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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

Edsurge

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

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ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences

eSchool News

Give schools more control over their digital culture. Having an effective digital culture is a prerequisite for having a healthy school culture,” Culatta asserted. Make it easier to evaluate new edtech tools. The result was the EdTech Index , which helps educators evaluate the quality of edtech products.

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

broadened my worldview and helped me internalize the importance of cultural relevance and adaptability in educational reform—what works in one context must be thoughtfully localized in another. At the same time, I’ve prioritized integrating SEL as a core part of classroom culture—beyond isolated lessons.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

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The guide breaks down the edtech purchasing cycle into three processes: edtech selection, implementation and evaluation. They rely on 1EdTechs TrustEd Apps program, Lightspeed Insight and internal help desk tracking to evaluate tools for privacy, use and impact. AI is transforming tools and pushing prices up, says Magley.

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

broadened my worldview and helped me internalize the importance of cultural relevance and adaptability in educational reform—what works in one context must be thoughtfully localized in another. At the same time, I’ve prioritized integrating SEL as a core part of classroom culture—beyond isolated lessons.

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Rethinking K-12 cyber strategies amid federal budget cuts

eSchool News

IT teams should also map enterprise traffic and evaluate unusual or unnecessary connections: Which servers are communicating externally? Make it part of the culture: Integrate cybersecurity topics and trainings into teacher workshop days and, where appropriate, into curriculum for students. Should they be?

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Crafting Thoughtful AI Policy in Higher Education: A Guide for Institutional Leaders

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Key focus areas include developing a philosophical AI framework that guides decision-making, establishing governance structures, fostering a culture of experimentation and innovation, and implementing policies that ensure transparency, accountability, and inclusivity. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

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