k-12 education
Disruption in Our Learning Cultures Develops Families as Learning Partners
Ymasumac Marañón Davis is an educational consultant, intuitive life coach and author. This blog is the fourth in a series around access. All thoughts are her own. Today, technology is a bullet train rapidly transforming every sector in society. Disruption is evident in companies like Airbnb and Lyf…
With E-rate, It’s Sometimes Helpful to Go Back to the Basics
Since its FCC implementation in 1997, the E-rate program has successfully evolved in response to a world of limitless digital content and opportunities for personalized learning. And while the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” idiom remains a popular decree for some in government and society alike,…
E-rate: Trick or Treat?
Applying for E-rate can be tricky at times. With its complicated processes and strict form deadlines, it can feel like you are applying for funds that are sometimes difficult to get. Rest assured though, there really are funds at the end of the E-rate rainbow for you to take advantage of ($3.9B wort…
The Time Is Now—Capture Your Share of E-rate Funding
In a new eSchool News special report, Supporting a Digital Transformation in Schools: How to build a network infrastructure that will have you poised for ed-tech success, the experts at eSchool News highlight an important—and often overlooked—fact. E-rate creates an “unprecedented opportunity for K-…
Cisco, E-rate, and the Digital Journey in K-12
Digitization, enabled by new and emerging technologies, has the power to change education as it has disrupted other industries: travel and transportation, retail, healthcare, and financial services offer consumers completely different capabilities and experiences today than in the past. We find ours…
Equity and Access: How to Bring All Voices at the Table
Ymasumac Marañón Davis is an educational consultant, intuitive life coach and author. This blog is the second in a series around access. All thoughts are her own. Recently, a local school asked me to assess their climate in preparation for implementing new professional development methods that woul…
How Your Network Just Became the Smartest Student in the Class
Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, kicked off Cisco Live last month with a look at The Network. Intuitive. The Network. Intuitive. is a complete transformation in hardware, software, and management that will change how networks operate, enabling them to adapt in real time with artificial intelligence (AI)…
CyberPatriot Prepares Students to Protect the Digitized World
Students arrive in Baltimore, Md., wearing embroidered jackets with logos and names stitched in bright colors on their sleeves. They’re members of different teams, but this isn’t an athletic event. They’re together to compete in CyberPatriot’s National Youth Cyber Competition, the largest midd…
Empowering Education
Student success looks quite different today than it has in the past. As the picture of success changes, so too do the types of learning opportunities we need to create for our students. In our new eBook, “Empowered Education,” we address how educators can empower students to achieve incr…