The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), in partnership with the Texas Association of School Administrators and CoSN’s Texas state affiliate chapter, the Texas Educational Technology Leaders (formerly The Texas K-12 CTO Council), is honored to support the work of current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams in leading all aspects of digital learning transformations.
CoSN 2024 Driving K-12 Innovation Report
CoSN recently released the 2024 Driving K-12 Innovation Report. The Driving K-12 Innovation Series is the process by which CoSN shares high-quality global trend reports regarding the use of emerging technologies to transform K-12 teaching and learning.
CoSN’s annual Driving K-12 Innovation Report is produced through the collaborative work of a global advisory board of K-12 leaders, practitioners, and change-makers. Together, over six months, the global advisory board members engage in synchronous and asynchronous discussions, surveys, and more around the use of emerging technology to transform learning in K-12 education. The result of the advisory board’s work is the annual CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation Report, which is divided into three main categories: Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools). To learn which specific items fell into each of the three main categories this year as well as access the link to download the complete 2024 report, please go to https://www.cosn.org/k12innovation.
Roadmap to Innovation Newsletter
In addition to the annual report, CoSN also produces a monthly Driving K-12 Innovation newsletter titled “Roadmap to Innovation.” Subscribers to the free monthly newsletter are informed about tools needed to accelerate change in their districts, at their organizations, and in the K-12 ecosystem around the globe. You can learn more and subscribe to the monthly newsletter at https://www.cosn.org/roadmap-to-innovation.
EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel Series
CoSN, AASA, and edWeb.net co-host a monthly online edLeader Panel broadcast series, sponsored by ClassLink, to help superintendents connect and collaborate. Registration is free and registered participants can join the live event and/or view recordings and podcast versions starting a day or two after the live broadcast.
The February 12, 2024, edLeader Panel broadcast on “Leading Learning That Truly Meets the Needs of Each Student” featured Dr. Jill Louters, superintendent, New Rockford-Sheyenne School District, ND, and Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, superintendent, Winchester Public Schools, VA. The superintendents shared the strategies their districts are implementing to assure that the teachers and staff have the knowledge and skills to leverage what technology can provide to enable each student to be a successful learner. You will find a link to access the recording and podcast version of this and other previously broadcast edLeader Panels at https://home.edweb.net/supers.
The next monthly edLeader Panel broadcast, “Leading Effective Data Privacy Processes Within a School District Setting,” takes place on Monday, March 11, at 4 p.m. Central Time. Superintendents Bill Burr, Wrangell Public Schools, AK, Scott Elder, Albuquerque Public Schools, NM, and Dr. Mary Templeton, Washougal School District, WA, will share the strategies they have implemented to assess their school districts’ privacy and compliance policies and also assure that data privacy is integrated into all aspects of technology use within their school districts. Five critical guidelines for making data privacy an essential commitment within any school system will be presented. The superintendents will be joined by Linnette Attai, CoSN Project Director for Data Privacy, who will share information on how and why a school district can earn the CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Seal. Registration for this free edLeader Panel broadcast is available at https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20240311.
CoSN 2024 Annual Conference, “Leading for Innovation: At Warp Speed”
Registration is now open for the CoSN 2024 Annual Conference, scheduled for April 8-10, 2024, in Miami, Florida. For conference and hotel information and registration links, see https://www.cosn.org/cosn2024/.
CoSN & Texas Educational Technology Leaders (TETL) Membership
If your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact membership@cosn.org. For information about Texas Education Technology Leaders, please contact Dianne Borreson, Executive Director, Texas Education Technology Leaders at exdir@tetl.org or call 855.458.9286.
