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.
EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel Broadcast Series
The EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel broadcast series — sponsored by ClassLink — is now in its fifth season. Each monthly broadcast is co-hosted by CoSN, AASA, and edWeb.net. Participants can earn continuing education (CE) credits after viewing the live or recorded broadcasts. To learn more about CE credits please visit https://home.edweb.net/edweb-tips/
Succeeding with Digital Equity: CoSN’s 2023 Award Winning District’s Leadership Strategies
The next episode of the CoSN EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel series, “Succeeding with Digital Equity: CoSN’s 2023 Award-Winning District’s Leadership Strategies,” will be broadcast Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 2 p.m. Central Time. Digital equity is a constant and challenging issue of our times. CoSN annually awards a school district with the association’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity to honor and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the gap when it comes to digital access. Texas’ own Corpus Christi ISD is the recipient of CoSN’s 2023 Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity.
On this edLeader Panel broadcast, Dr. Roland Hernandez, superintendent of Corpus Christi ISD, is joined by the district’s director of instructional technology, Cary Perales, and the district’s director of technology services, Marilyn Doughty, as featured guest panelists. The district leaders will share the strategies they use to lead their work across their district to assure a safe and effective digital landscape for all their students. The district’s “Tech2Teach” conference and digital magazine, which are used to showcase truly transformative learning, are two of the multiple approaches for leveraging technology innovation that will be shared. Dr. Jill Brown, CoSN director of professional learning, also joins the panel to share CoSN professional learning resources and recommendations for addressing digital equity.
Free registration for the May 11 CoSN edLeader Panel broadcast is available at https://home.edweb.net/supers. If you cannot join the May 11 live broadcast you can also register for the recording or podcast edition a few days after the live broadcast, as well as access video recordings, podcasts and articles from previous monthly edLeader Panel broadcasts at https://home.edweb.net/supers.
CoSN Resources
Defining Digital Equity 2022
Creating a shared understanding of what digital equity is and what district leaders can do to realize digital equity for the students that they serve is more important than ever.
Available at https://cosn.org/digitalequity
CoSN Student Home Internet Connectivity Study
CoSN has published a study on students’ at-home internet connectivity which provides guidelines on bandwidth, devices, and other remote learning needs. Read an overview or download the complete report at https://cosn.org/digitalequity
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.
