Webinar: Fostering a Safe Climate Through Digital Literacy and Preventative Practices by CDW Education

Fostering a Safe Climate Through Digital Literacy and Preventative Practices

About

The climate of an academic environment can further facilitate teaching and learning or completely derail them.

Join our Education Strategists as they explore the proactive measures school districts can take to establish a safe climate with technology. They’ll also dive into how digital monitoring at different organizational levels can protect students while online.

Administrators, technical staff, and teachers will leave with knowledge on:

- Digital literacy & citizenship
- Cybersafety strategies
- Solutions for managing and monitoring student online activity like Securly, Managed Methods, GoGuardian, etc.

Presenters

CDW Academy

Google for Education Training Lead

Akilah Willery

K12 Education Strategist

Dr. Akilah Willery comes to CDW Education with a long history of helping educators integrate technology tools to enhance teaching and learning. She has over two decades of experience in a large Texas school district as the former executive director for professional and digital learning, as well as directing a long-standing virtual school program. She is CETL and Google certified. In her spare time, she is also a freelance e-learning developer.

Tom Ashley

K12 Education Strategist

Tom became a K12 Technology Director over twenty-five years ago in Georgia after spending six years in the corporate world working as the Operations Manager of a computer service company. Tom worked at Huntington County Schools in Indiana as Chief Technology Officer for over 20 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois in Curriculum, Technology and Education Reform. Tom retired as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve and holds several technical certifications. He is a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL), a Six Sigma Green Belt, and a Certified Scrum Master. Tom has served and led several professional boards in Indiana as well as served on the COSN National CTO Council. He recently served as the Co-Chair of the Indiana Cyber Security Task Force sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education and as a board member on the Indiana CTO Council.