Now Enrolling for Coaches Camp 2023

Are you an instructional coach looking to take your skills to the next level? Look no further than Coaches Camp! As instructional coaches, we play a crucial role in supporting the growth and development of teachers in our schools and districts. But let’s be real – it can be tough to find professional development opportunities…

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Fasten Your Seatbelts: We’re taking off for FETC in New Orleans!

It’s time to take flight! We are thrilled to kick off our travels in 2023 with a visit to one of our favorite conferences from January 23-26. Our Forward Edge and Edge•U teams are excited to participate in a week of unparalleled expert guidance, cutting-edge technology exploration, and a community that can’t be found anywhere…

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Tis the Season for Vision & Leadership

There is nothing like positive, reassuring affirmation. Whether it is personal, professional, or a combination of both, we are hardwired to seek authentic validation. Many of us understand that in order for leadership to be successful, there must be a steady foundation of vision.  Vibrant vision gives direction and creates a life of purpose.

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Forward Edge partners with the Virginia Society of Technology in Education (VSTE) to offer a Certification Program for Technology Coaches in Virginia.

Written by Brooke Conklin This Fall we launched the pilot cohort of the VSTE Certified Coach program (VCC) in partnership with VSTE’s Executive Director, Rod Carnill, and Board of Directors member, Emily Heller. The VCC provides high-caliber professional learning and networking events exclusively for instructional technology coaches in Virginia. Participating in the VCC program and…

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Edge•U Badges +  ISTE Certified Educator Community = ONE AMAZING PARTNERSHIP

ISTE Certified Educator Edge•U Badges Challenge

At Edge•U, we are all about keeping educator engagement alive with challenges and incentives, because WHO doesn’t love a little healthy competition? Edge•U Badges is excited to announce the inaugural ISTE Certified Educator Edge•U Badges Challenge collaboration! We are bringing access to our badge program directly to 125 global educators and leaders of the ISTE…

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How to Create and Implement a Data Recovery Plan

A Hard Lesson in Backups I was 13 years old when I learned why it was important to have good backups. It was 2008 and the new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, had just launched and the rest of my friends were already waiting in the game for me.  I was…

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Harnessing AI and Machine Learning for Enhanced Malware Defenses

Malware: Understanding the Threat Now, flash forward 20 some years and the word malware gets thrown around so much these days that it is used to describe so many different computer ailments and has become almost a unanimous term for any computer or internet-related issue that someone might experience. On top of this generalization, cybersecurity…

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MFA Task Force Evaluates Options for K-12 Districts

The 2020 Pandemic flipped the world upside down and to find any semblance of normalcy, the world turned to technology even further. Every industry was affected by this pivot and arguably none more than Education. And what more, cybercriminals and their threats dramatically rose to meet the unplanned technology changes across schools worldwide. And because…

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Creating and Maintaining an Audit Log Management Process

If your district does not yet have an Audit Log Management Policy in place, there is no better time than now to get one drafted up. As always, if you are a Forward Edge Cybersecurity Solution customer and need help getting started in the policy creation process or need to review your current policy, our team of certified security professionals is available to assist you in that process.

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