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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity in K-12 Schools Facilitated Spring 2022 Online Course
DESCRIPTION:Meets online every *Wednesday from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM ET April 27th – June 15th\, 2022\n*Sessions are recorded if you are unable to attend on a particular day.  \nWhat can the information technology professional do to secure school systems’ information infrastructure? CoSN has designed an online course focusing on enterprise security issues for school technology staff. Learn the fundamentals of IT security and provide advanced persistent protection for your students’ information. \nThis seven-week facilitated online course will help IT staff learn the fundamentals of IT security and improve their understanding of enterprise security issues.  The content is comprised of three modules – 1) Network Security\, 2) Risks and Controls\, and 3) Vulnerabilities and Mitigation. There are also to-do activities such as reflection questions and extending your learning as well as summative assessments after each module. Improve your cybersecurity knowledge today! \n\nParticipants successfully completing the course will receive a Certificate of Completion\, earn 9 CEA Credits toward CETL® recertification and have access to the course materials for one full year. \nThis course is regularly updated with current information by our subject matter expert and instructor\, Amy McLaughlin. Read more about Amy here and here on LinkedIn. \nEarly Bird pricing – Educator: Members $549 Non-Members $749; Corporate: Members: $749 Non-Members $949\nStandard pricing (2 weeks before the course begins) – Educator: Members $599 Non-Members $799; Corporate: Members: $799 Non-Members $999\nBulk pricing for same organization registration – 2-4 10% discount\, 5-10 15% discount\, 11+ 25% discount\n*If you want to buy several professional development courses or workshops at the same time for use throughout the year\, please contact jbrown@cosn.org for options. \nPayment is due within 14 days of the start of the course. We understand some districts take longer to provide payment\, so if you need an extension\, please contact jbrown@cosn.org.  Be sure to follow us on Twitter @CoSN and LinkedIn to stay updated on CoSN events!
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SUMMARY:Leading for Digital Access: Award-Winning Community Engagement Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Doug Straley\, Division Superintendent\, Louisa County Public Schools (VA); David Childress\, Director of Technology\, Louisa County Public Schools (VA); Kenny Bouwens\, Director of CTE/STEAM and Innovation\, Louisa County Public Schools (VA); and Keith Krueger\, Chief Executive Officer\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)\nModerated by Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative \nThe superintendent of Louisa County Public Schools is joined by the district’s director of technology along with the district’s director of STEAM and innovation and CoSN’s CEO as featured guest panelists in this edWebinar broadcast. The district leaders will share the strategies they use to lead their work with their community in leveraging technology innovations to meet the needs of all students. The development of the district’s Wireless on Wheels (WOW) program to provide high-speed access to previously unconnected areas is one of the innovations that will be shared. \n\nDigital access has proven to be one of the most critical issues of our times. Lessons learned over the past two years have taught education leaders that they cannot solve the challenges of digital access in their school districts without actively engaging a wide range of community groups. CoSN annually awards a school district with the association’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Access to honor and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the digital access gap. Louisa County Public Schools in Virginia is the recipient of CoSN’s 2022 Community Leadership Award for Digital Access. \nThe superintendent of Louisa County Public Schools is joined by the district’s director of technology along with the district’s director of STEAM and innovation and CoSN’s CEO as featured guest panelists in this edWebinar broadcast. The district leaders will share the strategies they use to lead their work with their community in leveraging technology innovations to meet the needs of all students. The development of the district’s Wireless on Wheels (WOW) program to provide high-speed access to previously unconnected areas is one of the innovations that will be shared. \nThis edWebinar is of high value to superintendents\, PreK-12 school and district leaders\, aspiring school leaders\, chief technology officers\, and other information technology education leaders. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panelists during the live broadcast. \nAbout the Presenters \nDoug Straley is the proud superintendent for Louisa County Public Schools and is now in his sixth year in the leadership role. A lifelong native of Louisa County\, Doug has served in a multitude of roles for his hometown school division\, including as a teacher\, coach\, assistant principal\, principal\, athletics director\, assistant superintendent\, and now superintendent. \nAs the superintendent\, Doug has worked to create a positive\, team-centered culture throughout Louisa County Public Schools\, and in 2018\, he received the Most Spirited Superintendent Award from the nationally recognized company\, Varsity Brands. In 2020\, Doug was named Region Superintendent of the Year. Under his leadership\, LCPS works as a team to fulfill its mission of helping every student reach his or her maximum potential. Doug lives in Louisa with his wife\, Kate\, who teaches at Louisa County Middle School. He has six children\, all of whom have attended—or are currently attending—Louisa County Public Schools. \nDavid Childress is the director of technology at Louisa County Public Schools. He has over 25 years’ experience working in technology. Under his leadership\, his district innovated solar-powered wireless internet mobile stations that were built by students and provide free Wi-Fi to the community. He has also worked on districtwide solar projects that will save the district $6 million over the next 30 years. \n\nKenny Bouwens is originally from Upstate New York and holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from SUNY Oswego in the area of technology and engineering education. He started his teaching career in Virginia back in 2010 and spent seven years in the classroom. In 2017\, Kenny was honored as the Virginia Teacher of the Year for Technology and Engineering Education. After completing the Educational Leadership program at James Madison University\, he was hired in Louisa County as the director of career and technical education\, STEAM and innovation. Kenny is passionate about innovation and providing quality education for all students in Louisa County. \n\nKeith R. Krueger is CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)\, a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 school system technology leaders in North America. CoSN’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments. He is the current chair of the Learning First Alliance and is on the Executive Committee of the National Coalition for Technology in Education & Training (NCTET). He serves on many advisory boards including the Friday Institute at NC State University\, the Public Policy Advisory Council for the American Library Association\, EdTech Digest\, and previously\, the Education Committee of the National Park System. He is Principal Investigator of the Driving K-12 Innovation series. Keith has a global reputation as a key thought leader and has organized senior-level U.S. delegations to visit Australia\, Asia\, Europe\, and South America to examine best practices in ICT in education. \n\nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD near Houston\, Texas until September 2013\, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles\, California. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4\,000 educators serving 50\,000 students. She was co-chair of the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. \nToday\, Ann works as a public speaker\, writer\, and consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students. Ann serves on the edWeb.net Advisory Board\, ClassLink’s Senior Advisors Group\, and is a founding member of  ERDI’s EdLeader Alliance. She also volunteers as a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California\, serving non-profit associations. Ann is co-author of Life Lessons in Leadership\, available on Amazon.com. \n\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Super-Connected community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. \n\nCoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources\, community\, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. CoSN represents over 13 million students in school districts nationwide and continues to grow as a powerful and influential voice in K-12 education. \n\n \nClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6\,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google\, Office 365\, Dropbox\, and Box cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. ClassLink is ideal for 1 to1 and BYOD initiatives.
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