expanding use of broadband. About the Host.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

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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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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Navigating the Shift to OER

edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. As a result, school district IT teams will look to vendors and broadband solution providers to support other use cases in 2021 that go beyond COVID-19, such as school bus security cameras and indoor IoT to help manage building operations (e.g. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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A Primer for Scaling Your Education Business—Successfully

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

Schools were unhappy with both the cost and the quality of the instructional materials available. In our discussion, Patterson pointed out that the market for K-12 curriculum has historically been dominated by a few large publishers with an expensive, top-down approach to distribution.

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SETDA Highlights from 2017

SETDA Says

DECEMBER 21, 2017

SETDA engaged members, affiliates, private sector partners, and partner organizations around federal and state advocacy efforts and provided national leadership for broadband, digital instructional materials, and data interoperability. Below are highlights from the work of 2017.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

What the Pandemic Revealed: Policy-Level Challenges. There were already systemic factors at play that tested teachers and demonstrated an urgent need for improvement at the policy level. All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet.

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Guide to Quality Instructional Resources Focuses on the Process, not the Purchase

edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Many states provide guidance for the implementation of digital materials in districts to help ensure that they are available to all learners.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But some of them, like the explosion in startups offering private student loans, suggest something is happening quite contrary to the narratives of “free and open,” not to mention to a tradition of publicly funded education or the policies of federal financial aid.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

Navigating the Shift to OER

29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

A Primer for Scaling Your Education Business—Successfully

SETDA Highlights from 2017

Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

Guide to Quality Instructional Resources Focuses on the Process, not the Purchase

For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

The Business of Education Technology

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