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SUMMARY:CETL Foundation Facilitated Online Course Fall 2023
DESCRIPTION:This course offers materials that align with the K-12 CTO’s Framework of Essential Skills\, the foundation used in developing the CETL Exam.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to be in a collaborative and supportive cohort the CETL® Foundation Course is for you! \nThe Fall 2023 class meets once a week from September 26th – December 12th\, 2022 4:00-5:30 PM ET on Tuesdays. \n9/26 Introduction\n10/3 Skill Area 1: Leadership and Vision\n10/10 Skill Area 2: Strategic Planning\n10/17 Skill Area 3: Ethics and Policies|\n10/24 Skill Area 4: Instructional Focus and Professional Development\n10/31 Open\n11/7 Skill Area 5: Team Building and Staffing\n11/14 Skill Area 6: Information Technology Management\n11/21 Open\n11/28 Skill Area 7: Communication Systems Management\n11/28 Skill Area 8: Business Management\n12/5 Skill Area 9: Data Management\n12/12 Skill  Area 10: Data Privacy and Security \n-Sessions are recorded if you are unable to make an individual session. \n-If there are spaces available\, participants may start the course within the first two weeks and catch up. \nRead more about the instructors Richard Platts and Dr. Edward McKaveney. \nEarly Bird pricing  – Educator: Members $649 Non-Members $849; Corporate: Members: $849 Non-Members $1049\nStandard pricing (2 weeks before the workshop begins) – Educator: Members $699 Non-Members $899; Corporate: Members $899 Non-Members $1099\nBulk pricing for same organization registration – 1-4 10% discount\, 5-10 15% discount\, 11+ 25% discount\n-Bulk pricing discounts won’t show up until checkout. \nBe sure to follow us on Twitter @CoSN and LinkedIn to stay updated on CoSN events!
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/cetl-foundation-facilitated-online-course-fall-2023/
CATEGORIES:Online Course,Virtual
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SUMMARY:EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel: Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI: Empowering a Deeper Conversation
DESCRIPTION:FEATURED PANELISTS:     \nDr. Matthew Friedman\, Superintendent\, Quakertown Community School   District\, PA\nDr. Kelly May-Vollmar\,  Superintendent\,  Desert Sands USD\, CA\nDr. David Miyashiro\, Superintendent\, Cajon Valley USD\, CA\nMr. Pete Just\, CETL\, Executive Director\, Indiana CTO Council\nModerated by Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis edLeader Panel series is presented by CoSN and AASA.\nSponsored by ClassLink \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. This program may qualify for CoSN CETL® Recertification. \nThe challenges and opportunities involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) hit the education world by storm in the spring of 2023. In this edLeader Panel\, three leading-edge\, innovative superintendents are joined by the Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council and former CoSN Board Chair to share their experiences and guidance on navigating the positive and effective uses of AI and generative AI (i.e.\, ChatGPT) within K-12 school settings. Seven essential guidelines recommended for school superintendents and school leaders when implementing actionable steps and policies around AI and generative AI will be described. \nAttendees will come to understand AI’s potential for good within K-12 education systems along with the myths and fears that have arisen in recent months. Access to free resources that clearly define how best to leverage AI and generative AI applications like ChatGPT within school settings will be shared. \nThis edLeader Panel is of particular value to superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring school leaders. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panelists during the live broadcast. \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Matthew Friedman currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools in the Quakertown Community School District in Pennsylvania. He has over 25 years of experience in public education and has spent the last 19 years in administrative/leadership roles\, including middle school assistant principal\, director of curriculum\, chief academic officer\, assistant superintendent\, and superintendent. Dr. Friedman has extensive experience in post-secondary education\, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels\, and serving as a dissertation chair in the graduate school of education. Recognized as a visionary leader and educational innovator\, he frequently provides educational consulting services on a national level. In his work\, Dr. Friedman is passionate about creating learning environments that foster transformation\, designing innovative learning experiences for all learners\, curating personalized professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators\, and community building within schools/districts. \nDr. Kelly May-Vollmar is the proud Superintendent of Desert Sands Unified School District\, California. Dr. May-Vollmar has served as Assistant Superintendent of Educational and Technology Services in Desert Sands since 2019. Over the past 18 years\, she has served in various roles\, including elementary school principal\, academic coach and IB coordinator\, and classroom teacher. Dr. May-Vollmar was recognized as the Association of California School Administrator (ACSA) Technology Administrator of the Year in 2019 and was instrumental in the district’s innovative LTE network build project\, which provided equitable broadband connectivity to students throughout the district’s 752-square-mile attendance zone. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including serving on the board of directors for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). She received her doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of LaVerne. Her master’s degree in teaching is from Chapman University where she also earned her undergraduate degree. \nDr. David Miyashiro is Superintendent of Cajon Valley Union School District\, California. He is a forward-thinking education leader skilled at creating and sustaining a culture of trust and innovation with a 25-year career successfully modernizing learning approaches\, education models\, and school district capabilities in Southern California. As a digital pioneer\, he has navigated districts into the high-tech era\, delivering numerous innovation “firsts\,” for which he has garnered professional honors. Those include Superintendent of the Year\, acceptance into the League of Innovative Schools (Digital Promise)\, and K-12 Dive’s 2022 District of the Year. Districts under his leadership have also won awards\, such as the California School Boards Association’s Golden Bell Award\, the National School Boards Association’s Magna Award for Digital Learning\, and the California Distinguished Schools Award. Dr. Miyashiro has a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from UCLA\, his master’s in education technology and curriculum from Grand Canyon University\, and bachelor’s from Cal State Long Beach. \nPete Just\, CETL serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council. He retired in 2022 as CTO and COO MSD of Wayne Township after 24 years leading their IT and facilities efforts. Starting out as a teacher\, he began using technology to expand learning and has been deep in digital innovation ever since. His integration efforts focus on developing technical innovations to provide students greater success in life. Pete served on the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Board from 2014 to 2023 and served as board chair. He chairs the IDOE K12 Cybersecurity Task Force and is CoSN’s AI Subject Matter Expert (SME). Pete’s numerous presentations at the state and national levels promote innovative initiatives and honest lessons learned. He has served as an adjunct professor for Indiana University School of Education grad school and desires to empower EdTech leaders with the resources needed to lead well in their own school systems. \nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative\, created in partnership with AASA\, The School Superintendents Association. 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 edWeb.net’s Advisory Board\, ClassLink’s Senior Advisors Group\, and ERDI’s Ed Leadership Council. She also volunteers as a leadership consultant for the Executive Service Corps of Southern California\, serving non-profit associations. Ann is co-author of Life Lessons in Leadership. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nThis edLeader Panel series is presented by CoSN and AASA.\nSponsored by ClassLink \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. This program may qualify for CoSN CETL® Recertification. \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 is a global education provider of identity and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards\, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on\, streamline class rostering\, automate account provisioning\, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 19 million students and staff in over 2\,500 school systems. Visit classlink.com to learn more.
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/empowered-superintendent-edleader-panel-ai-chatgpt/
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Project Management Facilitated Fall 2023 Online Course
DESCRIPTION:This section is full. \nThe spring section is open for registration: https://cosn.users.membersuite.com/events/59ce3069-0078-cd4a-cead-0b45f17b4190/details \n \nCoSN is pleased to offer the first-ever education technology leader project management course that focuses on the unique needs and challenges of school system technology leaders. Using thought leadership resources and best practices\, this course is aligned to CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills for the K-12 Chief Technology Officer (CTO)\, the foundation for the nationally-accredited Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) Program. Its structure and content are also based on the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition – a global industry standard for project management and the most widely recognized project management model for business and government. \nThis seven-week course provides participants with high-quality\, practical and wide-ranging protocols and resources that empower responsive and scalable project management practices. Course content references effective methodologies rooted in research and correlated to the K-12 environment through a practical lens. \nOct 17th – Dec 12th\, 2023\nAll classes are Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:30 ET\nParticipants will learn the fundamentals of project management through seven modules:\nModule 1: Introduction\nModule 2: Project Initiation\nModule 3: Scope\, Schedule and Budget Plan\nModule 4: Resource\, Risk and Procurement Plan\nModule 5: Leadership and Quality Management\nModule 6: Monitor and Control\nModule 7: Closing and Success \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 co-instructors Frankie Jackson and Cory Stokes. Read more about Frankie here.  Read more about Cory here. \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. \nBe sure to follow us on Twitter @CoSN and LinkedIn to stay updated on CoSN events! \n9 CEA Credits toward CETL® recertification.
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/project-management-facilitated-fall-2023-online-course-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Course,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T150000
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity in K-12 Schools Facilitated Fall 2023 Online Course *NEW START DATE
DESCRIPTION:Meets online every *Wednesday from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM ET October 18 – December 20\, 2023\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! \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 – 1-4 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!
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/cybersecurity-in-k-12-schools-facilitated-fall-2023-online-course/
CATEGORIES:Online Course,Virtual
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SUMMARY:AI & Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Recording \nJoin us to delve into the pivotal interplay between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Join us as we unravel the ways AI is transforming threat detection\, intrusion prevention\, and incident response. We’ll explore real-world applications\, benefits\, challenges\, and the ethical dimensions of AI in cybersecurity. Be part of the conversation to stay informed about the latest trends and essential insights for navigating this evolving landscape effectively. \n \nPresenters: \nAmy McLaughlin\, MS\, MA\, CETL\, CISM\, CHPS\, CDPSE\, CISSP\, CoSN Cybersecurity Project Director\,\nExecutive Director\, Technical and Solutions Architecture Oregon State University (OR) \nBryan Ruzenski\, Director of External Technology Services\, Chester County Intermediate Unit (PA) \nCorey O’Connor\, CETL\, Director of Technology \, Montgomery County Educational Service Center (OH) \nThomas Molina\, PMP\, CISSP\, SSCP\, CTO\, Corpus Christi Independent School District (TX) \nJennifer Clouser\, CETL\,  Executive Director\, Department of Technology \, Auburn School District #408 (WA)
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/ai-cybersecurity-what-you-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T130000
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SUMMARY:Empowering School Districts; An Introduction to AI Use Policy Toolkit for Education
DESCRIPTION:The rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, the influence of this technology on educational ecosystems is undeniable. As AI increasingly becomes a part of our daily lives\, district leaders have a responsibility to understand its impact in educational settings and make informed decisions accordingly. This is true whether the aim is active adoption or simply preparation for a future where AI tools become more prevalent in educational settings. \nJoin us to learn more about this helpful Toolkit!
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/empowering-school-districts-an-introduction-to-ai-use-policy-toolkit-for-education/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T100000
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Online Workshop 101: Creating Cybersecurity and Incident Response Plans
DESCRIPTION:Building and strengthening cybersecurity in a district requires both a solid security plan and an effective incident response plan. This workshop walks attendees through the development of both proactive security plans to support district improvement and maintenance of cybersecurity efforts\, and incident response plans to guide response during a security incident or emergency. \n \nMeets from 10:00 AM -11:30 AM ET for three-days on October 25\, and Nov 1\, & 8\, 2023 (new dates) \n3 occurrence(s)\n*Note: Everyone who registers will be emailed a recording of the sessions. \nWednesdays\nOct. 25\, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET\nNov. 1\, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET\nNov. 8\, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET \nEarly Bird Pricing – Educator: Members $70 Non-Members $115;\nStandard pricing (2 weeks before the workshop begins) – Educator: Members $75 Non-Members $125;\nBulk pricing for same organization registration – 1-4 10% discount\, 5-10 15% discount\, 11+ 25% discount\n-Bulk pricing discounts won’t show up until checkout. \nThis workshop is only a training for our constituents.  The workshop has a couple of sponsors\, however\, those are the only members of the vendor community who will be part of the workshop. \nBe sure to follow us on Twitter @CoSN and LinkedIn to stay updated on CoSN events! \nYou are eligible for 7.5 CEA hours for CETL® recertification if you attend all three days.
URL:https://www.cosn.org/event/cybersecurity-online-workshop-101-creating-cybersecurity-and-incident-response-plans-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Virtual
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