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Digital Learning Day Is More Than a Pajama Party
As with many school choices, digital learning has a perception problem. The kids are lazy. The parents are lazy. They want to sleep in. They want to play video games. They want to listen to music. They're anti-social. They're taking the easy way out. The reality is so very different from the whisper campaign to discredit a rapidly embraced choice for parents and students for whom a one-size-fits-all system just didn't – fit all.
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Digital Learning Day: Ohio Celebrates Education Innovation
Digital Learning Day marks a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience. More than 30 states, hundreds of school districts, thousands of teachers, and more than a million students will encourage the innovative use of technology by trying something new, showcasing success, kicking off project-based learning, or focusing on how digital tools can help improve student outcomes.
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K12 & Project Tomorrow Say Tech Can Improve Critical Edu Challenges
K12, Inc. and Project Tomorrow recently published "Leveraging Technology to Close the Achievement Gap: A Critical Peer Survey," a white paper in a two-part series that examines results from the SPEAK UP national survey and ways edleaders are targeting critical challenges in education.
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Kickin’ it old school and inventing the future
Most edreformers want the best version of old school for every student: talented teachers, high expectations, quality instruction, curriculum alignment, strong accountability, and enough standardized tests to verify all of the above. The problem is that it's really hard to pull off and scale. As Bob Wise has pointed out, digital learning is the solution to the teaching gap, the achievement gap, and the fiscal gap. Schools need to balance old school reforms while they phase in the future.
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Secretary Duncan & Chairman Genachowski Join Digital Learning Day Town Hall
The first-ever Digital Learning Day, February 1, 2012, will feature a National Town Hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, former governor and president of the Alliance for Excellent Education Bob Wise, Emmy Award-sinning journalist Leon Harris.
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CER Lunchtime Lessons – Blended Learning
Tom Vander Ark discusses the models of blended learning and how its capabilities can benefit students, educators, and schools at the Center for Education Reform Lunchtime Lessons for School Choice.
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Ohio Is Getting Smart On Digital Learning Day
KnowledgeWorks, Ohio Education Matters, The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology and the Ohio Resource Center are co-hosting the event "Getting Smart Book Chat With Tom Vander Ark" on Digital Leraning Day in Columbus, OH.
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Former WV Governor Pushes for ‘Blended Learning’
Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education and co-chair of Digital Learning Now, was in Olympia Washington last week advocating for blended learning and the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning.
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Webinar: Discover How to Get Involved In Digital Learning Day
The Alliance for Excellent Education (Alliance) plans to host the webinar "Countdown to Digital Learning Day: District and School Perspectives," which will feature the power of digital learning at districts and how to participate in the first-ever Digital Learning Day, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
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Tom Vander Ark Receives the Royal Treatment On Digital Learning
Tom Vander Ark, founder and author of Getting Smart, conducted a podcast interview recently with Scholastic's Ken Royal on his blog The Royal Treatment. Vander Ark articulates the positive ways technology can transform the classroom to improve learning for all students.