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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

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.

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Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

eSchool News

Key points: Rapid AI adoption in well-resourced classrooms is deepening the digital divide How much AI is too much? Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Generative AI is transforming the nature of work in many fields.

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Addressing the Digital Divide: 5 Goals Every District Must Reach

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Ninety percent of jobs require digital skills,” said Ji Soo Song, Director of Projects and Initiatives at SETDA. There also need to be standards for measuring effectiveness and better data collection to determine gaps in usage. Data is power.

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Important Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and How They Can Drive Needed Change

A Principal's Reflections

A move to real personalized learning at scale is the most logical step. At the same time, the digital divide has to be tackled where all learners have equitable access to a device, reliable WIFI, and quality resources. More relevant professional learning If there was ever a time to transform professional learning, it is now.

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Moving a Summer Program to the Virtual World — While Closing the Digital Divide

Edsurge

All of our students are being educated on how to interact in professional learning environments. Ensuring our revised curriculum helps 15 year olds see how STEM is used to solve real-world problems is critical to driving engagement in this new learning environment.

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How to Achieve Powerful Digital Learning

Digital Promise

Most districts have figured out how to temporarily narrow the digital divide by creating a patchwork of coverage achieved by distributing classroom devices, purchasing some new ones, and buying hotspots. Despite how difficult this shift was for everyone involved, we can’t think about going back to the way things were.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Bridging the Digital Divide with Anytime/Anywhere. Looking to bridge the Digital Divide, education has embraced personal devices through one-to-one initiatives, yet this does not address the lack of access for low-income students at home. Maker Learning and School Leadership. Can Students Create VR?