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Digital Learning Day

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DLDay Call for Submissions

Update: Call for Submissions now open until Monday, October 19

  • The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) is looking for the next set of exemplary secondary schools and school districts to honor for Digital Learning Day on Feb 17! With a particular emphasis on schools and districts that are making a difference for high school students in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, the Alliance seeks to identify exemplars in the following areas:
    personalized learning;
  • project- and work-based learning;
  • data-informed instruction;
  • emphasis on deeper learning outcomes;
  • strategic technology integration; and
  • innovative uses of time
To learn more and submit an application, click HERE.
Submissions received BEFORE or ON October 5 will be reviewed and finalists will be invited by Friday, October 9, to advance to the next round of the submission process. Submissions received AFTER October 5, but by11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday, October 19, will be reviewed and finalists will be invited by Friday, October 23, to advance to the next round of the submission process.

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Data for Diplomas

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DLDay 90 Percent
To meet the GradNation Campaign goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate by 2020, every opportunity needs to be identified to create success for the nation’s youth. Income, demographics, family dynamics, and zip code are
all known factors that can play a significant part in a student’s ability to graduate from high school. But what are the unknown factors? Contribute to the solution by using real data to uncover new solutions for increasing U.S. high school graduation rates to 90 percent by the year 2020. Click here to learn more about how you can make a difference!

Connected Educator Month: Join the Tweet Up on #SparkingCuriosity

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Teachers Guild
Connected Educator Month (CEM) is the perfect way to discover new ideas, strategies, and tools to use on Digital Learning Day! Today, October 8, you can join the CEM celebration on Twitter hosted by the Teachers Guild to share,
build, and collaborate on ideas around sparking student curiosity. Use #SparkingCuriosity throughout the day to participate. Click here to browse other events on the CEM calendar.

The 2015 Speak Up survey is now open!

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Speak Up
Speak Up, an online research project facilitated by ProjectTomorrow, gives education stakeholders the opportunity to
share their viewpoints about key education issues, particularly concerning digital learning and the use of technology. After administering the survey, participating schools and districts can access their local data online, free-of-charge in February 2016. Click here to learn more.


The Hour of Code is coming December 7 – 13

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An Hour of Code for Every Student
The Hour of Code, created byCode.org, is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Because of the nation’s students and the stories associated with them, the Hour
of Code movement keeps changing the world. This December offers an opportunity to participate and contribute to making this year a turning point for computer science in the nation’s schools.Sign up now to host an Hour of Code during December 7–13.

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