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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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Already, many teachers don’t have the skills to integrate tech into the classroom—even the young ones. While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. Teachers have also been doubly challenged with the quarantine.

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Digital Transformation and Innovation in Rural School Districts

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Over the years, Dr. Carter’s multiple roles in the district included classroom teacher, building-level administrator, and a number of district-level administrative positions, including Assistant Superintendent of Accountability, Operations, Student Services and Title IX Coordinator. Matthew Dillon is a native of Columbia, Mississippi.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

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However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Dr. Carol L.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

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Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL), stated, “We were not as prepared as we could have been to have made that shift in terms of our practices and pedagogy.” Still, the virtual program has seen children thrive who failed in a brick-and-mortar classroom so that personalization became even more critical.

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Cybersecurity is Still Paramount for Schools

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In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

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Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Many stakeholders may still see technology as replacing teachers—or they see it just as a fun addition to the classroom. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Leading Learning in a Blended Environment

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Educational content needs to be available outside of the classroom and easy to access. Dr. Seibert’s district gave a lot of thought to who the communication is intended for and uses classroom teachers to communicate messages to parents as often as possible. The products that work best for us are the partners we’ve always had.”