Recent News:
The EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel monthly broadcast series, co-hosted by CoSN, AASA and edWeb.net and sponsored by ClassLink, begins Season #7 on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, with a focus on “Leading Education Technology Innovations: Current Challenges and Solutions”.
During the live broadcast, three leading edge, innovative, superintendents engage in a conversation focused on the results of the recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Survey. The superintendents will be joined on the panel by CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey Project Director. Five specific current challenges in leading technology innovations that were identified in the 2024 survey results will be reviewed.
The superintendents will share the strategies they lead to address those challenges, which include:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Cybersecurity
3. Student Well-Being
4. Digital Equity
5. Interoperability
The superintendents who will be featured in this broadcast include Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Nagler, Superintendent, Mineola School District, New York, and Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to the three superintendents, Ms. Paula Maylahn, an education consultant with 40 years’ experience across grades K-20, who serves as a CoSN Project Director and who authored CoSN’s 2024 annual EdTech Leadership Report will also be a featured panelist. Ann McMullan, Project Director for the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, serves as the panel moderator.
Free registration for the September 9, 2024 live broadcast, as well as a recording of the presentation following the broadcast, can be found on the edWeb.net website at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20240909/.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants in edWeb.net’s edWebinars and edLeader Panels broadcasts may earn continuing education (CE) credits after viewing the live or recorded broadcasts. The edWeb CE credits also meet the qualifications for several professional associations for license, membership, and certification renewal, including CoSN’s CETL re- certification program. To learn more about earning edWeb.net’s CE credits please visit https://home.edweb.net/edweb-tips/
Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey
Share your insights to shape future tools and resources regarding data privacy by responding to this national survey. Participation is anonymous, and your feedback will contribute to a national report benefiting school districts. Take the Survey Here.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
During the live broadcast, three leading edge, innovative, superintendents engage in a conversation focused on the results of the recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Survey. The superintendents will be joined on the panel by CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey Project Director. Five specific current challenges in leading technology innovations that were identified in the 2024 survey results will be reviewed.
The superintendents will share the strategies they lead to address those challenges, which include:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Cybersecurity
3. Student Well-Being
4. Digital Equity
5. Interoperability
The superintendents who will be featured in this broadcast include Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Nagler, Superintendent, Mineola School District, New York, and Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to the three superintendents, Ms. Paula Maylahn, an education consultant with 40 years’ experience across grades K-20, who serves as a CoSN Project Director and who authored CoSN’s 2024 annual EdTech Leadership Report will also be a featured panelist. Ann McMullan, Project Director for the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, serves as the panel moderator.
Free registration for the September 9, 2024 live broadcast, as well as a recording of the presentation following the broadcast, can be found on the edWeb.net website at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20240909/.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants in edWeb.net’s edWebinars and edLeader Panels broadcasts may earn continuing education (CE) credits after viewing the live or recorded broadcasts. The edWeb CE credits also meet the qualifications for several professional associations for license, membership, and certification renewal, including CoSN’s CETL re- certification program. To learn more about earning edWeb.net’s CE credits please visit https://home.edweb.net/edweb-tips/
Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey
Share your insights to shape future tools and resources regarding data privacy by responding to this national survey. Participation is anonymous, and your feedback will contribute to a national report benefiting school districts. Take the Survey Here.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
News and Resource Archive
May 2024 | 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report
The CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report | Google Document
Recently, CoSN released the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report, now in its eleventh year. This annual report is based on findings gathered from CoSN’s 2024 State of EdTech District Leadership Survey. Through an analysis of the most recent survey responses, the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report provides a national perspective on the current challenges and successes within the EdTech landscape. District leaders can use the report to see how others are implementing technology strategies and compare them to their own efforts. The report can also play a role in helping superintendents and other district leaders determine their priorities and budgets when it comes to leading educational technology programs and practices within their school systems.
Key findings around the following topics are included in the 2024 report:
Cybersecurity continues to be a top priority according to respondents of the 2024 survey. Data privacy and security also fall into the high priority arena. The challenges around AI strategies are fairly new as a priority, but illustrate the need for districts to determine policies and best practices when it comes to implementing AI.
Additional information about the annual survey and the rationale behind the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report as well as a link to download a free copy of the report are available at: https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/state-of-edtech-leadership/
The CoSN Experience: The Ultimate Virtual Collaboration Series
In order to keep the learning and collaboration going beyond the recent CoSN 2024 conference, CoSN is now offering “The CoSN Experience.” This virtual collaboration series features monthly conversations and knowledge sharing. This inaugural series comprises six monthly live conversations, which commenced in April 2024 and will continue through November 2024. You are welcome to participate individually or as a team. For more details and access to registration information please visit https://www.cosn.org/event/the-cosn-experience/.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
Recently, CoSN released the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report, now in its eleventh year. This annual report is based on findings gathered from CoSN’s 2024 State of EdTech District Leadership Survey. Through an analysis of the most recent survey responses, the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report provides a national perspective on the current challenges and successes within the EdTech landscape. District leaders can use the report to see how others are implementing technology strategies and compare them to their own efforts. The report can also play a role in helping superintendents and other district leaders determine their priorities and budgets when it comes to leading educational technology programs and practices within their school systems.
Key findings around the following topics are included in the 2024 report:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Student Well-Being
- Digital Equity
- Interoperability
- Professional Learning
- Staffing
- Diversity
Cybersecurity continues to be a top priority according to respondents of the 2024 survey. Data privacy and security also fall into the high priority arena. The challenges around AI strategies are fairly new as a priority, but illustrate the need for districts to determine policies and best practices when it comes to implementing AI.
Additional information about the annual survey and the rationale behind the CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report as well as a link to download a free copy of the report are available at: https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/state-of-edtech-leadership/
The CoSN Experience: The Ultimate Virtual Collaboration Series
In order to keep the learning and collaboration going beyond the recent CoSN 2024 conference, CoSN is now offering “The CoSN Experience.” This virtual collaboration series features monthly conversations and knowledge sharing. This inaugural series comprises six monthly live conversations, which commenced in April 2024 and will continue through November 2024. You are welcome to participate individually or as a team. For more details and access to registration information please visit https://www.cosn.org/event/the-cosn-experience/.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
June 2024 | The CoSN Resource Library
The CoSN Resource Library | Google Document
In its role as the premier association designed to meet the ongoing digital transformation needs of K-12 district leaders, including superintendents, chief technology officers, school leaders and their teams, CoSN is pleased to offer easy access to the CoSN Resource Library, published on the CoSN website and open to anyone. Resources provided in the CoSN Resource library come in a variety of formats, including toolkits, documents, web pages, podcasts and webinars.
When one opens the link to the CoSN Resource Library a list with over 20 EdTech topics is readily available. One can filter a search for a specific individual topic or select “Any” to see an assortment of links to a variety of articles and tools. Below is a sample list of 10 of the current 20+ topic categories, each with its own multiple resources, available in the CoSN Resource Library:
1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Communications
3. Cybersecurity
4. Data Management
5. Disaster Preparedness
6. Emerging Technologies
7. Ethics and Policies
8. K-12 Innovation
9. Leadership
10. Strategic Planning
The CoSN Resource Library is readily available at https://www.cosn.org/tools-resources/resource-library/
The CoSN Experience: The Ultimate Virtual Collaboration Series
In order to keep the learning and collaboration going beyond the recent CoSN 2024 conference, CoSN is now offering “The CoSN Experience.” This virtual collaboration series features monthly conversations and knowledge sharing. This inaugural series comprises six monthly live conversations, which commenced in April 2024 and will continue through November 2024. You are welcome to participate individually or as a team. For more details and access to registration information please visit https://www.cosn.org/event/the-cosn-experience/.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
In its role as the premier association designed to meet the ongoing digital transformation needs of K-12 district leaders, including superintendents, chief technology officers, school leaders and their teams, CoSN is pleased to offer easy access to the CoSN Resource Library, published on the CoSN website and open to anyone. Resources provided in the CoSN Resource library come in a variety of formats, including toolkits, documents, web pages, podcasts and webinars.
When one opens the link to the CoSN Resource Library a list with over 20 EdTech topics is readily available. One can filter a search for a specific individual topic or select “Any” to see an assortment of links to a variety of articles and tools. Below is a sample list of 10 of the current 20+ topic categories, each with its own multiple resources, available in the CoSN Resource Library:
1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Communications
3. Cybersecurity
4. Data Management
5. Disaster Preparedness
6. Emerging Technologies
7. Ethics and Policies
8. K-12 Innovation
9. Leadership
10. Strategic Planning
The CoSN Resource Library is readily available at https://www.cosn.org/tools-resources/resource-library/
The CoSN Experience: The Ultimate Virtual Collaboration Series
In order to keep the learning and collaboration going beyond the recent CoSN 2024 conference, CoSN is now offering “The CoSN Experience.” This virtual collaboration series features monthly conversations and knowledge sharing. This inaugural series comprises six monthly live conversations, which commenced in April 2024 and will continue through November 2024. You are welcome to participate individually or as a team. For more details and access to registration information please visit https://www.cosn.org/event/the-cosn-experience/.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
July 2024 | Data Privacy Survey
Data Privacy Survey
Assuring that school districts are equipped to deal with the multiple, ever-changing, challenges involved in protecting data privacy, while also following legal requirements and community expectations is a high priority for CoSN. In order to ensure that the CoSN resources are current when it comes to assuring data privacy, CoSN is inviting school leaders to participate in the recently released CoSN Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey.
The survey is created to learn what data privacy supports are available to school districts to build and maintain their data privacy processes and what additional supports would be helpful along with identifying the barriers that school districts face in securing data privacy. The information gathered through the survey responses will be used to produce an updated report on school districts’ data privacy needs. CoSN also plans to provide new and relevant resources to assist school leaders in meeting the data privacy needs of their districts, based on the information gathered through the data privacy survey.
Survey participants do not need to identify themselves nor their school districts when completing the survey. You are invited to access the Data Privacy Survey and share your insights to shape future tools and resources. Take the Survey Here.
Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal
The CoSN Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal program is a proven way for school system leaders to build effective privacy policies and programs in an atmosphere of trust and transparency. There are five main categories included when earning the Trusted Learning Environment Seal:
1. Leadership Practice
2. Business Practice
3. Data Security Practice
4. Professional Development Practice
5. Classroom Practice
School districts now have two options for earning the TLE Seal. A district may elect to complete all five categories in one ongoing process to earn the full TLE Seal. Or a new option that CoSN now offers to school districts is the opportunity to earn individual “mini” TLE Seals for each of the five separate practices listed above. To learn more about the TLE Seal options for school districts, please visit:
https://www.cosn.org/trusted-learning-environment/
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
Assuring that school districts are equipped to deal with the multiple, ever-changing, challenges involved in protecting data privacy, while also following legal requirements and community expectations is a high priority for CoSN. In order to ensure that the CoSN resources are current when it comes to assuring data privacy, CoSN is inviting school leaders to participate in the recently released CoSN Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey.
The survey is created to learn what data privacy supports are available to school districts to build and maintain their data privacy processes and what additional supports would be helpful along with identifying the barriers that school districts face in securing data privacy. The information gathered through the survey responses will be used to produce an updated report on school districts’ data privacy needs. CoSN also plans to provide new and relevant resources to assist school leaders in meeting the data privacy needs of their districts, based on the information gathered through the data privacy survey.
Survey participants do not need to identify themselves nor their school districts when completing the survey. You are invited to access the Data Privacy Survey and share your insights to shape future tools and resources. Take the Survey Here.
Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal
The CoSN Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal program is a proven way for school system leaders to build effective privacy policies and programs in an atmosphere of trust and transparency. There are five main categories included when earning the Trusted Learning Environment Seal:
1. Leadership Practice
2. Business Practice
3. Data Security Practice
4. Professional Development Practice
5. Classroom Practice
School districts now have two options for earning the TLE Seal. A district may elect to complete all five categories in one ongoing process to earn the full TLE Seal. Or a new option that CoSN now offers to school districts is the opportunity to earn individual “mini” TLE Seals for each of the five separate practices listed above. To learn more about the TLE Seal options for school districts, please visit:
https://www.cosn.org/trusted-learning-environment/
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
August 2024 | CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel Broadcast Series
The EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel monthly broadcast series, co-hosted by CoSN, AASA and edWeb.net and sponsored by ClassLink, begins Season #7 on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, with a focus on “Leading Education Technology Innovations: Current Challenges and Solutions”.
During the live broadcast, three leading edge, innovative, superintendents engage in a conversation focused on the results of the recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Survey. The superintendents will be joined on the panel by CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey Project Director. Five specific current challenges in leading technology innovations that were identified in the 2024 survey results will be reviewed.
The superintendents will share the strategies they lead to address those challenges, which include:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Cybersecurity
3. Student Well-Being
4. Digital Equity
5. Interoperability
The superintendents who will be featured in this broadcast include Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Nagler, Superintendent, Mineola School District, New York, and Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to the three superintendents, Ms. Paula Maylahn, an education consultant with 40 years’ experience across grades K-20, who serves as a CoSN Project Director and who authored CoSN’s 2024 annual EdTech Leadership Report will also be a featured panelist. Ann McMullan, Project Director for the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, serves as the panel moderator.
Free registration for the September 9, 2024 live broadcast, as well as a recording of the presentation following the broadcast, can be found on the edWeb.net website at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20240909/.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants in edWeb.net’s edWebinars and edLeader Panels broadcasts may earn continuing education (CE) credits after viewing the live or recorded broadcasts. The edWeb CE credits also meet the qualifications for several professional associations for license, membership, and certification renewal, including CoSN’s CETL re- certification program. To learn more about earning edWeb.net’s CE credits please visit https://home.edweb.net/edweb-tips/
Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey
Share your insights to shape future tools and resources regarding data privacy by responding to this national survey. Participation is anonymous, and your feedback will contribute to a national report benefiting school districts. Take the Survey Here.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].
During the live broadcast, three leading edge, innovative, superintendents engage in a conversation focused on the results of the recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Survey. The superintendents will be joined on the panel by CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey Project Director. Five specific current challenges in leading technology innovations that were identified in the 2024 survey results will be reviewed.
The superintendents will share the strategies they lead to address those challenges, which include:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Cybersecurity
3. Student Well-Being
4. Digital Equity
5. Interoperability
The superintendents who will be featured in this broadcast include Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Nagler, Superintendent, Mineola School District, New York, and Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to the three superintendents, Ms. Paula Maylahn, an education consultant with 40 years’ experience across grades K-20, who serves as a CoSN Project Director and who authored CoSN’s 2024 annual EdTech Leadership Report will also be a featured panelist. Ann McMullan, Project Director for the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, serves as the panel moderator.
Free registration for the September 9, 2024 live broadcast, as well as a recording of the presentation following the broadcast, can be found on the edWeb.net website at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20240909/.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants in edWeb.net’s edWebinars and edLeader Panels broadcasts may earn continuing education (CE) credits after viewing the live or recorded broadcasts. The edWeb CE credits also meet the qualifications for several professional associations for license, membership, and certification renewal, including CoSN’s CETL re- certification program. To learn more about earning edWeb.net’s CE credits please visit https://home.edweb.net/edweb-tips/
Student Data Privacy: Understanding the National Landscape Survey
Share your insights to shape future tools and resources regarding data privacy by responding to this national survey. Participation is anonymous, and your feedback will contribute to a national report benefiting school districts. Take the Survey Here.
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact [email protected].