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4 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR EDTECH DOLLARS THIS BUDGET SEASON
January 11, 2017
While most of us are deciding if we’ll make it to week three of our new year’s resolutions through a cold winter, most of the school, district and university administrators we work with are hip-deep in the hottest part of the year — budget season! The outcomes of these internal meetings, negotiations and applied game theory won’t hit until the weather actually heats up, but the smartest administrators we know are maximizing their edtech budgets right now.
PRIVACY: THREE EFFICIENT, SAFE SOLUTIONS FOR KEY CHALLENGES
December 20, 2016
Student data privacy in the tech-enabled era is important. Laws like California’s AB 1584, Connecticut’s PA-189, and other state laws support this need, but create additional challenges for school districts. Our team works with dozens of districts across the country, and wanted to share some essential solutions to meet student data privacy needs while keeping costs low for schools and taxpayers.
INNOVATE, ANALYZE AND REPEAT: EMBRACING THE ITERATIVE EDTECH LIFE CYCLE
December 15, 2016
Each fall and spring the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) holds its Convergence symposium to bring educational technology and media specialists together from across the largest district in the state of North Carolina. The two-day conference is also a time for classroom educators, school and district-level administrators and out-of-district guests to share their thoughts about the role of technology in education.
Lea(R)n team members have been fortunate to participate in the spring and fall 2016 Convergence symposiums. During the course of multiple presentations with education leaders working in and around Raleigh, North Carolina, we learned about the work being done across the district to determine edtech product approvals based on the needs, goals, and criteria of district and school leaders.
12 HACKS OF EDTECH
December 8, 2016
In our work with schools and districts, and states and networks, we often find that the critical need for evidence-based budget, instructional and resource allocation decisions drives educators and administrators to do things that they wouldn’t normally do. Educators are used to solving problems, often without resources or support. They do the best they can with what they have — we see it all of the time.
These practices have the right intent, but educators — and our students, our future leaders — deserve so much more. They deserve scalable solutions, and empowerment to shift from tribal to institutional knowledge — to get the resources and support that they need to simplify decision-making so they can focus on teaching and learning.
