Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Piedmont City School District is located in a small rural town in northeast Alabama. Even though it’s emerged as a national model for 21st-century rural education , it’s still difficult for a district like Piedmont to navigate the growing and expansive ed-tech marketplace. Let us know or.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In response to the President’s call for commitments to computer science education for all , 37 school district across the country — from Vermont to Alaska — ­have committed to offering high­ quality computer science (CS) and computational thinking curriculum to over one million students. Coordinating with the private sector.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Her voice cracking with emotion, first-grade teacher Candy Mobley recalls the day in 2014 when her school district's one-to-one program launched. Just five years earlier , this scenario would have been unthinkable for Piedmont City Schools, a rural district in Alabama. I could have cried. I could have cried.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate. billion annually.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

At eSpark Learning, we want to reimagine classrooms so that they’re student-centered, allowing students to succeed in school and in life. I’m really proud of our product that we have today, shaped in large part by the school districts we’ve partnered with over the years. This Long Island district was one of our first partners.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

After many weeks away from their traditional school schedule, students across the country are starting to re-enter their classrooms and share stories of their summer vacations. Creating enrichment opportunities at the school-level. Vancouver Public Schools hosted a Girls Lead the Way summer robotics camp at McLoughlin Middle School.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. District of Columbia Public Schools. ” John Rice.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. “If you didn’t have Internet access outside of school, you could learn in my class, but boy would it be at a different pace and rate and difficulty,” he says.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

All of these ambitions to support healthy, whole child development often fall to a single, key relationship at the heart of any school: the relationship between students and their teachers. Schools of course are no stranger to the power of relationships that studies like these highlight.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This holds true for any school district, but in rural communities, where general access to technology is often limited, it is especially important. At Piedmont City Schools in Alabama, simplicity is key to the success of the district’s 1:1 iPad program. Want to learn more Piedmont’s 1:1 iPad program?

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2016

For the past five years, Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools has set a standard for innovation in public education. We’re honored to partner with ten of the League’s 73 districts to help their students succeed in school and in life with individualized technology. Elizabeth Forward School District.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

With three teenagers, the daily gauntlet to get them out the door and to school on time has gotten tougher as they reached middle and high school. Significant research has shown that early school start times negatively impact teenagers’ performance and health. Not getting the recommended 8.5-9.5 So what is the solution?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Seventy years ago, the Chattahoochee River was a beacon of opportunity, drawing men and their families to Phenix City, Alabama, to work on the mill. When Randy Wilkes was appointed the superintendent of Phenix City Schools , located just across the river from Columbus, Georgia, in June 2014, he brought with him a mission for change.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge. You can reach her on Twitter at @kelseye144. What kinds of solutions can be created to help?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

How innovative districts are exposing more students to coding and closing the participation gap. Endorsement by the White House is valuable to those new to introducing computer science (CS) in the classroom, as well as others, like members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools , who have championed CS for years.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Should an urban school serving black and Hispanic students try to emulate schools for affluent white kids? Urban charter schools, many of which are run by white leaders, have been stereotyped as embracing a boot camp-like environment that elevates test prep and tough discipline, while downplaying arts and athletics.

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Education Elements

JULY 13, 2016

We want school teams to build connections at our workshops. We help districts visualize their personalized learning journey. We create space for spirited large and small group discussion, and we honor time for quiet individual processing and reflection. We believe teachers should be designers of their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2019

Science teacher Melissa Lau guided her sixth graders at Piedmont Intermediate School through a lesson on the relationship between carbon emissions and extreme weather. PIEDMONT, Okla. — “Weather is chaotic,” said Melissa Lau, a sixth grade teacher in this bedroom community outside of Oklahoma City.

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