k-12 education

As we prepare for ISTE, digitization continues to be a hot topic. The relevance of my “teaching superhero” ideology will be plain to see across the packed exhibition floor and countless sessions in San Antonio. At Cisco, we are eager to inspire a new era for pedagogy, helping teachers adopt the late…

In just a few short days, we’ll be joined by thousands of IT professionals and business leaders from around the United States at Cisco Live. Their mission? To build connections, drive professional growth and empower innovation. This year, Cisco Live US is all about the champions of configuration; th…

Close your eyes. Take a moment and think about the ways in which you learned when you were in primary school. Did you collaborate with peers both in the classroom and outside of the school walls? Did you have unlimited access to resources, tools and knowledge sharing through your device? Chances are…

Thanks for following our 2017 E-rate and funding blog series. Did you get your Form 470 posted? Today is the last date applicants can file a Funding Year 2017 Form 470 while still allowing the required 28 days for competitive bidding. If you missed this important deadline, or if E-rate is not going…

When it comes to thoughtfully placing technology into the classroom and the curriculum, it’s about more than just providing the tools. Kent School District in Kent, Washington knows firsthand about the shift from giving students and educators technology access, to providing them with the right techn…

There is no need to reinvent the wheel. We’ve listened to customers who have used E-rate funding to create rich learning environments, and we’d like to share some of their best practices with you: You’ve got to have the bandwidth Antonio Romayer, Director of Technology at El Centro Elementary School…

With 62,000 students, 10,000 employees and 87 schools, Mesa Public Schools in Arizona had a huge undertaking when looking to maximize the use of technology in the classroom. What started as a visioning process in partnership with Cisco, led to the comprehensive re-design of the district’s infr…

It’s been quite the year for education at Cisco! In 2016, we attended numerous education shows, shared powerful stories of technology on campuses around the world, and launched our Digital Education Platform. Read on for some of this year’s top moments. In April, our education team traveled to Washi…

Digital learning solutions have the power to transform the K-12 classroom, especially for schools that have lofty education technology goals. A great example of this is Wayne Highlands School District. Like many schools in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wayne Highlands requires high-performing technolog…