ASCD and ISTE to Merge in Partnership Aimed at Reducing Education Silos — from edsurge.com by Jeffrey R. Young
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[Yesterday], after a key vote, it’s official: Two giants in the education space will join forces, creating a professional development powerhouse for their educator members.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will merge, beginning in January, a move that leaders hope will help to speed up the pace and smooth the process of innovation in education.
“I think it is a reaction to the reality that edtech has become an infused part of all learning,” argued Culatta, nodding to the fact that many schools and districts got where they are by necessity, when the COVID-19 pandemic began almost three years ago.