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!

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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.

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 Fellow in the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmbearden Twitter/X: @s_bearden

Dr. Beth Holland

Dr. Beth Holland is a Partner at The Learning Accelerator (TLA), where she leads the organization's research and measurement initiatives. She has over 25 years of experience working as an educator and researcher examining challenges of equity, technology, and leadership within K-12 public school systems. Prior to joining TLA, she led the Digital Equity and Rural initiatives for the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Rhode Island. She has also worked as a teacher, administrator, and professional learning developer. Beth earned her doctorate (Ed.D.) from Johns Hopkins University, Master's (Ed.M.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and bachelors from Northwestern

About The Learning Accelerator

The Learning Accelerator (TLA) works across the education sector to help practitioners, leaders, and policy makers learn faster from success and innovation and apply that knowledge to improve how we are educating students. We research and investigate; we document and publish; we connect, collaborate, and build coalitions. We help school systems improve, and offer expertise in areas including emerging technologies, school models, and systems of support.

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