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Educators Wrestle with the Real-Life Applications of New K–12 Federal Policy Document

EdTech Magazine

Department of Education released the nation’s signature educational technology policy document — “2024 National Educational Technology Plan: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides.” In January, the U.S.

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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Register for this free micro-course.

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How to Solve the Cybersecurity Policy Whack-A-Mole in K-12 Education

EdTech Magazine

When an IT administrator in K–12 puts a cybersecurity policy in place after an incident, they could be responding to anything from a high-level ransomware attack to an amateur phishing attempt targeting emails for network access. Of those attacks, 75…

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How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Edsurge

That has to change, argues author Dan Wuori in his new book, “ The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It). ” Not terribly long ago, even kindergarten wasn't a part of many public education systems. And so it is a beginning, I guess, of our public education system.

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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise first launched our Micro-credential Policy Map in January 2020 to share valuable information on how states and districts across the U.S. The new filters include: District-Level Incentives : Individual schools and/or districts have policies recognizing micro-credentials earned by educators.

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Writing school AI policies? Use these 10+ resources

Ditch That Textbook

Looking to create some policy -- or guidance for teachers and students -- for responsible, ethical use of artificial intelligence in class? Ever since ChatGPT was unveiled in 2022, schools and school districts have been trying to understand the place of artificial intelligence assistants in education. Check out these 10+ AI resources.

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States Step Up to Help Schools Fight Hackers

EdTech Magazine

As K12 schools face mounting cybersecurity threats, states are stepping up with a wave of new laws and policies focused on offering them funding, training and IT solutions. From those, 75 laws were adopted.

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