2020 Digital Divide Professional Learning 
Digital Promise
MAY 28, 2021
When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 3, 2020
2020 has been a particularly difficult year. The abrupt transition to remote learning was a shock to our national education system. Districts, schools, educators, and families scrambled to get plans in place for distance learning. 87 percent of teachers said VILS enhanced their ability to differentiate instruction.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 25, 2021
Even in the face of current challenges, many schools and districts are using this moment to design new approaches that will shape learning far into the future. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs.
Edsurge
AUGUST 15, 2022
Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.
edWeb.net
JUNE 2, 2021
Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. CARES Act (Mar. This first round of funding came as the pandemic and stay-at-home orders hit, which impacted projected state revenues. About the Moderator.
EdNews Daily
DECEMBER 20, 2019
million in new funds from the Mayor’s Office in Fiscal Year 2020 to ensure a 3:1 device ratio in all grades and a 1:1 ratio for students in grades 3-12 over the next three years. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, It includes $4.6
edWeb.net
AUGUST 17, 2020
In a recent edWebinar sponsored by NWEA, “Articulating a Plan for Addressing Interrupted Learning: Best Teacher Practices for Back-to-School 2020,” NWEA Strategic Content Design Coordinator Brooke Mabry highlighted instructional approaches that can fill COVID-driven academic gaps and put every student on a fast track to grade level.
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