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The Future of Hybrid Work in School Districts S2E11

The Future of Hybrid Work in School Districts - S2E11

Remote and hybrid work environments have grown in popularity over a number of years, and this trend, like so many others, has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The trend is now impacting school districts just as it is transforming other workplaces and industries.

In considering schools’ teaching and learning objectives, and the tools and technologies we use to best equip students with future-ready skills, predicting and understanding the “future of work” is an important factor. How can district leaders address their immediate needs while simultaneously redefining work environments and building the edtech leadership to support them?

Today’s guests are technology leaders from large school districts around the country: Steve Langford, Chief Information Officer of Beaverton School District in Oregon; Allen Miedema, Executive Director for Technology for Northshore School District in Washington; and Freddie Cox, Chief Technology Officer for Knox County Schools in Tennessee. They chat with edCircuit about the hybrid work environments they’ve developed in their districts, what a positive culture looks like in a remote environment, and more.

This is the first of three episodes aligned to CoSN’s Large District Great Minds Series, in which leaders from large school districts across the country are engaging in meaningful peer conversations, and working alongside CoSN to incubate and drive innovative practices designed to solve districts’ unique challenges as we move into the new era of hybrid learning.

The Large Districts Great Minds Series is sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Classlink, Clever, ContentKeeper Technologies, ENA and CatchOn, FileWave, and Google.

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The CoSN Podcast is produced in partnership with edCircuit.

To learn more about CoSN, visit www.cosn.org.

EdCircuit Staff: Author

edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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Freddie Cox: Author

Freddie Cox, Chief Technology Officer for Knox County Schools in Tennessee.

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Allen Miedema: Author

Allen Miedema, Executive Director for Technology for Northshore School District in Washington.

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Steve Langford: Author

Steve Langford is the Chief Information Officer for the Beaverton School District, serving 40,000 students and their families. Steve has served in technology leadership roles over the past 32 years, both in K-12 and higher education institutions. In addition to the CoSN Board, Steve serves on the Board of Directors for the Association for Computer Professionals in Education (ACPE), the Oregon/Washington CoSN State Chapter.

Steve has also served on a number of state and regional committees focusing on technology, security, student data privacy, and digital equity issues. He is passionate about the ability of technology to transform teaching and learning and also the business functions of K-12 school systems. Steve is a frequent speaker on technology and leadership issues. He has a Masters of Educational Technology from Pepperdine University.

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EdCircuit Staff and Freddie Cox and Allen Miedema and Steve Langford

edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox