Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

Digital Promise has been working with districts and educators from across the United States to integrate computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) into K-12 classrooms. Schools need more robust examples that focus on what CT is (and isn’t), and they need specific support around K-12 CT integration.

K-12 161

K-12 Middle School Professional Development Research 161

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

. In their transition to using more personalized learning, the Bristol-Warren Regional School District in Rhode Island made professional development a priority. In September, the state government announced the RI Personalized Learning Initiative , a program meant to bring personalized learning to every public school statewide.

Digital Resources 82

Digital Resources Professional Development Government Public School 82

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

New York City recently introduced a plan that would bring 3-K into home-based childcare. In a recent report , the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School explored the opportunities and challenges that home-based childcare presents for the city’s evolving 3-K program. Related: Quality of pre-K varies in New York, data shows.

Public School 101

Public School Professional Development Education Teaching 101

Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

For two years, Agency by Design has partnered with preK–12 educators in Oakland, California, to develop instructional strategies and tools to help students think critically about the design of objects, ideas, and systems — and to test the notion that maker-based experiences can increase students’ sense of self-efficacy.

Pedagogy 58

Pedagogy Professional Development Research Education 58