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Accelerating Universal Wi-Fi Access in Ector County
Thirty-nine percent of families in Ector County did not have access to the internet at the start of the pandemic with many in this rural county not having any options. Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the...
Ector Home Connectivity: US & Texas Landscape
This report created by Thru-Ed for Ector County Independent School District was part of a project to explore what options were available to improve broadband access to the residents of Ector County. This report illustrates national case studies and...
Ector County Home Connectivity: Baseline Assessment
This report created by Thru-Ed for Ector County Independent School District is part of a project to explore what options are available to improve broadband access to the residents of Ector County. This baseline report provides a snapshot of the...
Universal Wi-Fi Access
Thirty-nine percent of families in Ector County Independent School District had no internet access or cell phone internet access. To provide universal access, the district provided families with MiFi devices and connected with local cable services...
Addressing Digital Equity in Austin ISD
Dr. Suzanne Newell, Director of Academics at Austin Independent School District, shares the steps that the district has taken to address digital equity and how it affects students – ranging from the use of one-to-one devices and community Wi-Fi...
Episode 6: Austin ISD on Instructional Blueprints, Professional Collaboration and Development, and the Concept of "Learning Loss"
On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Dr. Suzanne Newell of Austin Independent School...
Mountain Heights Academy’s Student Engagement Profile
Administrators at Mountain Heights Academy developed a brief student profile for each learner to show different levels of engagement based on GPA, credit analysis, grade-level mastery, and social-emotional learning (SEL) needs. Students and parents...
Edtech Stack Reflection Checklist
Leaders of virtual and hybrid programs can use this checklist to audit their program’s edtech stacks. This tool is designed to produce actionable insights about where edtech products support overall virtual and hybrid program quality. Additional...
Consistently Engage Stakeholders - EdTech Systems Guide
This four-part strategy to consistently engage stakeholders in edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation processes was developed as part of The Learning Accelerator (TLA)’s partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and...
Recording of Advancing Digital Equity NTIA Digital Equity Grant Program Webinar- Part 1 (February 29, 2024)
Organized by CCSSO, this webinar provided an overview of the upcoming Digital Equity Act grant programs and resources for potential applicants. Panelists shared their work to advance digital equity for students in their schools.
Natick Public Schools’ EdTech Selection Tool
Natick Public Schools uses this spreadsheet to help leadership make decisions about new edtech tools they are considering. Natick created this tool as part of the 2023-24 EdTech Peer Learning Cohort, facilitated by The Learning Accelerator (TLA) in...