Framework of Essential Skills
CoSN Issues Updated Toolkit to Tackle Nation’s “Homework Gap”
K-12 Education Technology Leader Certification Grows in Support
Washington, DC (September 8, 2015) – CoSN's (the Consortium for School Networking’s) Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL)® program continues to grow in support with new underwriting by the Morgridge Family Foundation and renewed support by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
CoSN: E-rate Modernization Requires ‘Long-Term, Sufficient’ Funding
Washington, DC (June 20, 2014) – CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) CEO Keith Krueger today responded to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to modernize the E-rate program:
Outcomes from the 2013 CTO Forums
Take advantage of your CoSN membership to access our 2013 CTO Forum Reports for free! The reports offer high-level summaries and analyses of our CTO Forums. CTO Forums, held twice a year, provide opportunities for tech leaders to share information and keep up-to-date with all of the challenges and solutions of ed tech. Accessing forum reports is the next-best thing to being there!
CoSN Releases Outcomes of 2013 K-12 Technology Leadership Forums
Washington, DC (November 14, 2013) – The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today released two follow-up reports on the association’s 2013 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Leadership Forums held in March and June 2013. The first CTO forum report, titled “The ‘Undiscussables’ of Technology Leadership: Engaging in Challenging Conversations,” examines the primary district-level leadership challenges facing CTOs from elevating their districts’ learning environments.
What Do Districts Need in a CTO? Learn in a Webinar!
CTOs' job descriptions in 2013 would have been unthinkable twenty years ago. As technology transforms education and the world, leaders have had to evolve along with it. Keith Krueger, CoSN's CEO, says "In 1992 Price Waterhouse [assessed] that 80 percent of the job of any CIO was technical. In schools, that was 'wires in the boxes.' Today, that's about 20 percent of the job. The other 80 percent is providing leadership, vision, and an understanding of the educational environment."
Celebrate Connected Educator Month: CoSN Webinars Today and Next Week
This month is Connected Educator Month (www.connectededucatormonth.org), a unique (and fun!) opportunity to take charge of your professional development.
Explore the CoSN 2014 Website and Register Today!
We just opened registration for our 2014 Annual Conference here in Washington, DC. With its theme of Continuously Connected...Constantly Learning, the Conference how K-12 leaders can create digital learning ecosystems in today's hyper-connected world. Be sure to register here before early specials end on December 13. You will find all you need to know on www.cosnconference.org.