Craft Category: Artifacts

Report: Creating a Culture of Adult Wellbeing at School – Investing in Adults to Support Students

This report presents findings from an extensive literature review and focus group of diverse district leaders to understand the state of adult wellbeing in schools and districts. It provides leaders and educators in the field with concrete language to talk about adult wellbeing in order to identify meaningful solutions that meet the specific needs of each school or district community.

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October 19, 2021

Agency by Design: Making Learning Engaging

“Learner agency is about having the power, combined with choices, to take meaningful action and see the result of those decisions. It can be thought of as a catalyst for change or transformation. Learner agency is about students having the understanding, ability and opportunity to be part of the learning design and taking action to intervene in the learning process to become effective lifelong learners.”

–Derek Wenmoth

The global COVID-19 pandemic pulled back the curtain on the growing need for greater student agency and student engagement. As we rethink the future of education in a post-pandemic world, learner agency must be at the center of learning designs and learning models so that we can support students anytime, anyplace, and at any pace. We must re-imagine what agency and engagement can look like in contemporary practices.

This report offers guidance – including practical advice – to education leaders and teachers in redesigning schools and classrooms by centering on learner agency, through a shift in the ownership of learning. It also provides clarity around the definition and meaning of learner agency and addresses the implications for high-quality practices in new learning models.

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October 19, 2021

Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners

The Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners new report issues a call-to-action for federal education policy makers and provides eight recommendations. These future-focused, student-centered learning policy recommendations are informed by the input of hundreds of nationally recognized educators, leading personalized learning and competency-based education scholars, community advocates, and a diverse set of students who support uplifting education innovations while also prioritizing educational equity.

Federal policymakers who want to drive transformation to support the future learner can use these recommendations to learn about key issues to address, entry points, policy levers, and a vetted path forward to revolutionize student-centered learning. This document provides deep contextual knowledge and actionable recommendations to advance future-focused, student-centered learning policies and transform education, including:

  • Create Learning Ecosystems Across K-12, Higher Education, CTE, and the Workforce
  • Modernize the Educator Workforce
  • Diversify the Educator Workforce
  • Bridge the Digital Divide
  • Support COVID-19 Learning Recovery
  • Advance Educational Equity
  • Redesign Assessments
  • Rethink Accountability

Calls for a redesigned education system are growing in number and volume, in part due to the impact of COVID-19, but also because our current antiquated education system has not shifted to appropriately serve each learner. Now, more than ever, is the time to rethink the purpose of education and redesign learning ecosystems so that each child has robust opportunities and pathways for a thriving future.

To view the report, please click here.

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October 18, 2021

Digital Promise Digital Equity Checklist

The Digital Equity Checklist serves as a guide to support district leaders in
meeting the needs of every student with a direct focus on meeting the needs of all students. This checklist highlights six primary categories that include and extend beyond just providing students with devices and internet access.

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October 15, 2021

Digital Promise Technology Sustainability Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to provide digestible bits of information for consideration as districts move through the planning process. We realize that each school district and learning community is different. We developed this toolkit with input from Verizon Innovative Learning Schools partner districts, and incorporated our own knowledge as former school district IT leaders, representing decades of experience, to serve as a source of inspiration and insight for planning.

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October 15, 2021
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