The Digital Learning Transition

Units 2 and 3 reflect an important assumption underlying this MOOC-Ed: The changes needed in K-12 education go beyond making current practices more effective to requiring significant changes in the culture of teaching and learning - changes in the expectations, roles and interactions of teachers and students. In these two units we will consider potential changes in what students are expected to learn, know and do; how, when and where teaching and learning take place; and how success is measured for both students and teachers. We expect a wide divergence of opinions and look forward to the exchanges around this topic. Our essential questions for Unit 2 are: What changes in the culture of teaching and learning would you recommend for your school or district? What do you see as the major challenges to making these changes? In this unit, you are asked to begin planning a draft statement of the goals you recommend to your school or district for updating teaching and learning and the major challenges in meeting those goals.

In this first unit, we focus on how K-12 education needs to be updated in order to prepare our students for success in college, careers and citizenship in the global digital age.

In this first unit, we focus on how K-12 education needs to be updated in order to prepare our students for success in college, careers and citizenship in the global digital age.

In this first unit, we focus on how K-12 education needs to be updated in order to prepare our students for success in college, careers and citizenship in the global digital age.

Please review the panel discussion with experts from across the country. It is provided as both a video and a podcast, so you can use it in whichever form you prefer. The questions addressed and the time of each are shown below the video so you can jump to specific topics that are most relevant to you. Panelists: Erin Frew, Principal, New Tech West Public High School, Cleveland, OH Pam Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Ira Socol, Design 2015 Program Manager, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Gail Pletnick, Superintendent, Dysart Unified School District, AZ Questions discussed What are you doing in your district or school to make digital learning a reality for all students? 1:13 What was the role of the teacher in your school or district's digital transition, and what does teaching and learning look like now? 16:43 How have you managed to support morale and ensure that teachers are on board and have ownership of your digital transition? 27:00 Once you created a vision, how did you make a digital transition happen in terms of budget and resources? 34:15 What are 1 or 2 pieces of advice you can give to leaders in a position like yours as they begin with a digital transition? 45:20

Please review the panel discussion with experts from across the country. It is provided as both a video and a podcast, so you can use it in whichever form you prefer. The questions addressed and the time of each are shown below the video so you can jump to specific topics that are most relevant to you. Panelists: Erin Frew, Principal, New Tech West Public High School, Cleveland, OH Pam Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Ira Socol, Design 2015 Program Manager, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Gail Pletnick, Superintendent, Dysart Unified School District, AZ Questions discussed What are you doing in your district or school to make digital learning a reality for all students? 1:13 What was the role of the teacher in your school or district's digital transition, and what does teaching and learning look like now? 16:43 How have you managed to support morale and ensure that teachers are on board and have ownership of your digital transition? 27:00 Once you created a vision, how did you make a digital transition happen in terms of budget and resources? 34:15 What are 1 or 2 pieces of advice you can give to leaders in a position like yours as they begin with a digital transition? 45:20

Please review the panel discussion with experts from across the country. It is provided as both a video and a podcast, so you can use it in whichever form you prefer. The questions addressed and the time of each are shown below the video so you can jump to specific topics that are most relevant to you. Panelists: Erin Frew, Principal, New Tech West Public High School, Cleveland, OH Pam Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Ira Socol, Design 2015 Program Manager, Albemarle County Public Schools, VA Gail Pletnick, Superintendent, Dysart Unified School District, AZ Questions discussed What are you doing in your district or school to make digital learning a reality for all students? 1:13 What was the role of the teacher in your school or district's digital transition, and what does teaching and learning look like now? 16:43 How have you managed to support morale and ensure that teachers are on board and have ownership of your digital transition? 27:00 Once you created a vision, how did you make a digital transition happen in terms of budget and resources? 34:15 What are 1 or 2 pieces of advice you can give to leaders in a position like yours as they begin with a digital transition? 45:20