Summit Focuses on Improving Teaching and Student Learning Outcomes Through Effective Use of Digital Learning
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Superintendent Dr.
Jon Cerny and five staff members (Joy Nolting, Bev Zwygart, Kyle Elsasser, Stephanie Henry, and James Hulstein) from the Bancroft-Rosalie School recently joined
representatives from thirty other school districts for an invitation-only regional
education summit focused on improving teaching and student learning outcomes
through the effective use of technology. The summit was led by the Alliance for
Excellent Education and U.S. Department of Education with support from the
Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission and a coalition of
more than thirty-five national content partners.
Held over two days in
Chicago, the summit—one of only thirteen regional summits nationwide— was
restricted to school districts where the superintendent had signed the Future Ready District Pledge—a promise to develop the human and
technological capacity needed to personalize learning using digital tools.
“‘Future Ready’ isn’t
about technology,” said Bob Wise, president of the
Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. “It’s
about a more personalized approach to teaching and learning that ensures that
all students have the skills they need to succeed in college and a career.
Future Ready is about empowering teachers and leaders, helping students take
charge of their own learning, and keeping parents engaged and informed.”
Led by trained
facilitators skilled at using technology and digital learning effectively, the
summit was a highly collaborative event that helped participating districts
build teamwork and create regional networks of experts who can learn together
as they make the transition to digital learning. The summit focused on a
comprehensive set of issues that drive student learning including: curriculum,
instruction, and assessment; professional learning; technology, networks, and
hardware; budget and resources; data and privacy; use of time; and community
partnerships.
Through the work they
completed at the summit, the educational leaders from Bancroft-Rosalie School can
build digital learning plans that align with instructional best practices, are
implemented by highly trained teachers, and lead to personalized learning
experiences for all students, particularly those from traditionally underserved
communities.
For more information
about the Future Ready Regional Summit, visit www.FutureReadySchools.org.
