NH Forum on K12 Educator Apprenticeship and Digital Equity Funding
NH Forum on K12 Educator Apprenticeship and Digital Equity Funding: Digital Access, Skill and Pedagogy
In this informal session, we will explore opportunities for NH’s USDOL-registered K12 educator apprenticeship program to leverage federal digital equity funding to NH to strengthen the capacity of this program to equip future educators with the tools to ensure that all their future K12 students enjoy digital access, develop essential digital skills (digital, media, information and financial literacy, cybersafety skills, and skills using AI safely, effectively and ethically), and that these future educators know how to facilitate online and hybrid learning, and meet the needs of today’s “digital age” students (who are unprecedentedly diverse, growing up in intergenerational poverty, tech-savvy, device and social network-addicted, prey to cyberbullying, and in dire need of media literacy skills).
Leaders of K12 educator apprenticeship programs nationwide are most welcome to join us, since every state is receiving substantial four-year federal digital equity grants, starting in 2024. Equally welcome are leaders of educator preparation programs in NH and nationally.
Panelists include:
- Mel Arsenault, senior workforce consultant, ICF
- Dr. Rebecca West Burns, dean of the college of education, Kutztown University and immediate past president, Natl. Assn. for Professional Development Schools
- Dr. Mary Ford, director, K12 Educator Apprenticeship Program, NCDE
- Dr. Irv Richardson, coordinator, public education and school support, NEA New Hampshire
- Dr. Bob McLaughlin, executive director, NCDE, and co-leader, NH’s digital equity planning initiative
Moderator: Jenelle Leonard, director, leadership development for inclusion, NCDE
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