Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Shiny new technologies can capture well-meaning educators like insects in amber, but the evidence is clear that digital learning can improve student opportunities and outcomes. Below I outline six strategic steps that will point school leaders as well as classroom teachers toward digital learning success: 1.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

. $122 billion of unprecedented federal funding is now available to school districts, providing an opportunity to make significant strides in closing the Digital Learning Gap —but only if we think differently about how schools use technology to meet the needs of every learner. Always-available technology and broadband access.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Innovative learning spaces and environments : Would you want to learn under the same conditions as your students do, or in similar spaces? This needs to be prioritized.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The unique and pressing needs of the ongoing global pandemic accelerated the adoption of education technology and innovations that could support urgent and evolving needs and provide on-demand and flexible learning. Micro-credentials are a quickly shifting landscape.

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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.

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Digital Promise

JULY 21, 2017

This is why the Professional Learning and Leadership Collaborative at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation partnered with Digital Promise to create The 4Cs: Using Technology to Support the 4Cs micro-credentials. Communication to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

What did you learn about safety and equitable access to technology? Reflection: What was it like for you and your students to teach and learn every day using technology? With an abundance of digital learning resources readily available , knowing where to begin, then making a selection, can seem daunting.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

In an effort to connect all teachers, EdWeek author and Corwin editor Peter DeWitt enlisted the help of his professional learning network (PLN) in order to launch a series of books on digital learning, digital leadership, mobile learning, digital citizenship, and everything else that is connected education.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

In addition, members of Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection can access a variety of resources for all roles across the initiative. “I I think this will be a great way to centralize the information for our staff,” said Jenni Sherrill, digital learning coach at R.M. Marrs Magnet Center in Omaha, Nebraska. “I

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Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2022

Others are holding it together, more determined than ever to address the systemic changes needed to improve the education system, meet the needs of learners, and maintain the quality of their profession. The resources I learned about, and the teachers I have met, have made me more confident with powerful digital learning.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Digital learning is a permanent classroom fixture–here’s how to integrate it Defining digital curriculum in a new era of learning 5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction For more news on digital trends, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Digital learning isn’t going anywhere–nor should it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

With the realization that COVID will stick with us, and with determination to live with it and resume aspects of pre-pandemic life, educators are once again eager to gather at edtech conferences and experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital learning resources, and professional learning opportunities.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ But how does the community know?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Skilled staff are key to quality afterschool programs that produce positive youth outcomes and meet a critical need for keeping kids safe during out-of-school time. Shifting from seat time to competency-based professional learning with micro-credentials. An estimated 10.2

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Differentiation and personalization Not all students learn at the same pace or in the same way. Technology allows educators to differentiate instruction and create personalized learning experiences to meet individual student needs. Luckily there are solutions that can help you support educators and digital learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. This included how we saw Minecraft Education being used as a learning platform.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 5, 2022

It is the document that supports the question “How do we meet the goals of our district in the classroom?” In addition to meeting the needs your district Strategic Plan, your recommendations must also be aligned to agree upon standards. How will Professional Development be Presented? Who is Supported by your Recommendations?

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TeacherCast

MARCH 5, 2022

Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. Incentivizing Professional Development. What Goals are you Trying to Meet with your Recommendations? It is the document that supports the question “How do we meet the goals of our district in the classroom?” How will Professional Development be Presented?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Other districts were able to offer some online learning in the spring, albeit unevenly. Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) had nearly enough devices for everyone to participate in digital learning, but many students lacked sufficient internet access at home and ultimately had to learn from paper packets.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Maybe some of these challenges sound familiar, whether you’re a district, a school, a curriculum leader or an instructional coach, a digital learning specialist, or a librarian. In New Hampshire, all preK-12 schools have access to high-quality digital content through the New Hampshire Education Department. Now that’s incentive!

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SETDA Says

JUNE 22, 2021

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning? What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?”

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

We’re helping schools deploy one-to-one digital learning solutions that drive collaboration and encourage creative problem solving to help students succeed.” Samsung’s new Classroom in a Box is a comprehensive learning solution designed to make the transition to digital learning seamless and effective.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Whether your role is as an administrator, teacher, parent, or student leader, if you’re reading this, you are probably interested in helping other school community stakeholders understand the power of technology in a teaching and learning environment. Or, go farther by using technology tools live during these professional learning times.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 10, 2019

Seven years ago, a wide-scale digital learning conference was unheard of because the majority of school districts across the country weren’t equipped with the infrastructure or technology to implement a robust digital curriculum. To keep the conversation going, join an upcoming #futureofschool Twitter chat.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

With a mission to grow future world-class leaders, GFW aims to provide all learners an equitable and quality education that meets the individual needs of students with future-forward instruction. Among the resources coming to GFW schools are:   Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

The company has launched Gale In Context: For Educators’ new Learning Center , an on-demand professional learning hub for finding, organizing and learning how to teach – virtually or in-person – using the content created within For Educators. Gale, a Cengage company, believes in the power and joy of learning.

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The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations. Now, with educators having seen a wider array of professional learning experiences on and off-line, conferences have to engage participants differently.

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Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

Student Dashboard Digital Backpack is the one-stop location for all the district’s digital resources. Accessing digital learning resources . She is working on a Project-Based Learning assignment called Slow The Spread, where her class is studying how to design healthier learning environments.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

connected learning audit (personal analysis of our analog and digital learning connections); our connectedness outside of school; connected learning in schools (lots of examples!), crowdsourced learning and resource production. Day 2 – what does it mean to be a connected learner?;

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Through this new collaboration, educators districtwide are now integrating Discovery Education’s award-winning suite of digital resources into science instruction for all students’ grades K-12. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. .

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

The coach says “let me show you my calendar … it's full of events, meetings, and other interesting things … and look … It's colorful! The members of the district's senior leadership team are then tasked with meeting those goals and improving the school district. What happens next is usually one of two things.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 19, 2023

edWeb.net , an award-winning professional learning network and a leader in best practices for virtual professional learning, is now offering a School District Membership. edWebinars are approved for teacher re-licensure in 42 states. edWebinars are approved for teacher re-licensure in 42 states.

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