Empowered Superintendents
Superintendents can make or break educational technology initiatives. They are responsible for ensuring that their school districts embrace transformative digital learning. CoSN collaborates with superintendents to assess their challenges and increase their capacities to lead technology efforts. We are dedicated to helping current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams to build on their knowledge, skills, and confidence.
Empowered Superintendents Toolkit is done in partnership with AASA, the School Superintendents Association.
CoSN is grateful to the following sponsors for their support: CatchOn, Cisco, ClassLink, ENA, Google for Education, HP, ManagedMethods, SHI, and THE Journal
CoSN is proud to have the endorsement of over 60 superintendents, associations and industry leaders:
CoSN and edWeb have joined together to present a monthly webinar series, "The Empowered Superintendent". On the second Monday of each month at 5pm ET, Ann McMullan, CoSN's Empowered Superintendent Project Director, interviews a variety of superintendents who share their stories and expertise on how they lead digital transformations in their school districts. Each month focuses on a different aspect of leading district-wide technology initiatives.
Stay tuned - more webinars coming soon!
Empowered Superintendent Toolkit Version 3.0
Education technology is a growing part of any superintendents' role. In focus groups and interviews with superintendents nationwide, we heard that edtech projects inspire a lot of excitement, but also a lot of trepidation. To help empower superintendents in this area, we created an Empowered Superintendent Toolkit.
Critical Focus Areas: Issue One-Pagers
Our Superintendent one-pagers are a comprehensive, consistent set of resources on various edtech topics that guide and empower superintendents and their leadership teams in leading the digital transformation.
These materials will help superintendents communicate to stakeholders on important edtech topics:
- Accessibility: A Key to Creating an Equitable, Effective Learning Ecosystem Everywhere, all the Time for all Students.
- Cloud Computing: E-mail, Learning Management Systems, and Productivity Tools - You've Made It to the Cloud! Now What?
- The Importance of Cybersecurity
- Leadership for Digital Learning: How Can Districts Find Success with 1:1 Implementations? Start with the "Why"!
- Online Assessment: An Evolving Landscape. New Opportunities.
- Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. An Essential Commitment.
- Smart Network Design for Transformation & Innovation - part of the SEND Initiative
- Strategic Technology Planning and Investment: Aligning Priorities. Balancing Choice, Cost & Outcomes. - part of the SmartIT initiative
- Closing the Homework Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for Learning Beyond the Classroom
- Trusted Learning Environment: The Role of Leadership in Student Data Privacy
- NEW! Effective Technology Professional Development: The Secret Sauce for Successful Classroom Transformation
- NEW! Interoper-What? The importance of interoperability in School Systems
Online Tools
Rate yourself and your team to determine your readiness to implement effective edtech learning environments in your school system.
