Ed Tech Next 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity to create a more effective and inclusive framework for remote learning by focusing on a variety of technical, social, and logistical factors. In their…
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Understanding Your Risk: How to Keep Your District Safe from Bad Actors

The pandemic has completely shifted the cybersecurity landscape that we must navigate to protect the data of our students and staff. A few years ago – when students did the…
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Innovation at Scale: Purposeful Change

For 25 years, Serena Sacks-Mandel served as a technology supplier, consultant, and leader for Fortune 100 companies like IBM, Disney, and others, and then pivoted to a vital role in…
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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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New York CTO Clinic

25 May 2022
Albany, New York
“Balancing the Quickly Evolving Role of the District Technology Leader” 2022 NYSCATE CoSN CTO Clinic May 25, 2022 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Marriott Albany 189 Wolf Rd. Albany, NY…
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in Education

Understand the true cost of technology-beyond the purchase price. Updated April 2026 What TCO Includes Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) captures the full lifecycle cost of technology-not just the purchase…
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Value of Investment (VOI) in Education

Move beyond cost analysis to articulate strategic and instructional impact. Updated April 2026 What VOI Adds Beyond TCO TCO asks: What does it cost?VOI asks: What value does it create?…
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What Project Management Skills Are Crucial For K12 Educational Leaders

Continued from: Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader In my current role as a Senior Project Manager leading statewide educational technology projects and Initiatives over the last…
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