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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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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. COVID-19 shed light on the huge gap in policy relating to tech and infrastructure provisioning—what many are now referring to as a civil rights issue.

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Context matters: How Should We Conceptualize Equity in Mathematics Education? In Equity in Discourse for Mathematics Education: Theories, Practices, and Policies (pp. Retrieved from [link] Gutiérrez, R. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. Ralabate P. Your UDL Lesson Planner: the Step-By-Step Guide for Teaching All Learners.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

As many experts will point out, DEI initiatives are prone to fail when they aren’t getting at the crux of the issue—existing systemic processes and challenges that prevent promising solutions and DEI-focused policies from being successful. And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot.