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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Sarah Cherry Rice, Executive Director and Founder of Digital Ready; and Misty Weber, Principal at Sheffield Area Middle High School (PA)
Sponsored by Savvas Learning Company
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Today’s students will enter college classrooms where their professors expect digital fluency and etiquette. They will enter a workforce where AI and automation are the norm, not the exception. As educators, we are preparing Gen Z and Gen Alpha for careers that don’t exist yet—using tools that evolve faster than textbooks can keep up.
The challenge is clear: How can we teach students to be adaptable, tech-savvy problem solvers?
Join this edWebinar with Dr. Sarah Cherry Rice, Executive Director and Founder of Digital Ready, and Misty Weber, Principal at Sheffield Area Middle High School, as they discuss how to equip students with essential tech skills and literacy. Attendees of this session will:
- Understand the Gen Z/Gen Alpha workforce tech skills gap
- Explore how students can use AI appropriately
- Learn strategies for integrating tech training into curricula
- Discover how digital courses can prepare students for college and career
All middle school and high school educators and administrators with an interest in college and career readiness are encouraged to attend.
About the Presenters
Dr. Sarah Cherry Rice is the Executive Director and the founder of Digital Ready, a Boston-based organization helping high school students build their own pathways to economic mobility and success in Boston’s innovation economy. Digital Ready is a nonprofit organization at the forefront of integrating digital literacy into the education ecosystem in the Greater Boston area.
Misty Weber is an experienced educator with over 25 years of experience. She currently serves as the 6–12 Principal at Sheffield Area Middle High School and is the founder and administrator of Virtual Academy Services, a program providing flexible, high-quality virtual learning opportunities for K–12 students across Pennsylvania. Misty also leads her district’s STEM Academy, supporting student-driven innovation and exploration in science and technology fields. As a forward-thinking administrator, she is actively involved in shaping district policy around Artificial Intelligence in Education, helping streamline its integration into classrooms to support both educators and learners.
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