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Developing AI Guidance for Your School or School System
Explore how schools and districts can develop clear, flexible AI guidance through collaborative stakeholder engagement, foundational policies, and iterative implementation. Featuring an example from Agua Fria Union High School District, this...
How can school and district leaders build the prerequisite conditions for AI to be used powerfully, equitably, and responsibly?
This problem of practice provides three approaches school and district leaders can take to build the prerequisite conditions for AI to be used powerfully, equitably, and responsibly.
Using Surveys to Understand Staff AI Use
This strategy highlights how United Charter High School Humanities II developed and implemented a staff survey to understand how educators were currently using AI and what support they needed. The approach was later scaled across the seven-school...
The 4Cs: Understanding Agency-Driven Leadership in Action
This second installment in a three-part series introduces the 4Cs—Conceptual Understanding, Commitment, Competency, and Capacity—as a practical framework for agency-driven leadership, offering leaders clear entry points to strengthen the conditions...
An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning: A Summary of the 2006 NACOL International e-Learning Survey
This report is designed to provide a study of the state of K-12 online learning in 17 countries, with research and writing performed by Allison Powell and Susan Patrick. These countries were surveyed on issues such as funding, content, initiatives,...
A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (2nd Edition)
Due to the fast pace of change in the K-12 online learning field, many of the issues and concepts found in the first edition of this series required updates. This second edition of the National Primer series focuses on the basics of K-12 online...
Examining Communication and Interaction in Online Teaching
How do communication and interaction work in an online teaching environment? This document answers this question, drawing on quality online teaching literature, school policies regarding online teaching practices, and professional development...
Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Policy and Practice from K-12 Schools Around the World
In 2006, iNACOL conducted its first international survey, titled An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning: A Summary of the 2006 NACOL International E-Learning Survey. Since the growth of online and blended learning has grown at an...
Clearing the Path for Assessment Innovation: The Role of Federal Policy
Realizing the full potential of student-centered learning requires transformation of traditional approaches to assessment and accountability. It is time for policymakers to take a fresh look at these initiatives and take steps – both near- and...
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (v2)
This report provides states, districts, online programs, and other organizations with a set of quality guidelines for online teaching. Districts and organizations can use these standards, adapted for local needs, to design professional development...
OER and Collaborative Content Development
This report provides educational leaders with a guide describing the benefits of OER, a framework for planning, and strategies for successful collaborative content development. Open Educational Resources (OERs) are tools and techniques used to...