Season 8 of the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel Broadcasts
On Monday, September 8, 2025, CoSN, in partnership with AASA, will launch Season 8 of the EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel Series, sponsored by ClassLink, and broadcast on edWeb.net. The 2025-2026 monthly broadcast season begins with a two-part series focused on the CoSN 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report, which identifies the hurdles, accelerators and technology enablers impacting K-12 education today. Three leading edge superintendents will engage in conversation in this two-part series and share their perspectives on how the areas covered in the CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation Report play out in their school districts.
The superintendents who will be featured in both episodes of the two-part broadcast series include Dr. Karen Cheser, CoSN 2025 Superintendent of the Year, who serves as Superintendent of Durango Public Schools, Colorado, Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands USD, California, and Mr. Glenn Robbins, Superintendent of Brigantine Public School District, New Jersey. In addition to the three superintendents, Ms. Laura Geringer, CoSN Project Director for the CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation and EdTech Innovation Project, will be a featured panelist in part one of the two-part series. Ann McMullan, Project Director for the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, serves as the panel moderator.
Part 1 of the series – which airs on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time – will focus on the current hurdles (challenges) and accelerators (megatrends) impacting innovation in K-12 education.
Free registration for Part 1 of the two-part series as well access to as a recording of the presentation following the broadcast, can be found on the edWeb.net website at: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20250908/
Registration for Part 2 of the series which will highlight the technology enablers (tools) being utilized in K-12 education, airs on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, is also currently available at:
https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20251006/
CoSN Webinar Series
CoSN is currently posting a series of webinar recordings based on the most highly attended sessions at the CoSN 2025 Conference. Two of the webinar recordings currently featured in this series include:
Safeguarding Student Privacy: Ethical Use of AI in K-12 Education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pND0A_9pTCM&t=13s
To Ban or Not to Ban: Tackling Cellphones in Classrooms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hAhH3U-_8g
CoSN Membership
If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact membership@cosn.org.