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10/15/2019
You’re Invited! Register for the National #GoOpen Summit
You’re Invited: National #GoOpen Summit for Districts and States using Open Educational Resources (OER) - November 7-8, 2019
Register now for the free National #GoOpen Summit being held at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.
The Summit will provide an opportunity for educators and district, state, and organization leaders to connect, collaborate, and share strategies for engaging students and shifting instructional practice through the implementation of OER. Learn more and register!
https://medium.com/@OfficeofEdTech/youre-invited-register-for-the-national-goopen-summit-4862ba89f178
Registration now open for the free National #GoOpen Summit: Leading with Pedagogy
10/16/2018
Resources | Comprehensive Center Network
Access more than 700 education resources developed by the Comprehensive Center Network--from accountability to policy to diverse learners--all free of charge for educators. https://compcenternetwork.org/resources
09/18/2018
Resources | Comprehensive Center Network
It’s easy to learn about the CCNetwork’s work to support state and local education agencies. Search for more than 700 resources and 200 projects, filtered by state, center, or topic: https://compcenternetwork.org/resources
The Resources section is where you can search the resources provided by all 23 Centers in the CC Network. These resources are developed and maintained by the Centers, and they are available to everyone. Search by a keyword or phrase, or browse by a topic to find resources you may be interested in.
08/16/2018
Department makes Learning Registry code base available and invites public to innovate; Federal…
Department makes Learning Registry code base available and invites public to innovate; Federal support to end in early fall
https://medium.com/@OfficeofEdTech/department-makes-learning-registry-code-base-available-and-invites-public-to-innovate-federal-5e3555b2e98f
The U.S. Department of Education invites the public to innovate and build on the Learning Registry project when support ends on September…
08/14/2018
Meet the Centers | Comprehensive Center Network
How does the U.S. Department of Education aim to improve student outcomes, close the achievement gap, and support state and local education agencies? Meet the 23 centers that make up the Comprehensive Center Network: https://compcenternetwork.org/meet-centers
The Comprehensive Center Network comprises 23 centers that provide support to improve student outcomes. The 15 Regional Centers provide direct support to State Education Agencies and Local Education Agencies in designated geographic regions, while the eight Content Centers are devoted to developing....
07/17/2018
Projects by State | Comprehensive Center Network
More than 200 CCNetwork projects focused on improving student outcomes are currently underway. Search for a comprehensive project near you, in every state and territory → https://compcenternetwork.org/states
The Comprehensive Center Network works with all the US States and Territories. Learn more about the Network Meet the Centers
07/10/2018
Designing the Postsecondary Ecosystem of the Future
What will the higher education ecosystem look like in 2030? Join us at the Make School in San Francisco on July 17 for a lively conversation and design activity.
RSVP now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-the-postsecondary-ecosystem-of-the-future-tickets-47828567533
What does the higher education ecosystem look like in 2030? Have blockchain, digital badges, AI, and other emerging technologies transformed the learning ecosystem? Do America’s diverse students receive access to high-quality education? Are they supported and empowered to follow their individual e...
07/03/2018
Making Culture - ExCITe Center
Drexel University’s ExCITe Center has released “the first in-depth examination of K-12 education makerspaces nationwide” as part of its Learning Innovation initiative. Read the report and its recommendations here: http://drexel.edu/excite/engagement/learning-innovation/making-culture-report/
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Math has been at the foundation of our efforts to inspire transdisciplinary research and discovery. Learn more about Making Culture today.
06/27/2018
BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit – Open Textbook
BCcampus has updated its Accessibility Toolkit to include information on accessibility requirements in Pressbooks. Content creators, instructional designers, and others now have the opportunity to create truly open and accessible textbooks: https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/
The Accessibility Toolkit is a collaboration between BCcampus and CAPER-BC. The goal of the Accessibility Toolkit is to provide the resources needed so that each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, teaching assistant, etc. has the opportunity....
06/26/2018
Navigating the Digital Shift 2018
As the number of states that allow or require the implementation of digital instructional materials continues to grow, more are establishing review processes specifically for open educational resources, according to a new analysis by the State Educational Technology Directors Association. http://www.setda.org/priorities/digital-content/navigating-the-digital-shift2018/
Priorities Equity of Access State Wi-Fi Leadership Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning Executive Summary Recommendation 1 Recommendation 2 Recommendation 3 Recommendation 4 Sponsors State K-12 Broadband Leadership E-rate E-rate Modernization The Broadband Imperative Digital Conten...
06/21/2018
OpenCon 2018 to be Held in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4; Applications Open June 12
Applications for the #OpenCon 2018 conference (November 2-4) in Toronto are now open. Students and early career academic professionals are encouraged to apply before July 13: https://www.opencon2018.org/opencon_2018_announced
Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
06/20/2018
United States End-of-Term IRM Report 2015-2017 | Open Government Partnership
A new report from the Open Government Partnership concludes that our #GoOpen campaign “represents the clearest example of a change in government practice that has enhanced public access to educational information.” Learn more about our commitment to expand access to educational resources through open licensing: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/united-states-end-of-term-irm-report-2015-2017
The third United States national action plan was more ambitious than its predecessors, leading to major advances in fiscal transparency, open science, and police data. However, about a third of the plan’s commitments saw limited implementation by the end of the action plan. There were also notable...
06/19/2018
Welcome to Comprehensive Center Network | Comprehensive Center Network
The U.S. Department of Education has launched the Comprehensive Center Network, a compilation of more than 700 resources and 200 projects developed by 23 centers across the nation. Learn more: www.compcenternetwork.org
We’ve launched the Comprehensive Center Network (CC Network) Portal! On this website, you can learn about the 23 Centers that make up the CC Network, search for all 23 Centers' resources, and request technical assistance. We hope you find everything you are looking for!
06/18/2018
Teach to Lead San Jose "STEAM" Teacher Leadership Idea Submissions Survey
Visit schools, network with educators, and develop action plans at Teach to Lead’s next Teacher Leadership Summit in San Jose, California (September 28-30).
Submit your STEAM-focused project idea by July 9 for a chance to participate. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TTLSANJOSE #TTLSummit
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06/13/2018
Reimagining Higher Education in the Changing World – Office of Ed Tech – Medium
Today, we’re launching the Reimagining the Higher Education Ecosystem challenge! Learn more and get involved. https://medium.com/@OfficeofEdTech/reimagining-higher-education-in-the-changing-world-cb506de58980 #edu2030
What could the higher education landscape look like in 2030?
03/26/2018
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03/26/2018
Building the Evaluation Capacity of School and District Leaders – Medium
Many of the $14B in digital learning tools schools pay for will not be used by teachers and students. That means there are 14 billion reasons for a Rapid Cycle Evaluation Champion.
Check out our latest blog series detailing what we've learned over the past two years while building evaluation capacity in schools and districts: https://medium.com/building-evaluation-capacity #edtech #edchat #suptchat #edtechevidence
A series from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology.
03/26/2018
How #OER can support shifts in instructional practice and opportunities to empower students as creators?
Join us Monday, March 26th from 8-9pm EST for #edtechchat!
12/01/2017
Today the Department published a notice inviting Statements of Interest from nonprofit organizations interested in partnering to expand the #GoOpen Network. The notice published today and we are accepting Statements of Interest through January 16, 2018.
The notice provides details on how we hope to engage with a partner organization(s) as well as submission requirements. Please take a look at the notice and share with your networks!
Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-25913
08/07/2017
Learn how Highline Public Schools uses personalized learning as a pathway to equity: https://tech.ed.gov/stories/highline/
08/06/2017
Playing together: Trends in game-based education: ow.ly/5W7630b5PFH
08/05/2017
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Learn how Williamsfield Schools successfully transitioned to Open Educational Resources! http://ow.ly/8kBq30dDkHf
08/04/2017
CYBERSECURITY TIP: Did you know that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security offers free cybersecurity services for schools?
The National Cybersecurity Assessments and Technical Services (NCATS) team is a division of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC). NCATS has three primary service offerings that are available to schools and districts at no cost: Cyber Hygiene, Phishing Campaign Assessment, and Risk & Vulnerability Assessment.
Cyber Hygiene (CyHy) is a scanning service intended to help organizations follow best practices and eliminate known vulnerabilities from your Internet-facing systems. A report of the findings is delivered weekly. Once initiated, this service is mostly automated and requires little direct interaction between NCATS and the school or district.
Phishing Campaign Assessment (PCA) measures your team’s propensity to click on email phishing lures, commonly used as a means to breach an organization’s network. PCA results can be used to provide guidance for anti-phishing training and awareness.
A Risk & Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) is a dedicated, customizable two-week engagement that allows schools and districts to select from a menu of network security services including pe*******on testing, network mapping and vulnerability scanning, phishing, and/or web application and database security assessments.
For more information, email [email protected].
08/03/2017
Do you have students without home internet access? Have them check out EveryoneOn, which serves as a clearinghouse for finding low cost internet plans and devices based on zip code! www.everyoneon.org
08/02/2017
Are your students using technology actively or passively? Learn more in the National Educational Technology Plan! https://tech.ed.gov/netp
08/01/2017
Share with Edtech developers! FTC updates the COPPA compliance plan for business: ow.ly/dz3530cOg0L
07/31/2017
Need help evaluating the effectiveness of #EdTech? We’ve got a tool to help! Check out the Edtech Rapid Cycle Evaluation Coach: edtechrce.org
07/30/2017
Bristol Tennessee City Schools: Personalized Educator Learning Provides Foundation for Personalized Student Learning - Office of Educational Techno...
Personalized educator learning serves as the foundation for personalized student learning in Bristol Tennessee City Schools: https://tech.ed.gov/stories/bristol-tn/
Bristol Tennessee City Schools has just over 4,000 students enrolled in five elementary schools, a single middle school, one brick-and-mortar high...
07/29/2017
Chesterfield County Public Schools: Integrated OER for Instructional Achievement - Office of Educational Technology
How Chesterfield County Public Schools leverages Open Educational Resources to combine the best of F2F instruction w/ online learning: https://tech.ed.gov/stories/chesterfield/
The Chesterfield County Public Schools vision for the future is preparing every student to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. The...
07/28/2017
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'Course-Choice' Efforts Grow to Give Students More Educational Options http://ow.ly/pImv30d828e
07/26/2017
Clark County School District: OER from a Development Perspective - Office of Educational Technology
Great story of how Open Educational Resources can help enable innovation! https://tech.ed.gov/stories/clark-county/
Clark County (NV) School District (CCSD) is the fifth largest district in the nation, with over 318,000 students. CCSD was prompted to #GoOpen...
07/25/2017
What skills should teacher preparation program graduates have? tech.ed.gov/teacherprep
07/25/2017
Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning - Office of Educational Technology
Exciting news - we have released the 2017 update to our K-12 Technology Infrastructure Guide, "Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning!" Written to help bridge the gap between technology professionals and non-technical school and district leaders, the Guide presents technical concepts in accessible language. This publication highlights best practices for K-12 IT infrastructure to help school and district leaders (including superintendents, principals, and senior technology staff) navigate the decisions required to build a technology infrastructure that supports digital learning. Learn more at https://tech.ed.gov/infrastructure!
This K-12 school infrastructure guide provides practical, actionable information to help school and district leaders (including superintendents,...
07/24/2017
Future Ready: Technology Personnel
This video has great tips for hiring school technology personnel! https://youtu.be/Rq8vUUAqTNY
Cross district descriptions around how to staff and utilize technology personnel to meet the changing needs of a district during digital...
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Happy Birthday #GoOpen!
Happy Birthday #GoOpen and welcome Delaware! #GoOpen celebrates its first birthday with 91 districts and 18 #GoOpen states!
Mapping the #GoOpen States
Check out the 15 #GoOpen States (Welcome Illinois!) and 17 #FutureReady States! http://tech.ed.gov/open #ISTE2016
Future Ready: Innovation Academy
St. Vrain Valley School District gets PreK innovators thinking about saving energy by turning off their night lights #FutureReady #NationofMakers
Future Ready: 24/7 Connectivity: Wi-Fi Powered Buses
Coachella Valley Unified School District describes how they fitted school buses with routers and solar panels to bring connectivity to their low income neighborhoods. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Implementing Robust Infrastructure
"Create a high school student support program to build robust infrastructure in your district." #FutureReady advice from St. Vrain Valley Schools St. Vrain Valley School District discusses their technology program designed to support digital transformation. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Device Deployment from a Position of Equity
Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steven Webb explains how giving voice and transforming outcomes for all students is top priority in his district and how their district deploys devices with equity in mind. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Development of Parental Buy-in Toward Digital Tr...
"Make parents part of the school community too." Indian Prairie School District talks about how to create parent buy-in toward digital change. Start with what the parents need and then create hands on training so they can experience first hand what the students are doing in the classroom. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Innovation Academy
"When you see an engineer sitting on the floor with a kindergartener designing a prototype together, you know you've got something." St Vrain Superintendent Don Haddad describes the partnership with IBM that created the Innovation Academy which supports design thinking with early learners PreK-2nd. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Technology Personnel
"Hire technology personnel with a 'soul for service.'" #FutureReady advice from St. Vrain Valley Schools Multiple #FutureReady districts describe how to staff and utilize technology personnel to meet the changing needs of a district during digital conversion. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Robust Infrastructure Considerations
"You can save money on infrastructure costs through good planning and partnerships." Indian Prairie outlines how they work with community service providers who have a public service mission in order to save money and create robust infrastructure. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Flexible Infrastructure to Support Learning
Joplin Public Schools discuss long term funding options for digital transition and what they decided to shift and do differently when coming back from the disaster. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready : Referendum to Raise Funds for Technology Infras...
"We used our staff as a resource to build knowledge in our community." #FutureReady advice from Superintendent Pat Deklotz, Kettle Moraine School District Kettle Moraine School District discusses how to create and leverage a matrix that shows clear implementation of raised referendum monies. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Technology Parent Partnership
"Spend time with parents on the 'proper care and feeding of devices at home.'" Advice from #FutureReady district Kettle Moraine Kettle Moraine discusses a technology parent partnership program they developed to give parents and students ownership of the devices and the learning. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Attaining Broadband District-Wide
"Rather than along rivers, railroads and highways, 21st century communities will thrive along with their broadband connection." -Superintendent John Carver Howard Winneshiek Community Superintendent John Carver discusses how to bring a rural district to a place of connectivity district-wide. How? Focus on state-wide partnerships. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Learning Without Boundaries: Create House
#FutureReady Leaders engage students in active and multidisciplinary learning through projects focused on genuine problems in their communities. Kettle Moraine School District discusses Create House - a personalized learning environment where students drive the learning. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Path to Pedagogical Change
#FutureReady Leaders ensure that students learn through a diverse set of activities. Coachella Valley Unified School District discusses self-directed learning in the classroom from planning to assessment and how technology has impacted the change. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Personalized Learning in a Core Content Area Set...
#FutureReady Leaders provide teachers with ongoing support to collect and analyze evidence of student learning on an ongoing basis. Palisades School District discusses the empowerment of teachers to design innovative curriculum that encourages student ownership. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Examples of Personalized Learning
"Develop a system that promotes engagement and that uses technology in ways that kids can explore and grow and learn." St. Vrain Valley School District discusses how to create a system that supports personalized learning from start to finish. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Personalized Learning Tied to Student Passion
#FutureReady Leaders provide students with on-demand access to high-quality content and tools aligned with outcomes. Howard Winneshiek School District discusses personalized learning and its connection to College and Career Ready Standards. Devices are essential to their methodology as is formative assessment to show growth over time. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: A Continuum of Personalized Learning Examples
"We’re helping students identify interests beyond high school, we're creating motivation while they still are in high school and we're giving them the tools to jump start their post-secondary careers once they leave high school.” Palisades School District discusses how they prepare students for their future careers through personalized learning such as MOOCs, robotics and more. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Learning Without Boundaries: Governance
#FutureReady Leaders provide rigorous and relevant student learning outcomes. Kettle Moraine discusses how they created their personalized learning program district-wide, highlighting teaching strategies, dispositions and more. Following the school board directive learning without boundaries emerged. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Personalized Learning as a Partnership
"Relevance is a big contributor to rigor." Kettle Moraine describes how the partnerships they have formed around technology integration make learning relevant for students. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Examples of Pedagogical Change and Personalized ...
"All it takes is that first step. You don’t have to go crazy with it, just start small and then work with your own comfort level and build it up." Coachella Valley Unified School District describes how they prepare personalizing professional learning for faculty around digital literacy. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Leveraging External Partnerships
"What we do in education is not just about graduation. It’s about community vitality, economic development, and breaking of the cycle of poverty." Howard Winneshiek Schools look to partnerships to create learning pathways. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project. #2020howardwinn
Future Ready: Personalized and Blended Learning
#FutureReady Leaders leverage technology to enable students to access content, conduct inquiry, collaborate, and create. Indian Prairie School District personalizes professional learning by having "teachers teaching teachers." Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Examples of Personalized Tech-Infused Learning
"We have gone beyond the classroom. Whatever they can find, the kids are making." Joplin Public Schools describes how teaching and learning has changed over the years because of embedded technology. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Turn Around New Directions in Student Learning
Coachella Valley #FutureReady Superintendent Darryl Adams discusses breaking down the barriers to digital transformation through stakeholder communication. He also shares how Coachella Valley funded a mobile learning initiative. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Collaborative Leadership in Action
Palisades School District #FutureReady Superintendent Bridget O'Connell discusses collaborative leadership as a means of building capacity in leadership, teaching staff and the school community. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Strategies for Involving Students and Parents
St. Vrain Valley #FutureReady Superintendent Don Haddad discusses how the act of raising sustainable funding served as a means for involving parents and students in ownership of school community. This video also shares Leadership St. Vrain, a program that includes parents as leaders in the schools. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
Future Ready: Collaborative Leadership
Howard Winneshiek discusses how to create an environment where all stakeholders have a voice and how they used project-based learning to develop teacher leaders. Visit tech.ed.gov/leaders to learn more about the #FutureReady Leaders project.
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Register now! Have a local #digitalequity challenge you want to tackle? Join us in #Montana, #Texas, #California, #Illinois, or #Alaska for a Regional Digital Equity Summit #DigitalEquity2020 tech.ed.gov/2020-summits/ #edtech
You’re Invited: National #GoOpen Summit for Districts and States using Open Educational Resources (OER) - November 7-8, 2019
Register now for the free National #GoOpen Summit being held at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.
The Summit will provide an opportunity for educators and district, state, and organization leaders to connect, collaborate, and share strategies for engaging students and shifting instructional practice through the implementation of OER. Learn more and register!
https://medium.com/@OfficeofEdTech/youre-invited-register-for-the-national-goopen-summit-4862ba89f178