Mona Dickson

0 Educational technology benefits often extend far beyond teaching and learning, creating value in areas that districts may not initially anticipate. While conversations about EdTech frequently focus on devices, software, and classroom applications, technology investments increasingly influence communication, operations, safety, equity, and the overall experience students and families have with their schools.

0 Flock cameras in schools are becoming a new layer of campus security, even though many educators, students, and families may not realize the cameras are there. A teacher turns into the staff parking lot at 7:12 a.m. A high school senior arrives a few minutes before the bell. A parent enters the pickup line, a delivery driver pulls behind the cafeteria, and a visitor comes to an evening school board meeting. To the people inside those vehicles, it feels like an ordinary trip onto school property.

0 Like many districts across the country, our district saw a concerning decline in student math achievement after the COVID-19 pandemic. We could see the gap growing, but we struggled to pinpoint why it was happening. As Director of Curriculum & Instruction, I decided to take a deep dive into our math assessment data. When I broke it down by strand, I found the problem: key foundational concepts, like fractions, were consistently the weak point across all levels.