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Edtech Grading Rubric
This grading rubric (modified from LearnPlatform’s EdTech Grading Rubric) helps collect feedback from educators around edtech tools, including background criteria such as duration and frequency of use, technical criteria such as ease of use and...
Evaluating Edtech Tools
Districts must carefully consider whether edtech tools are meeting their intended goals by gauging the impact, adoption, satisfaction, and engagement of each product. Districts can utilize a variety of methods to collect data in order to better...
Edtech Focus Group Questions from KIPP MA
KIPP MA created a list of focus group questions for each audience they engaged with, including teachers, leaders, students, and families. The questions were grouped into six different themes, including student outcomes, student agency, digital...
Capturing Teachers’ Thoughts on Technology Usage
Teachers can offer valuable insights on whether devices and tools effectively meet student needs for learning, and therefore should be regularly included in the evaluation process for technology decisions.
Running an Effective Pilot Program
This document provides a step-by-step approach to designing and executing an edtech pilot program, reflecting on the data collected, and deciding whether to ditch, scale, or iterate on a tool. Users can utilize this note-taking resource to capture...
Empowering Teachers to Pilot Edtech Tools
A district technology team in MA created a process for teachers to propose pilots of new edtech tools in their classrooms
Surveying Teachers to Identify Edtech Professional Learning Needs
Professional development can be a powerful driver for edtech integration. Collecting and analyzing data around teachers’ technology needs can help ensure that learning opportunities are relevant and targeted.
Leveraging Disciplinary Data to Advocate for Students
Data can be used by stakeholders to understand how and to what extent disciplinary practices are occurring within their school or district, and further advocate for equitable practices for students.
Leveraging Data to Advocate for More Creative Learning Experiences
With the right data, teachers, leaders, and families can better advocate for the right supports to ensure that students experience more creative learning opportunities
Strategies for Equitably Analyzing Disciplinary Data
Disciplinary data can be used by stakeholders to understand how and to what extent disciplinary practices are occurring within their school or district and advocate for equitable practices for students.
Making Sense of Your Data Findings for Advocacy
After data analysis, making sense of your findings is a critical next step to connect what you have observed in the data with actionable ideas and strategies for advocating for student needs.