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Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Others paid attention to the data and rising number of coronavirus cases and used their summers more wisely to design for better remote/hybrid learning and teaching than the mostly-low-level direct instruction, digital worksheets, and paper homework packets that we saw last spring. Instructional leadership with Virginia administrators.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

Our goal is the purposeful integration of technology to support or enhance learning. We not only want students engaged, but also want to see evidence of learning aligned to high standards as well as the development and application of essential skill sets. Please share in the comments section.

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Using Micro-credentials for Personalized Professional Development

Digital Promise

The ACT Network schools share their solutions not only across the network, but nationally at two Forging Innovation in Rural Education (FIRE) Summits and on KVEC’s place-based learning platform, The Holler. A common need across the ACT Network schools is the need for personalized professional learning.

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Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year

eSchool News

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015.

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Celebrating Standouts in Verizon Innovative Learning schools

Digital Promise

DuBois Academy—all started strong out of the gate in their first year as Verizon Innovative Learning schools. Strong coaching quickly built capacity among teachers, and by leveraging their devices in various ways, these schools had the highest student achievement growth in the county on their MAP assessment. STEM Culture of Innovation.

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QoreInsights Launches AI-Enabled Professional Learning Grant for Rural Elementary Schools

eSchool News

Waxhaw, North Carolina – North Carolina based QoreInsights, an innovative education technology company, is excited to announce the launch of its AI-Enabled Personalized Professional Learning Grant for Rural Districts. This targeted approach boosts reading, math, student engagement, and well-being.

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New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District Renews Multiyear Partnership Driving Student Engagement in Science  

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Also, all AMSD educators enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network.