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Technical Support Centers for Families
To ensure every student and family could get help troubleshooting technology, Metro Nashville Public Schools launched districtwide support centers online, by phone, and outdoors.
Advice: Device Expectations
Establishing clear expectations with students and families is essential to making sure devices stay functional.
ReNEW's Centralized Support for Teachers
ReNEW has dedicated resources at the network level to support blended and personalized instruction across schools.
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.
Technology & Data Infrastructure
Technology Infrastructure Connectivity Hardware Procurement Network Systems Data Infrastructure Data Interoperability Data Privacy & Security
From Digital Access to Digital Equity: Critical Barriers That Leaders and Policymakers Must Address to Move Beyond “Boxes & Wires”
This report urges leaders and policymakers to address five critical barriers to digital equity, moving beyond a sole focus on internet access and devices. These barriers include digital redlining, the digital use divide, privacy taxes, adult bias,...
Edtech Evaluation - EdTech Systems Guide
This nine-part edtech evaluation process was developed as part of The Learning Accelerator (TLA)’s partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Educational Technology and is included in TLA’s EdTech...
Knowing the School: How do leaders prepare new teachers to be successful within their school models?
When welcoming new teachers (whether new to the school or to teaching), it is important that you clearly communicate the nuts and bolts that make your innovative school possible. This includes specifics about your model and approach, the supports...
Investing in Infrastructure to Solve Complex Challenges
By implementing a strategic and holistic approach to infrastructure, education leaders can begin to address and find solutions to many of the challenges within education. Using the example of student nutrition, the following steps offer guidance on...