Making Decisions Is Harder Than Ever in a High-Tech World. See What Does and Doesn’t Work

Three superintendents discuss strategies that guide their decisionmaking process amid volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Advertisement [Panorama Webinar](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) Strategies and solutions for ed-tech leaders - May 7, 2021 [1920 258 max (1)] EdWeek Tech Leader [vuca lead2](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [School & District Management](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Making Decisions Is Harder Than Ever in a High-Tech World. See What Does and Doesn't Work](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) Three superintendents discuss strategies that guide their decisionmaking process amid volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. 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[Download whitepaper](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) What You Need to Know [School & District Management](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Remote Learning Isn't Going Away. Will It Create Separate—and Unequal—School Systems?](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) Demand for remote learning is likely to continue in the fall, raising concerns about the quality of education virtual students will receive. [Veronica Esquivel, 10, finishes her homework after her virtual school hours while her brother Isias Esquivel sits in front of his computer on Feb. 10, 2021, at their residence in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood. Her mother, Rosa, worries that her diabetes and her husband's high blood pressure could put their lives at risk if their kids brought the coronavirus home from school.](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Read More](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Share on Facebook](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Share on LinkedIn](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Tweet](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Infrastructure](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Remote and Hybrid Learning Are Declining. But the 'Homework Gap' Will Still Be a Problem](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) Schools are returning to in-person instruction, but students' connections to the internet at home remain spotty. [Sam Urban Wittrock, left, an advance placement World History Teacher at W.W. Samuell High School, displays a wifi hot spot that are being handed out to students in Dallas on April 9, 2020. Dallas I.S.D. is handing out the devices along with wifi hotspots to students in need so that they can connect online for their continued education amid the COVID-19 health crisis.](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Read More](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Share on Facebook](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Share on LinkedIn](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Tweet](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Technology](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Full-Time Virtual Schools: Still Growing, Still Struggling, Still Resisting Oversight](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) Nearly 500,000 students now attend full-time online and blended schools, says a new report from the National Education Policy Center. [Student attending class from a remote location.](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Read More](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Share on Facebook](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Share on LinkedIn](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Tweet](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r) [Marketplace K-12](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) [Tool Aims to Track Disparities in Ed-Tech Usage by Race, Poverty Level](TjgcVO23N:m:1:3125711346:73F7DBD621F8D4E7B0264327B843011B:r:2303973) State and local policymakers could look to the new National Edtech Equity Dashboard as a tool to help decipher what technology products can help underserved populations. 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