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Keeping Pace with K-12 Digital Learning, 12th Edition
This is the 12th annual Keeping Pace report. The digital learning world continues to change significantly each year, but the continued support from sponsors, educators, education agencies, state virtual schools, vendors and others has not faltered....
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...
Blended Learning in Practice: Introduction to Case Studies from Leading Schools
The case studies shared in this report seek to highlight the experiences of leading blended learning practitioners, in particular, those implementing “lab” or “station” blended rotation models. The case studies were designed to address the following...
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Courses (v2)
This report provides states, districts, online programs, and other organizations with a set of quality guidelines for: Online course contentInstructional designTechnologyStudent assessmentCourse management. These standards are guidelines for...
Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language from various states. Innovation zones or districts of innovation help state policy leaders identify outdated policies and...
Promising Practices to Advance DEI Among Non-Profit Boards
The Aurora Institute works to drive the transformation of education systems and accelerate the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices to ensure high-quality learning for all. In pursuing this mission, Aurora has built the values of...
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...
K-12 Online Learning: A Smart Investment NOW More than Ever
In times of great economic challenge, citizens look to policymakers for solutions that lay the foundation for a brighter tomorrow. In K-12 education, one of the most promising and cost-effective solutions is quality online learning. Many states have...
The Art and Science of Designing Competencies
The Art and Sciences of Designing Competencies paper discusses how innovators in competency education develop competencies. Often this is referred to as a tuning process or reengineering process – mapping from what we want students to know and be...
10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning
Digital Learning Now’s Roadmap For Reform provides lawmakers, Governors, and policymakers with tangible steps to transform education into a model for the world, a system where every student graduates from high school with the skills and knowledge to...
Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity
The purpose of this report is to support administrators and policymakers in becoming informed consumers of information about online learning and its potential impact on productivity. It provides foundational knowledge and a conceptual framework,...