The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), in partnership with the Texas Association of School Administrators and CoSN’s Texas state affiliate chapter, the Texas Educational Technology Leaders (formerly The Texas K-12 CTO Council), is honored to support the work of current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams in leading all aspects of digital learning transformations.
CoSN 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report
CoSN recently released the 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report. The Driving K-12 Innovation Series is the process by which CoSN shares high-quality global trend reports regarding the use of emerging technologies to transform K-12 teaching and learning. CoSN’s annual Driving K-12 Innovation Report is produced through the collaborative work of a global advisory board made up of K-12 education leaders, practitioners, changemakers, and industry partners.
The annual report begins with a look at some of the current challenges or “Hurdles” that school districts encounter when leading technology innovation. From there, the report focuses on the “Accelerators” to support and drive progress. The final focus of the report is an overview of current “Tech Enablers,” which can assist school systems in accomplishing their innovation goals. To preview the specific topics that fell into each of the three main categories this year as well as access the link to download the full 2025 report, please go to https://www.cosn.org/k12innovation/.
EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel Series
CoSN, AASA, and edWeb.net co-host an online edLeader Panel broadcast series, sponsored by ClassLink, to help superintendents, school leaders, and educators connect and collaborate. Registration is free and participants can join the live event, view recordings, or listen to podcast versions starting a day or two after the live broadcast.
The upcoming March 10, 2025, (4 p.m. Central Time) edLeader Panel broadcast focuses on “Leading Digital Learning: Communication Strategies for K-12 Education Leaders.” Dr. Mark D. Benigni, superintendent of Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt, superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia, and Dr. Nick Polyak, superintendent of Leyden High School District 212 in Illinois, will share the strategies they use to communicate with a broad range of varied audiences on the importance of effectively leveraging technology to prepare students for their futures and also meet their current learning needs. Learn more about the upcoming broadcast and access the free registration link at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20250310/.
If you missed the February 10, 2025, edLeader Panel broadcast on “Data Privacy: A Critical Multi-Stakeholder School District Priority,” which featured Stephen Harrell, superintendent, Deer Park ISD, Dr. Aaron Spence, superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, and Linnette Attai, project director for CoSN’s Student Data Privacy Initiative and the Trusted Learning Environment Program, you are welcome to access the video recording and/or the podcast version of the broadcast at https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20250210/.
CoSN 2025 Conference
The CoSN 2025 Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, March 31-April 2, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. Learn more about CoSN 2025, view the list of Pre-Conference Events and the CoSN 2025 “Schedule at a Glance” agenda, as well as register for the CoSN 2025 Conference at https://www.cosn.org/cosn2025/.
CoSN & Texas Educational Technology Leaders (TETL) Membership
If your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact membership@cosn.org. For information about Texas Education Technology Leaders, please contact Dianne Borreson, Executive Director, Texas Education Technology Leaders at exdir@tetl.org or call 855.458.9286.