Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

Over the last 10 years policymakers have focused much of their K-12 school reform attention on making the evaluation of teachers more rigorous and tying performance results to their compensation (see recent Calder report here ). Big money was dropped. A large share of $4.3 Questions must be considered when developing policies.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

During the spring of 2020, I connected with the Juab School District in Utah and began what would be two years of longitudinal work to help them take personalized learning to the next level. I love visiting classrooms around the country to not only support but to see educators in action.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I’ve taught high school English Language Arts (ELA) and history for six years at Juab School District in central Utah. So last year, when my district revamped their professional learning strategy with a competency-based focus, micro-credentials naturally played a big part. I was sold.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was an incredible year for the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools and Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters). On the 12th day of Innovation, the League and Clusters gave to you… 12 New League Districts. In 2018, we welcomed 12 new districts: Arcadia Unified School District , D.C.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2015

How are school administrators roles changing and becoming more focused on student learning? We are fortunate to have an up-close look at how public school districts are answering these questions, through our League of Innovative Schools. Cajon Valley Union School District - El Cajon, CA. million students.

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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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ExcelinEd

APRIL 18, 2019

Seven school districts and charter schools will form the first cohort of the state’s competitive competency-based learning pilot program—and will have the chance to apply for an additional $2 million dollars lawmakers appropriated this year for future implementation grants. Davis School District.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

While PLNs have grown in popularity, the most popular form of professional learning embraced by schools and districts still consists of more traditional pathways, such as bringing in guest speakers, workshops, or holding annual events. The same can be said for the Juab School District in Utah.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

The high school graduation rate in Utah’s Juab School District was 78 percent in 2009. For the last three years in a row, it has been 97 percent, and the superintendent attributes the whole of that increase to the district’s efforts to personalize learning. Rick Robins, superintendent, Juab School District in Utah.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 28, 2019

Each school year, educators welcome a new group of students into their classrooms. The artifacts educators are collecting to demonstrate their skills and the narratives that are coming out of the classroom prove how micro-credentials support educators in ways that impact their students’ learning and their school communities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2021

Recently, with the support of the Utah Legislature and groups like the Utah Private Schools Association, he has made some great strides. In 2011, Stephenson championed the Statewide Online Education Program, which was originally passed to increase access to quality, individualized online learning options for students attending public schools.

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