A Principal's Reflections

MAY 7, 2017

Branding matters in the changing world of learning, fueled by powerful digital resources (Sheninger, 2014). Telling a powerful school story and reaching an audience have never been more possible than in today’s digital world, and never more necessary for a leader to embrace in a new world of competition and choice.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2022

During the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts were quick to send devices home with students and to provide digital resources that may have been engaging, but may not have been as “data safe” as districts thought. 1 consideration when using and purchasing a digital solution.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Customizing information is easier to do when teachers make that information available digitally. Digital resources may allow students to enlarge text, slow down audio, access close captioning on videos.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While watching TV in her free time, Joffe was struck by another idea: a ‘Netflix of online learning’ that could recommend digital resources to users. “I Still, research shows that digital-resource usage hasn’t reached its full potential.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

As an example of what’s possible this fall, our Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) were well-positioned to pivot quickly at the start of the pandemic because of its provision of access to digital learning.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Many depend on accessing course resources and lessons seamlessly from online textbooks or other digital resources. After all, about 70 percent of online students work , while in the wider college population, only about 40 percent are employed. Others find it enriching to participate in online chat and polling.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

While these 10 points may seem basic, they are reasonable initial steps to helping all students stay safe using the internet and digital resources for learning. Teachers can find more information and lesson plans for digital safety and digital citizenship at Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

The pandemic also made it impossible to ignore the inequities faced by Black and Latino students — such as limited access to digital resources, rigorous coursework and skilled educators.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Encourage the creation of educational apps, websites, or digital resources that prioritize mindfulness, positive mental health, and responsible digital engagement. Collaborate with media and technology provider Educators can work with media and technology providers to promote and develop mindful media content and platforms.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

A key theme of Future Ready Librarians, which last year published a framework to revamp the bookish role, is that districts pouring money into hardware and software need people to shepherd these tools into classrooms and to curate these burgeoning digital resources.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

While disadvantaged students are catching up in terms of access to digital resources, their access to cultural capital like paper books at home has diminished,” the OECD report noted. As one gap closes, another one opens.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Technology’s capability to reach all learners at their individualized level has caused schools across the nation to acquire digital resources at accelerated rates. The involvement of teachers in procurement has important implications in efficacy and usage of digital resources.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

. “At Fulton County Schools, we know that there is a huge opportunity to support our schools as they move towards increased personalized learning in the classroom – and one way to do that is to ensure that they are utilizing the most appropriate digital resources in their classrooms to support student learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 15, 2021

Through the online platform , participants get access to digital resources and a virtual community to help them through the creative and production process. Each year, new MY World 360° creators join a growing community of talented and engaged creators and storytellers that spans across world regions, languages, and backgrounds.

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ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2023

Instead, embrace the digital advances pushed by COVID and embed new practices into your day-to-day curriculum. Start small: Adebiyi’s advice for hesitant teachers is to “plug in one digital resource and start small.” Don’t feel pressured to implement multiple digital tools suddenly and simultaneously.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The district uses digital resources and online learning tools that personalize lessons for students by first analyzing a student’s achievement level and then providing lessons geared to that student’s ability level. “One of our responsibilities is to really prepare that 21 st century child.”.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2023

Furthermore, a 2021 study we conducted found that a district-wide LMS ranks near the top of either current or planned future digital resources for Michigan schools and districts. In contrast, those who had already implemented more flexible instructional models, such as competency-based learning , fared much better with the transition.

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Like other digital resources, a district-wide teaching video library in Edthena becomes an on-demand resource available to teachers whenever they might need access. Whatever the school-wide priority, educators across your district only need to make a few clicks to drill down to specific grade-level and subject area videos.

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Library Teaching Digital Resources Lesson Plan 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

At the community college where we teach – as at many community colleges nationwide – where digital resources are scarce and the students and faculty are embedded in working class realities, digital redlining imposes losses that directly limit the futures of our students,” they wrote.

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Educational Technology EdTech Education Digital Resources 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most faculty members had a “very positive response” to the idea of open educational resources, Sánchez said. Digital resources can include videos and interactive materials, along with text. And they can be updated more readily than printed texts.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

Building a focus on student achievement while using digital resources and creating conditions for teachers and schools to thrive are the key frames that are essential to building this out. What are the best ways for schools to measure the success of a digital learning program?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 28, 2021

In my role as the teacher resource, “Maestro Recurso Uso de la Computadora” or “MRUC”, I have the ability to execute the vision because I model and train teachers on technology tools, provide strategies to teachers to excel in digital resources, and am trained to advise my peers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Teachers can use our digital Resource Library to find engaging and informative resources for their students. The educator ecosystem provides wrap-around support for teachers looking to improve their practice and turbocharge the classroom for their students.

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Library Digital Resources Social Studies Teaching 110

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

While a year teaching and learning with COVID-19 looming unveiled inequities that have always existed, what was learned can inform how the nation proceeds in transforming educational systems designed to understand and address the learner variability of each student.

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Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 121

ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

Harvard University’s Alternative Assignments: Creative and Digital resource has some cautionary notes and advice that should be helpful as you further explore your options. Among those is the warning about the amount of preparation these types of assignments may require for students.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

Teaching Resources Watch Professor Greg Carr’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle conversation with high school teacher Jessica Rucker about Juneteenth and Reconstruction. The National Museum of African American History and Culture offers the digital resource, Juneteenth: Celebration of Resilience.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Numerous resources exist to help end-users search potential products. For example, the Digital Promise Edtech Pilot Framework provides a resource bank of digital resources to help educators navigate through the multitude of companies within the edtech market.

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EdTech Digital Resources Professional Development Learning Science 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

Two key initiatives – assessment literacy and digital learning teams – are being used to help both teachers and students use digital resources in creating personalized lessons. “We wanted teachers to see the opportunities.”. And not just teachers.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 27, 2016

More schools are using digital resources than ever, but too often these advances are simply used to make procedures more efficient for the instructor — while students are stuck in the same routine they’ve known for decades. Technology has changed the classroom, but it doesn’t always change the student experience.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

But as more districts sign the #GoOpen initiative to replace a traditional textbook adoption with OERs, the challenge of combing through a world of content and finding the best resources that align to a district’s curriculum becomes more difficult. And how can OERs supplement the print and digital resources already purchased by the school?

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K-12 Library Education Digital Resources 72

Leah Cleary

JULY 31, 2022

A lot of teachers are wanting to–or needing to–use resources from one of my curriculum sets digitally. I do create digital resources, but we all like versatility. So I’ve made my resources versatile. I’m going to show you how to use them digitally in 5 easy steps.

Library 52

Library Digital Resources Teaching Research 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

This year, as a math facilitator to the Syracuse City School District in New York through LearnZillion, I help to show and train others in how to use digital resources. In collaborating with other educators, I saw examples of how bringing in the online component allows students to see things conceptually rather than procedurally.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

These programs can only work — and narrow, rather than widen, gaps — if all students have equitable access to digital resources. However, while the benefits of moving some student homework to interactive, online platforms are clear, we can’t ignore the question of access.

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Tutoring Educational Technology Digital Resources Library 83

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2017

In response to this challenge, Digital Promise Global has embarked on a multi-year initiative, Learner Positioning Systems ™ (LPS). Reading is a foundational skill for all learning and therefore is the focus of the first LPS research project.

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US Government Teachers Blog

JANUARY 24, 2016

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Pandemic-related hardships have propelled many students to choose jobs over education and online classes have been barriers for low-income students without digital resources. Enrollment at California Community Colleges has plummeted nearly 20% during the pandemic to about 1.3

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