Position: Instructional Design Lead for MOOCs Contact: John Bailey, John@ExcelinEd.org Leaders at the state and local level continue to drive innovation, helping to make the promise of high quality digital learning a reality for students across the country. In 2012, states considered over 700 bills impacting digital learning and enacted over 150. Legislatures are doing…
Archives for November 2013
In Plain English: OK SB 559
Summary SB 559 (Open States or Oklahoma Legislature) establishes alternative methods for high school students to demonstrate mastery of the state academic content standards in subject areas for which alternative tests have been approved and directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules providing for the designation of students as proficient or advanced based…
22 Nov 2013
In Plain English: AR HB 1785
Summary HB 1785 (Open States or Arkansas Legislature) expands access to blended learning and digital learning opportunities for students by creating a pathway to a new requirement that every student be provided with one digital learning course. It eliminates seat time for digital learning courses and sets up an approval process and public list of…
21 Nov 2013
New Study Shows Gains for Students Using Teach to One Math Program
Great classrooms leverage technology to amplify great teachers and support each step of a student’s academic growth. Digital and blended learning offers the hope that, through technology, every student can receive the best instruction built off of the worlds best resources. This is an age of discovery and invention in education, and today, digital learning continues to…
18 Nov 2013
Education Coalition Pushes E-Rate Reform
Critical to realizing the promise of digital learning is the need for true connectivity. If all students are to tap into the world’s knowledge, leveraging high quality resources as they explore, grow in skills and truly personalize learning, then ensuring that all students have access to high quality broadband is vital. This push for connectivity…
8 Nov 2013
Guest Post: Ohio’s Straight A Fund
GUEST POST: In Ohio’s Straight A Fund Competition, Digital Learning Moves to the Head of the Class By Michael Harlow Note: State activity around digital learning continues to move at a rapid pace. One of the more exciting ideas is Ohio’s Straight A Innovation Fund. We’ve asked a voice on the ground in Ohio to…
6 Nov 2013