Choosing Tech Thoughtfully in Early Childhood Education: A Leader’s Guide
How to select tech that respects your program’s values
The work of educating our youngest children is too consequential to ignore opportunities to improve it. Yet the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and technology-enhanced tools is prompting early childhood leaders to ask themselves, “What parts of our program could be improved through technology, and which are best left to humans to offer the best experience for children?”
In this eBook, we offer a five-step plan for choosing and integrating tech into your early childhood program in ways that align with your program’s goals and values and deliver the highest quality experience for children and families.
You’ll learn how to:
- determine the role(s) you want tech to play in your program,
- understand the available options,
- choose intentionally,
- train users, and
- inform families.
Who It’s For
With guiding questions, considerations, and action plans included for each step, this guide will support early childhood administrators and school leaders through both selecting technology and educating essential stakeholders—teachers, staff, and families—with integrity, awareness, and confidence.
