Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning are excited to introduce Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection —a web app designed to connect members of the Verizon Innovative Learning schools community to each other and to key resources.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it was unnecessary and distracting. “I

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

To highlight some of the standout programs and great work that has taken place at Verizon Innovative Learning schools across the country over the course of the 2018-19 school year, we’re excited to announce the initiative’s annual Schools of Excellence Award winners. Comeback School of the Year.

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Digital Promise

MAY 4, 2020

Schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning due to COVID-19-related closures. They’re all kind of understanding that we’re going through this process and learning together.”. Before schools closed, Madrid teachers noted how the iPads empowered students in the classroom. Sign up to learn more.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As school districts nationwide are re-envisioning learning and applying lessons learned from rapid technology integration during the pandemic, superintendents from the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools network are leading the way. Applying lessons learned for district-wide impact.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This new school year welcomes a much-needed paradigm shift in the education world. While this school year feels much like the start of a new year, we are not naive to the challenges we still face in the brick-and-mortar walls of our building. Here at Neelsville Middle School in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C.,

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2019

DuBois Academy opened its doors last fall as an all-boys middle school with an Afrocentric curriculum, the first of its kind in Louisville, Kentucky. Moreover, the new school also joined the fifth cohort of the Verizon Innovative Learning schools initiative.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and teachers at Verizon Innovative Learning Schools—where every student receives a device equipped with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom—had the advantage of already knowing how to use learning apps.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

At Newburg Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, coaching is a key to success. We learn best from each other.”. “We We learn best from each other.”. The post Coaching for Success with Verizon Innovative Learning schools appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Rollout is an exciting time for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, as students receive their devices for the school year. Rollout marks the beginning of a journey for the 52 Cohort 6 schools who will be able to embark on new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When a Hammocks Middle School seventh grader was selected as the winner of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent’s Holiday Card Award in December, it was hard to believe her artwork, “ Holidays by the Beach ,” was created on an iPad. Hammocks is one of 253 Verizon Innovative Learning Schools around the country.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Device rollout—when students in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools receive their initiative-provided iPads or Chromebooks—is an exciting time in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, especially for schools new to the program.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

As schools across the country have rapidly shifted to distance learning due to school closures brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19), students have been sent home with school-issued devices like laptops or tablets so they can continue their learning from home.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2023

As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, schools are recognizing the importance of equipping every student with a personal device to facilitate digital learning. EdSurge: What was the device rollout planning process like for Newburg Middle School? We announced, “iPads are coming! Devices are coming!”

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 6, 2020

Rollout is an exciting time for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, as students receive their devices for the school year. Rollout also marks the beginning of a journey for the 52 Cohort 6 schools that will be able to embark on new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2021

While most school districts are working to offer in-person learning to students this school year, hybrid or virtual learning will likely continue for many. Adam Bullock Carrithers Middle School Director of Bands. Carrithers Middle School Band (@carrithers_band) May 3, 2021.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Schools have, for the most part, opened, which has been a monumental lift for districts, schools, and most of all, teachers. I have three kids in school, coached in school districts with tens of thousands of students, and supported programs running in schools across the country. Making personal connections.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Rollout is an exciting time for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, as students receive their devices for the school year. Rollout marks the beginning of a journey for the 52 Cohort 6 schools that will be able to embark on new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

Do you remember that first-day-of-school excitement? Everything is placed neatly into your school bag, the classroom is beautifully made up, and all the seats and materials are ready to go for students. And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.”

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

“Polk County is one of the counties you don’t think about very much,” said Nakia , a student at Chilhowee Middle School in Benton, Tennessee, a small rural town of fewer than 2,000 people. We’d look at another school that has technology, and we’re like, ‘Wow … I wish we had those possibilities.’”.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

In its first year as a Verizon Innovative Learning school, Lassiter Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, was among the most improved schools in the district across all grade levels and content areas based on Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test scores. It really helps them grasp the language.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. The use of AR can make learning more accessible while increasing the engagement of all students.

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Digital Promise

JULY 31, 2019

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning schools initiative has reached more than 86,000 students and nearly 6,000 teachers in 100 middle schools across the country. The post Growing the Culture of Learning with Verizon Innovative Learning schools appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . EDTECH: How did the Verizon Innovative Learning program start, and what has it achieved so far?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Immersive, experiential technology is transforming how both students and teachers learn. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) provide deeper engagement, opportunities for collaboration, and hands-on learning that places newly acquired knowledge and skills in context. Immersive learning has the power to promote equity.

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Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2020

We know that teachers need coaches ; among other outcomes, coaching can improve teacher practice and student engagement and learning. Gonzalez typically maintains a good relationship with his students’ parents and caregivers throughout the school year, as the tech team relies on strong parent involvement.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Immersive, experiential technology is transforming how both students and teachers learn. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) provide deeper engagement, opportunities for collaboration, and hands-on learning that places newly acquired knowledge and skills in context. Immersive learning has the power to promote equity.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2021

After a year of 100 percent remote learning, an affirmation I practice with my teachers is: “We are still here in this work for our students and community.” Based on my Twitter and Instagram feeds in August, I wasn’t the only educator who felt the urge to sign up for every newsletter, webinar, or online course on all things distance learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Immersive, experiential technology is transforming how both students and teachers learn. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) provide deeper engagement, opportunities for collaboration, and hands-on learning that places newly acquired knowledge and skills in context. Immersive learning has the power to promote equity.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. What Is AI Literacy?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how schools are improving facilities with IoT integration! As these higher-frequency signals are easier to block and do not travel as far, initial plans for 5G deployment use a fixed wireless network, which means installing a higher density of smaller cells. . 5G Greatly Expands IoT Network Capacity.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

What learning looks like and how it is delivered has changed forever. 122 billion of unprecedented federal funding is now available to school districts, providing an opportunity to make significant strides in closing the Digital Learning Gap —but only if we think differently about how schools use technology to meet the needs of every learner.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. One of the challenges for teachers is that schools do not provide enough devices. It was just a mess.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What you need to know: As the nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, and schools continue to grapple with uncertainty and closures, Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents. Teacher Training Pathways offers educators a free platform for professional development.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Being the new kid in school is always tough. Making new friends, getting to know new teachers, and learning new hallways can be challenging and scary for any student. But imagine being the new kid in school in a new country that speaks an entirely different language—that can be downright intimidating. Welcome to R.M.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 24, 2022

The post Engaging Students with Immersive Learning Experiences – SULS0159 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jaime shares tips and ideas for engaging students using immersive learning experiences (AR, VR, and XR) and free lesson plans and resources from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. Click To Tweet.

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