Two Years of Lost Learning: Not the Case in All Schools . . .
COVID-19 has challenged all of us to think differently about life and learning. School systems across our nation were forced to quickly implement safety measures to support in-person learning while…
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Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader
As an educational technology leader for a school district, a regional service center, and a state organization for over 28 years in Utah; I have found the formal Project Management…
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Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader
Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader: How Dana Castine Persevered During the Pandemic & Beyond Like other educators and IT professionals, the pandemic has been a challenging time for Dana…
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Free Resources to Help You Drive K-12 Innovation!
In CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation initiative, a global advisory board of more than 100 K-12 leaders, practitioners, and changemakers engages in discourse about the major themes driving, hindering, and enabling…
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The Glue of IT Modernization: Interoperability
Regardless of size, all school systems benefit from infrastructure modernization. Integral to much-needed modernization efforts is interoperability—the seamless sharing of data, content, and services among systems or applications. Without interoperability,…
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Reflections on Driving K-12 Innovation
When the opportunity to join the Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board for 2022 came across my social media feed, I jumped at the opportunity to support this work. Each year…
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The “P” in Project Management = The “P” in People
The “P” in project management should be interchangeable with the “P” in people. That’s because project management is just as much about the people as it is about the project.…
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Using Value of Investment (VOI) to Guide EdTech Purchasing and Sustainability Planning Decisions
If EdTech leaders were in the business sector, purchasing decisions would be based on justification in money terms. Costs and benefits would be scrutinized before any money is spent. Investment…
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IoT is Everywhere
As I ponder recent conversations I’ve had around data and cybersecurity, I can’t help but recall several energy-driven discussions on the Internet of Things (IoT). These discussions revolve around several…
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School Superintendents! NEW Fall Webinar Series
The EmpowerED Superintendents edWebinar Series will be back for its fourth season, starting on Monday, September 13, 2021. CoSN is pleased to partner with AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and…
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