Registration is now open! The Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System will host its first Virtual Conference: Bridging the Digital Equity Divide (article) Jan. 26 through Feb. 4. This conference looks at the role school libraries can and do play in ensuring digital equity for all students, including how they partner with the school community, parents and caregivers, and their local public library to bridge the digital equity divide.
Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires every student to have access to affordable broadband, adequate devices, necessary software, digital literacy skills, and a community of support. This conference looks at the role school libraries can and do play in ensuring digital equity for all students, including how they partner with the school community, parents and caregivers, and their local public library to bridge the digital equity divide. Gain skills, ideas, and support towards providing equitable digital access to all students. Conference registrants will have access to all live sessions as well as access to all session recordings.
Learn more: https://pd.swboces.org/sls_virtual_conference_school