{"id":6935,"date":"2024-06-08T18:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T22:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=6935"},"modified":"2024-06-23T18:18:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T22:18:36","slug":"designing-for-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/iste-2024\/designing-for-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing for Diversity: Culturally Sensitive EdTech Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Designing for Diversity: Culturally Sensitive EdTech Solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; background-color: #4472c4; text-align: center;\">Tuesday, June 25, 2024 \u2b25 1:00 &#8211; 2:30 PM<br \/>\nPresented by Kevin Bower<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #b90843;\">Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Explore the critical intersection of technology and cultural sensitivity in education. Discover innovative strategies and best practices for creating inclusive EdTech solutions that respect and reflect diverse backgrounds. Learn to craft digital experiences that enhance learning outcomes and foster a deep appreciation for cultural diversity in the digital learning landscape.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The purpose of the professional development session, &#8220;Designing for Diversity: Culturally Sensitive EdTech Solutions,&#8221; is to address the intersection of technology and cultural sensitivity in education. It aims to equip educators and EdTech professionals with the knowledge and skills to create inclusive digital learning experiences that honor and reflect the diversity of learners.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objectives:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster a deep understanding of the critical intersection between technology and cultural sensitivity in education;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduce participants to innovative strategies and best practices for designing inclusive EdTech solutions that acknowledge and respect diverse cultural backgrounds;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Provide practical guidance on designing interfaces, content, and assessments that resonate with learners from various cultural contexts;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empower educators and EdTech professionals to craft digital experiences that not only enhance learning outcomes but also contribute to a more inclusive educational landscape;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Foster a deep appreciation for cultural diversity within the digital learning environment, promoting an atmosphere of respect and understanding;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage collaboration among participants to share insights, experiences, and ideas, fostering a community of practice for inclusive EdTech design; and<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspire participants to actively contribute to shaping the future of inclusive education by thoughtfully integrating cultural sensitivity into EdTech design practices.<br \/>\n.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ISTE-2024-Diversity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download a PDF copy of the slides here.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this <em><strong>Resource Materials<\/strong><\/em> section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Resources from TeachersFirst<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/reflections-on-becoming-a-culturally-responsive-educator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reflections on Becoming a Culturally Responsive Educator<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/choice-boards-for-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choice Boards for the Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/reading-treks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeachersFirst Reading Treks<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/xw1w.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XW1W<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\">Engage &amp; Inspire with Reading Treks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google MANIA \u2013 Google Forms Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIE Day \u2013 Forms Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So Simple. So Slick. So Sway!<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/building-a-culturally-sensitive-remote-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building a Culturally Sensitive Re mote Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright and Fair Use Resources<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources for students to integrate with their posts and multimedia creations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEA Diversity Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">EdSurge:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2017-02-25-if-you-re-serious-about-designing-edtech-solutions-start-with-the-learners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If You\u2019re Serious About Designing Edtech Solutions, Start With the Learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">ISTE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iste.org\/diversity-equity-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Cult of Pedagogy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/culturally-responsive-misconceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culturally Responsive Teaching: 4 Misconceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Mentioned During the Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peardeck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PearDeck<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=16063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moovly<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=16373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sway<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=10404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookemon<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=10388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animoto<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GooseChase.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GimKit<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakoutedu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BreakOut.Edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genial.ly<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoSpaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SceneVR<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wakelet<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=11691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=16559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneNote<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bulb<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=6054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google MyMaps<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=10268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-radius: 2px; box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%; background: #F4F4F4;\"><\/div>\n<h4>Return to the ISTE 2024 Session <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/events\/iste-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listings Page<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing for Diversity: Culturally Sensitive EdTech Solutions Tuesday, June 25, 2024 \u2b25 1:00 &#8211; 2:30 PM Presented by Kevin Bower Session Description: Explore the critical intersection of technology and cultural sensitivity in education. Discover innovative strategies and best practices for creating inclusive EdTech solutions that respect and reflect diverse backgrounds. Learn to craft digital experiences &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/iste-2024\/designing-for-diversity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Designing for Diversity: Culturally Sensitive EdTech Solutions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6918,"parent":6909,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6935","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","user-has-not-earned"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6935"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7047,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6935\/revisions\/7047"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}