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Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

eSchool News

Get better assessment results. Joining us was Aaron Schorn, Head of Growth and Community at Unrulr to detail how students can document their learning moments, create exit ticket reflections, engage in discussion boards, and build larger learning journeys. Provide students agency and enable them to express themselves creatively.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. The plan, which can be accessed in multiple formats, includes the following components: (1) Introduction , (2) Learning , (3) Teaching , (4) Leadership , (5) Assessment , and (6) Infrastructure.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

NeverEndingSearch

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. Forgive me if I, perhaps rudely, again remix the words of that political analyst: “It’s about equity, stupid.”

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

Key components of this effort include providing all students and educators access to technology and digital resources; implementing collaborative professional development initiatives for faculty and staff; improving equity of access for teaching and learning; and developing equitable funding and implementation plans.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

All of this will be centered on a free online planning tool called the Future Ready Planning Dashboard which helps district leadership teams assess readiness, identify gaps, choose research-based strategies and create a customized digital learning action plan. The national plan.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

All of this will be centered on a free online planning tool called the Future Ready Planning Dashboard which helps district leadership teams assess readiness, identify gaps, choose research-based strategies and create a customized digital learning action plan. The national plan.