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Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom

Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom

Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom
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ISBN-10:
1564847179
ISBN-13:
9781564847171
Pub. Date:
04/10/2019
Publisher:
International Society for Technology in Education
ISBN-10:
1564847179
ISBN-13:
9781564847171
Pub. Date:
04/10/2019
Publisher:
International Society for Technology in Education
Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom

Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom

Overview

Three experts on equity and technology offer concrete, evidence-based strategies for classroom teachers to move toward digital equity in K12 settings.

Closing the Gap is an ISTE book series designed to reflect the contributions of multiple stakeholders seeking to ensure that digital equity is achieved on campuses, in classrooms, and throughout education. In this series, authors Nicol R. Howard, Sarah Thomas, and Regina Schaffer offer historical and philosophical insights while exploring challenges and solutions unique to teacher preparation programs, pre-service and in-service teachers, and instructional coaches.

The second title in the Closing the Gap series, this book includes:
  • Examination of digital equity and the “problem of practice” for teachers and coaches
  • Strategies for connecting the ISTE Educator and Student Standards to practice
  • Discussion of key challenges facing teachers in today’s classrooms, such as access, connectivity, limited resources, digital divide, and the homework gap
  • Research-based vignettes from teachers who have encountered and conquered some of the challenges addressed in the book, and from edtech coaches who have implemented equity-centered innovative professional development

This book helps teachers address the challenges of teaching in the digital age, providing positive examples and recommendations for achieving digital equity in their classroom communities.

Audience: K-12 educators, teacher educators, education leaders

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781564847171
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
Publication date: 04/10/2019
Series: Closing the Gap
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Sarah Thomas, Ph.D., is an educator and the founder of the EduMatch movement, a project that empowers educators to make global connections across common areas of interest. She has presented internationally, participated in the Technical Working Group to refresh the 2017 ISTE Standards for Educators, and is a recipient of the 2017 ISTE Making It Happen Award. She is also a national advisor for the Future Ready Instructional Coaches Strand. A full biography is available at bit.ly/sarahthomasbio. Nicol R. Howard, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the Universityof Redlands. She has served as co-chair for ISTE’s Digital Equity Network. Her research foci are equitable uses of technology in K16 classrooms, STEM Education opportunities and achievement, and teacher education concerns. Her writing has appeared in the Corwin Connected Educators Series Standing in the Gap: Empowering New Teachers Through Connected Resources, Urban Education Journal, International Journal of Educational Technology, EduCause, Edutopia, and eCampus News. Regina Schaffer is a Technology Specialist for the Middletown Township School District. She was recently selected as a National School Board Association's 20toWatch, as well as a 2016 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator. She is a Google Certified Innovator, Common Sense Media Certified Teacher, Discovery Education DEN Star, Remind Connected Educator and a Brainpop Connected Educator. Connect with Regina at @reginaschaffer.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

What's in This Book 1

Who This Book Is For 2

Chapter 1 What We Know About Digital Equity 3

Problem of Practice 5

Growing Concerns 13

DE Wisdom 16

Chapter 2 How Might Teachers Respond To The Challenges? 17

ISTE Standards 24

Transforming Learning 40

DE Wisdom 46

Chapter 3 What Does This Mean For Professional Learning? 47

The Digital Promise Approach 48

PL Best Practices and Considerations 49

Supporting Coaches and Teachers 51

Innovative Professional Learning 62

DE Wisdom 64

Chapter 4 What's Next For Achieving Digital Equity? 67

Recommendations from CoSN 72

Additional Recommendations from NETP 84

One Final Note 85

DE Wisdom 86

Conclusion 89

References 93

Index 103

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