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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

EdTech Magazine

Six years ago, the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology called up on “all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.” In that document, policymakers expressed…

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. Both of which are now things – Open Policy and Open Pedagogy – that if we hold too tightly to may actually get in the way of us working through the hard issues of implementation. K-12 context.

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4 ways to support work-based learning

eSchool News

Conduct targeted data collection: Targeted data collection, at a local or statewide level, provides context about whom programs are serving and insight into equity of access for underserved groups.

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Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

eSchool News

Equity of Access: Gary says Unrulr ensures equity of access by offering a web browser version in addition to a mobile version, accommodating various devices and school policies regarding technology use. This reflective approach is seen as essential for meaningful learning.

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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

edWeb.net

Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. The SETDA mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. She earned a B.S.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Department of Education released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP).

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Districts put DEI into action

eSchool News

As many experts will point out, DEI initiatives are prone to fail when they arent getting at the crux of the issue–existing systemic processes and challenges that prevent promising solutions and DEI-focused policies from being successful. We can do what little bits we can in our district, but it needs to be from the top down.