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Strategies
Capturing Teachers’ Thoughts on Technology Usage
Teachers can offer valuable insights on whether devices and tools effectively meet student needs for learning, and therefore should be regularly included in the evaluation process for technology decisions.
Spotlights & Case Studies
How Do Edtech Products “Stack” Up?: Improving Quality in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Through Technology
This resource distills learnings about what must be true for edtech to promote virtual and hybrid learning program quality and offers leaders a series of questions to ask themselves when considering their own edtech products’ ability to do so.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Addressing Teacher and Student Capacity with Technology
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools to improve both teacher and student capacity with technology. This Insight explores the research behind this critical lever and real-world case studies of...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Belonging in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Environments
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is crucial to not only attend to students’ emotions on the other side of the screen – but also prioritize building relationships and creating a sense of social presence similar to...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Norms and Expectations in Virtual and Hybrid Learning
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools to establish clear norms and expectations to ease students’ and families’ transitions into virtual and hybrid learning and set them up for success. This...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Learner-Centered Design in Virtual and Hybrid Learning
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools and teachers to implement learner-centered design practices. This Insight explores the research behind this critical lever and real-world case studies of...
Strategies
Building Capacity With an Edtech Champions Program
Edtech champions programs provide a promising way for schools and systems to increase capacity for edtech support in schools, provide leadership opportunities for early-adopter staff, and foster a cross-school systems network of edtech leaders.
Teaching Practices
Digital Access: How can leaders ensure that every student can access the digital tools they need to develop as expert learners?
This problem of practice offers school leaders three approaches to ensure each student has the ability to use digital tools effectively, safely, and responsibly with consistent access across both home and school settings.
Teaching Practices
Digital Design: How can leaders build educator capacity to leverage technology as a core component of instruction?
This Problem of Practice offers school leaders three approaches to ensure all teachers have access to the resources, support, and capacity needed to effectively integrate technology into their classrooms.
Examples From The Field
Montana Digital Academy
Montana Digital Academy is a state virtual school that provides supplemental, flexible coursework options, for both original and college credit, serving students across Montana public schools.
Examples From The Field
Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona
Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona is a hybrid, public charter school serving students in grades 6-12 in Goodyear, Arizona.
