Overview

March 2

K-12 school leaders are operating in an environment like no other. Many students, teachers and staff remain in a fully remote learning model, and predictions are that some sort of hybrid learning will be the way of the future. This opens the doors to new challenges, including how to ensure broadband access to all those who need it, how to minimize the risk of cyberattacks and how to pay for this amid revenue shortfalls.

On March 2nd at 10:00 am PT/1:00 pm ET, the Center for Digital Education is hosting a webcast to walk school district leaders through the funding, security and technology considerations they should be making as they build out a strategy to prepare for the new normal in K-12 education. We’ll also offer tips and best practices to help overcome some of the pressing challenges schools face, including:
• Ensuring equitable access to educational resources
• Protecting endpoints whether they are on school campuses or off
• Taking advantage of CARES Act dollars and other federal funding to optimize costs

Speakers

Kipp Bentley

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

Kipp Bentley focused his career in public education on providing powerful learning opportunities and resources to students and teachers. He has been a teacher, a librarian and a school district administrator. For many years he worked in leadership roles developing and supporting educational technology programs in Denver Public Schools. He has since gone on to write and consult on ed tech and remains committed to assisting educators in using technology tools to advance student learning.

Alan Cox — Moderator

Senior Vice President, e.Republic

Alan is Executive Vice President of e.Republic and Publisher of Government Technology magazine, where he is involved in the annual production of dozens of events as well as the editorial direction for Governing, Government Technology, Emergency Management, the Center for Digital Government, and the Center for Digital Education. Held regionally in state capitols and large metropolitan areas, the events address key strategy and policy issues as well as the use of information technology in state and local government and education.

Webinar

Preparing for the 'New Normal' in K-12 Education