Leading and Sustaining Technology Innovations in Today’s School District Settings

Presented by Dr. Teresa Brown, Superintendent, Madison Consolidated Schools (IN); Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); Dr. Nick Polyak, Superintendent, Leyden High School District 212 (IL); and Paula Maylahn, Education Industry Consultant, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

This edWeb podcast is presented by CoSN and AASA and sponsored by ClassLink.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Each year, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) conducts a national survey among education technology leaders to assess the current state of technology innovation across multiple school systems. Season 9 of the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendent edWeb podcast Series opens with an overview of CoSN’s U.S. State of EdTech 2026 survey. Four specific key findings in leading technology innovations identified in the survey results will be included in the panel discussion:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Cybersecurity
• Procurement
• Teaching & Learning

Access to the free full report of CoSN’s U.S. State of EdTech 2026 survey, along with multiple online resources that address the key findings listed above, are shared. This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 district leaders, school leaders, education technology leaders, superintendent association leaders, teachers, and librarians.

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