Has your school division gotten "the letter"? The one indicating that your website is not accessible? Need to know more? Join the VSTE CoSN Council on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 8 PM, for a primer on Section 508, the federal law related to electronic accessibility. VSTE Board Chair Keith Reeves will lead this session. Come with questions!
CoSN
Digital Equity Discussion
We all can attest to the need to help bridge the digital gap that exists for our students. As more content and instruction moves online, the need to provide access to digital resources grows.
The VSTE CoSN Council is pleased to sponsor a free discussion related to digital equity. This webinar will be held Thursday, September 22, 2016, from 8 to 9 PM.
Featured speakers include:
- Dr. Elizabeth Hoover; CTO, Alexandria City Public Schools
- Diane Doersch; Chief Technology & Information Officer at Green Bay Area School District
- Rod Carnill; Supervisor of ITRTs, Frederick County Public Schools
- Cheryl Wood and Kim Fields; Project Managers on Digital Equity, Fairfax County Public Schools
- Tom Lundquist, Director of Technology, Staunton City Schools
Speakers will address digital equity issues faced by their school divisions and their current approach. They will describe the alternatives they explored and how they are evaluating their return on investment.
You can view the archived recording here: http://vste.adobeconnect.com/p6kugdkfl32/
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Free CoSN Webinar: Trusted Learning Environment (TLE)
Thursday, April 28, 2016, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Developed through the collaborative insight and work of national educational leadership organizations and school systems nationwide, the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal embodies the commitment of school leadership to safeguard the digital privacy of student data.
This webinar will provide further insights into this new initiative and will allow the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of what the seal will mean from school systems.
This webinar will be FREE for both CoSN members and nonmembers.
Moderator:
- Bob Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Dallas ISD (TX) and project director for CoSN's Trusted Learning Environment Seal initiative
Speakers:
- Linnette Attai, President, PlayWell, LLC and CoSN Project Director, Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning initiative
- Jim Siegl, Technology Architect, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)
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Save on CoSN Membership
Virginia is the state chapter of CoSN. We are happy to work with them to offer this amazing discount on CoSN membership!
CoSN believes in and delivers professional advancement tools, resources and courses to technology leaders nationwide. Once your district is a member, your entire technology leadership team gets the benefits. These benefits include reports and research the benefits ed tech leaders.
Email dfarrand@cosn.org to receive your free copy of CoSN's exclusive members-only EdTechNextReport.
If you join by the end of January, CoSN will give you 6 months free. Email membership@cosn.org with promo code 6monthsfree. This is a $200 savings and will expire January 31, 2016.
What you get:
- Unlimited access to entire district staff that will all receive member benefits
- Free 6-part live webinar series, and free access to past webinar archives
- Free and discounted CoSN events (including CTO Clinics, Forums, and the CoSN Annual Conference)
- Discounted Certification prep and exam materials, and opportunity to act as a proctor
- Discounted and free CoSN resources- toolkits, ed tech next reports
If you join by the end of January, CoSN will give you 6 months free. Email membership@cosn.org with promo code 6monthsfree. This is a $200 savings and will expire January 31, 2016.
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Advance Your Career
VSTE is the Virginia chapter of CoSN because we wish to reach out to educational technology leaders and school division leadership. CoSN offers the kind of in depth resources that support the work of leaders making tough decisions around technology.
CoSN believes in and delivers professional advancement tools, resources and courses to technology leaders nationwide. Once your district is a member, your entire technology leadership team gets the benefits. To see more of CoSN's work, email dfarrand@cosn.org to receive your free copy of CoSN’s exclusive members-only EdTechNextReport.
Then...consider joining CoSN to see more!
If you join by the end of January, CoSN will give you 6 months free. Email membership@cosn.org with promo code 6monthsfree. This is a $200 savings and will expire January 31, 2016.
Thanks to hard work by CoSN members and the CoSN Advocacy Network, the new ESSA law includes a strong program designed to invest in school districts’ education technology infrastructure and professional development. Ed tech represents one of three priority areas supported by the new $1.6 billion Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program. In addition, the ESSA enables districts to invest the law's other professional development resources into educators, principals, and other school leaders’ capacities to more effectively use and protect student data. The law also directs the U.S. Department of Education's research arm to study students’ home broadband needs and obstacles and produce a report to Congress by mid-2017.
Click here and discover how CoSN is solving key challenges for technology leaders today.
CoSN is also working with key education technology leaders to form a North Carolina CoSN State Chapter. If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities, email me atdfarrand@cosn.org.
What you get:
- Unlimited access to entire district staff that will all receive member benefits
- Free 6-part live webinar series, and free access to past webinar archives
- Free and discounted CoSN events (including CTO Clinics, Forums, and the CoSN Annual Conference)
- Discounted Certification prep and exam materials, and opportunity to act as a proctor
- Discounted and free CoSN resources- toolkits, ed tech next reports
If you join by the end of January, CoSN will give you 6 months free. Email membership@cosn.org with promo code 6monthsfree. This is a $200 savings and will expire January 31, 2016.
