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Chicopee Public Schools’ EdTech Website
Chicopee Public Schools developed a public-facing website to share key edtech information as part of their participation in the EdTech Peer Learning Cohort facilitated by TLA in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and...
Driving EdTech Systems: Digital Accessibility
This strategy supports users of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation users in reflecting on and strengthening their school or system’s edtech practices around accessibility.
Driving EdTech Systems: Racial Equity
This strategy supports users of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation in reflecting on opportunities to promote racial equity within their edtech systems and practices.
EdTech Systems Guide: EdTech Systems Guide Overview
In May 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) released its EdTech Strategic Planning Guide: Sustaining Progress in Access and Equity, which offered school and system leaders guidance related to sustaining...
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
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...
Edtech Procurement at Houston ISD
This TLA snapshot highlights Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) success with purchasing edtech and is a valuable real-world example of how to follow the recommendations found in the Smart Series Guide to Edtech Procurement.
Gathering Family Feedback on Edtech Usage
Edtech tools can serve as a channel to involve families in their students’ lives, strengthen the home-school connection, and provide access to teachers for better communication. School leaders should seek to gather family feedback to ensure all...
Driving EdTech Systems: Natick Public Schools
Natick Public Schools participated in the EdTech Peer Learning Cohort facilitated by The Learning Accelerator (TLA) in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Educational Technology.
Student Edtech Focus Group Protocol
Cambridge Public Schools used focus groups to collect data from students around their use and engagement with specific edtech tools. This focus group protocol covers the questions that need to be asked and any needed materials, and includes a...
Self-Assessment: Equitable EdTech Systems
This self-assessment mirrors the structure of the EdTech Systems Guide: Equity-Driven Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation, distilling foundational concepts into a series of statements about users’ edtech practices. Using a modified version of...