This month’s Virtual Office Half Hour delved into practical strategies for leveraging date-driven workflows and system columns within LearnPlatform to streamline educational tool management and meet K-12 data privacy requirements effectively.

In October 2024, our EdTech team hosted an insightful Virtual Office Hours (VOH) session focused on Provider Management in LearnPlatform. This session was designed to guide educators and administrators through essential tools and processes for managing edtech providers effectively within the platform. Whether you're building a new provider application or managing existing ones, this session provided valuable guidance on best practices and new features to streamline your workflow.

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Across the U.S., schools are facing increasing pressures to comply with data privacy laws. From Ohio to California, over 42 states have passed laws to protect student data, making it a priority for districts to maintain transparency and compliance. Whether you're navigating Ohio's SB 29 or preparing for other state mandates, LearnPlatform is here to make data privacy compliance easier for everyone.

Missed our recent webinar? We covered how districts can stay compliant with SB 29 using LearnPlatform’s powerful tools. Here’s a quick recap.

As we kick off the 2024-2025 school year, it’s the perfect time to assess how your district is using EdTech and ensure that the tools you're relying on are driving the right outcomes. During our recent Virtual Office Hours (VOH), we dove into two powerful features of LearnPlatform: the Inventory Dashboard and Rapid Cycle Evaluation (RCE). Here’s a recap for those who couldn’t join us live.

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Applying the four levels of evidence laid out by ESSA to decision-making can feel daunting, especially for administrators and teachers without an academic research background. However, understanding and putting to use the ESSA framework is not only critical to maintaining compliance for use of federal funding, but it’s also a key tool to make informed edtech decisions that will positively impact student achievement. That’s where LearnPlatform by Instructure’s ESSA Evidence Badges come in. These credentials can be earned by K-12 solutions, and offer a quick, trustworthy means for educators to understand a solution’s existing evidence base. 

Keeping digital learning environments safe for student and teacher data rests in part on knowing what education technology is being accessed. With this information, districts can then more easily identify areas of potential risk and begin to take action by reviewing privacy practices of unvetted edtech tools that are in use, improving communication about approved and available edtech tools, optimizing internal workflows and processes, and more. Kate Masterson, Assistant Director for Digital Security and Privacy for Carmel Clay Schools District, knows all too well how important addressing student data privacy challenges is.

Christopher Thieme, Executive Director of Educational Technology at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois, takes on much of the responsibility of ensuring that these processes run smoothly for his team and district. Read on for a look at how LearnPlatform by Instructure supports his and his team’s efforts to modernize their processes to ensure they meet the district’s needs as priorities and requirements evolve. 

District leaders want to make informed decisions when it comes to the products they invest in and realize maximum return on investment. Making these decisions involves many stakeholders, so it is crucial that there is an efficient way to communicate and collaborate between teams.

There are thousands of edtech solutions available, and the right ones can have a big impact on teaching and learning. However, with so many options, it can be difficult to identify which tools work best for your teachers and students. That’s why holistic, evidence-based edtech management is imperative for district leaders to ensure tools being used are having positive impact on student outcomes.