Unit 1 - Expert Panel




The Digital Learning Transition show

Summary: 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