Three experts on equity and technology offer concrete, evidence-based strategies for classroom teachers to move toward digital equity in K12 settings.Closing the Gap is an ISTE book series designed to reflect the contributions of multiple stakeholders seeking to ensure that digital equity is achieved on campuses, in classrooms, and throughout education. In this series, authors Nicol R. Howard, Sarah Thomas, and Regina Schaffer offer historical and philosophical insights while exploring challenges and solutions unique to teacher preparation programs, pre-service and in-service teachers, and instructional coaches.
The second title in the Closing the Gap series, this book includes:
- Examination of digital equity and the “problem of practice” for teachers and coaches
- Strategies for connecting the ISTE Educator and Student Standards to practice
- Discussion of key challenges facing teachers in today’s classrooms, such as access, connectivity, limited resources, digital divide, and the homework gap
- Research-based vignettes from teachers who have encountered and conquered some of the challenges addressed in the book, and from edtech coaches who have implemented equity-centered innovative professional development
This book helps teachers address the challenges of teaching in the digital age, providing positive examples and recommendations for achieving digital equity in their classroom communities.
Audience: K-12 educators, teacher educators, education leaders
Nicol Howard, PhD is currently an assistant professor and program coordinator in the School of Education's Department of Teaching of Learning at the University of Redlands. She has had the pleasure of serving as an educator in various capacities for 17+ years. She has taught at the high school level (9th - 12th grades and Special Education) and grades K through 4. She has also served as a program specialist (personalized/blended learning) for a large school district. Prior to her work in school districts, Dr. Howard was a research assistant in the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. She now facilitates multiple courses in teacher education related to STEM teaching methods, technology for teaching and learning, and research methods. Her personal research interests center on equity issues in STEM, the effective use of technology in K12 education, and as well as effective teacher professional learning opportunities.
Regina Schaffer is a Technology Specialist for the Middletown Township School District. She LearningMedia Digital Innovator. She is a Google Certified Innovator, Common Sense Media Certified Teacher, Discovery Education DEN Star, Remind Connected Educator and a Brainpop Connected Educator. Connect with Regina at @reginaschaffer.
