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Best Practices (Teaching and Leadership)

A New Approach to Realize the Promise of Edtech Investments

Monday, February 24, 2025
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: A703
Session Type: Contributed Talk
Abstract Description :

Schools have bought and continue to buy a lot of edtech. But how do we ensure it doesn't end up wasting budget or causing more problems than it solves?  Can educators and students move beyond uninspired edtech use and find new ways to deeply enrich the learning experience in and out of the classroom? 
This session will offer a proven framework — the SAMR Model — to help edtech adopters achieve this goal. Participants will obtain a new SAMR checklist designed to help instructional coaches optimize use of devices and tools, as well as insights and concrete examples of implementation from a successful district. With educators eager to fulfill the promise of edtech, this session offers the knowledge needed to inspire transformational learning.

If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: Edtech, Edtech Implementation, Edtech Best Practices, Classroom Innovation

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to understand how edtech can be used to do so much more than the basics, with guidance from a district where devices and tools unlock engagement, collaboration, and novel learning modes for students every day.
  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to use an innovative, classroom-tested framework to incorporate technology into teaching and learning to fully elevate learning experiences.
  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to use an innovative, classroom-tested framework to maximize budgets with classroom hardware