Episode description
In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Susan Bearden and Dr. Beth Holland on the program to discuss the 2024 National EdTech Plan and how you can use it to develop your schools digital learning strategic plan! If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Learn about the National Educational Technology Plan Today! In This Episode …- What is the National Educational Technology Plan?
- How often does it get updated?
- Who created it?
- What is included inside of it?
- The Digital Use Divide
- The Digital Design Divide
- The Digital Access Divide
- How were recommendations made?
- What can school districts use the National Educational Technology Plan for?
Links of Interest
- National Educational Technology Plan
- http://learningaccelerator.org
- https://practices.learningaccelerator.org/
- https://practices.learningaccelerator.org/guides/digital-equity/introduction
- https://practices.learningaccelerator.org/problem-of-practice/digital-access
- https://tech.ed.gov/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning/
- https://tech.ed.gov/advancing-digital-equity-for-all/
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About the National EdTech Plan The 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) from the U.S. Department of Education outlines policies and practices which support the effective, accessible and inclusive use of educational technology in K12 education. Learn about the three digital divides identified by the NETP - the Digital Use Divide, the Digital Design Divide and the Digital Access Divide - and how educators and education leaders can help close them. About our Guests: Susan Bearden Susan M. Bearden is the CEO of Bearden Education Technology Consulting, helping school system leaders and edtech service providers effectively leverage technology in K12 education. As a subcontractor for InnovateEDU, she co-authored the 2024 NETP and facilitated the Technical Working Group that informed the 2024 NETP development. A former teacher and K12 technology leader, she approaches technology with an educator mimdset. She previously served as Director of Digital Programs for InnovateEDU, Chief Innovation Officer for CoSN, and as a Senior...