Facilitating Technology Implementation: Strategic Planning for AT Specialists and Administrators -- Part One: Implementation Science

The key to effective technology implementation is systematic planning that engages all of the principal stakeholders. In this session, education leaders will learn about how to use strategic planning efforts to leverage technology tools to support classroom instruction, address the needs of struggling learners, and improve teaching and learning for all students.

Silos in Technology Implementation: Common Roadblocks to Success

Author: Jillian Reynolds
Date: May 16, 2018

As described in the first blog of our technology implementation series, Technology Implementation Roadmap: Four Steps to Successful Planning, technology implementation requires thoughtful planning and detailed attention to processes. However, even with the most careful planning, you may run into challenges. In this post, we’re going to unpack one of the major roadblocks to success: silos.

PD on the Go: How is Technology Transforming Education?

Author: Jillian Reynolds
Date: April 27, 2018

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Technology is changing the way we get things done and future innovations will continue to push the boundaries and limits of what is possible, especially with teaching and learning, where technology touches every facet of the educational experience. Listen to Sir Ken Robinson share his perspective on the role of technology in education and how it will impact future generations as it continues to evolve. 

2018 SXSW EDU Conference Presentation - Call to Action: Closing the Digital Accessibility Gap

Presentation Overview Our students are living in a time of innovation that is transforming how they learn, play, work, and interact with the world. But transformative change cannot be exclusionary; as educators embrace innovation they must ensure new technologies are accessible. In this summit you will learn requirements for digital accessibility, explore accessible and universally designed edtech tools, and leave with strategies you can use to facilitate inclusive innovation and transformative technology for all. Learning Objectives

2018 CoSN Conference Presentation - UDL and Technology: Ensuring Transformative Technology Benefits All Learners

The last decade has seen an explosion in the advancement of educational technology tools and accessibility features that support universally designed learning experiences and instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners and students with disabilities.  However, in order to achieve the goal of transforming the educational experience through the use of technology, states, districts, and school-based staff will need to enhance their infrastructure and professional learning to ensure the technology is integrated to support personalized learning both in and out of school.

Making it Happen: Addressing Digital Accessibility

Given that the law requires districts to provide accessible materials, including curricular content and websites to students and the community, we encourage you to learn about resources, tips, and information to build accessibility into your educational materials and services. Listen to this archived webinar to hear from district leaders, Holly Doe (Director of Technology, Pelham School District, NH) and Mike Jamerson (Director of Technology, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, IN), who have made accessibility a cornerstone at each of their school districts. 

State Perspective: How Utah is Strengthening Its Infrastructure to Support Accessible Materials

As states and districts across the nation increase their use of technology to support instruction and communication, the issue of accessible content for students, families, and community members with disabilities needs to be front and center in the decision making process. Addressing digital accessibility takes a team-based approach.

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Adoption Rubric

Supplementary Resource: Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) Adoption Rubric - This is an example of the rubric used to evaluate classroom resources according to UDL principles.

Accessibility is More Than a Checklist (Web Version)

Accessibility guidelines, checklists, and standards can be useful tools when developing accessible content, but accessibility is more than just a checklist for compliance. Understanding your end users and the ways they use web and digital content can help you move beyond technical components of accessibility to developing a truly usable accessible user experience. 

Created for developers and designers, but useful for all audiences, this quick guide provides, tips, resources, and information on why accessibility should be an interagal part of any web content. 

Accessibility is More Than a Checklist (Print Version)

Accessibility guidelines, checklists, and standards can be useful tools when developing accessible content, but accessibility is more than just a checklist for compliance. Understanding your end users and the ways they use web and digital content can help you move beyond technical components of accessibility to developing a truly usable accessible user experience.  Created for developers and designers, but useful for all audiences, this quick guide provides, tips, resources, and information on why accessibility should be an interagal part of any web content.