Project 24 will build upon the succes of Digital Learning Day to create and share meaningful, relevant materials and resources. Project 24 is an ongoing activity aligned directly with the current activities of Digital Learning Day. Project 24 will not be just another planning tool – the Alliance is identifying nationally recognized experts to participate on teams representing teachers, principals, CTOs, and district administrators. The Alliance, working with national membership organizations and these subject-matter experts, will develop a series of materials targeted to specific audiences throughout Project 24 including:

1. Project 24
Alliance for Educational Excellence
Mike King Presentation
https://twitter.com/digitalsandbox1

2. Shaping the Next Decade
 The next two years will
see unprecedented
developments in
education as the country
seeks something
fundamentally different
than it ever has from K–
12 education in order to
prepare all students for
success in college and a
career in the twenty-
first-century global
economy.

3. Challenges Facing District
Leaders
 District leaders will have to
make serious and crucial
decisions that will shape
education for the next decade.
 Although some districts have
made great progress, much
more needs to be done to
achieve the higher standards
and ensure that each child
graduates ready for college
and a career.

4. Need for Higher Student
Achievement
Kansas
Graduation Rate
74.3%
Class of 2008
10,043 Dropouts
If the high school dropouts who currently head households in
Kansas had earned their diplomas, the state’s economy would have
benefited from an additional $524 million in wealth accumulated by
families

5. Tomorrow’s Needs
 Students need learning
opportunities that are more
hands
on, experiential, project
based, and aligned with
student interest.
 These types of learning
opportunities offer students
the chance to produce
content, analyze
information, and build
deeper knowledge of
complex topics.

6. Core Academics &
Deeper Learning
 Effective digital media
combined with powerful
teaching, rich content, and
engaged students will take
learning in the United States
to a much higher level and
provide all students with
experiences that allow them
to graduate prepared for
college and a career.

7. http://epubgeneration.weebly.com/plb-unit-design

8. Deeper Learning
Prepares Students to
 know and master core academic content;
 think critically and solve complex
problems;
 work collaboratively;
 communicate effectively; and
 be self-directed and able to incorporate
feedback.

10. Digital Literacy
 All children should
graduate from high
school ready for college
and a
career, possessing the
deeper learning skills
they need in order to
compete in today’s
rapidly changing
economy.
 Yet too many students
are still not developing
the tools they need to
succeed in modern life.

11. http://epubgeneration.weebly.com/digital-literacy-model.html

12. Growing Technology Needs of
Students and Society
 Effective educational technology strategies
must link the three Ts
 teaching,
 technology,
 and use of time
 with overall whole school reform strategies
and proven pedagogical practices to
accelerate the pace of improvement and
ensure that all students benefit from the
opportunity that digital learning offers.

13. Teaching
 Pedagogy before
technology
 Teachers as
educational designers
 Increased professional
learning for teachers
 Focus on best
instruction to meet
student needs

14. Time
 Flipped learning strategies
for more and better
instructional time
 Make the most of in-class
time
 Increase opportunities for
project-based learning or
teacher-student discussions
 Competency-based learning
approaches—a shift away
from seat time and toward
demonstrations of mastery

15. Technology
 Access to the right devices
 Ensuring broadband access
 Helping close digital divide
 Rich content opens doors to
world
 Self-paced, meets student
needs
 Interactive, engaging tools
that give students
opportunities to
collaborate, create, and
produce

16. Digital Learning Defined
 Digital learning is any
instructional practice
that is effectively
using technology to
strengthen the
student learning
experience.

17. Digital Learning
 As has been commonly
observed over the past
decade, technology has
not revolutionized
education the way it has
other fields and
industries.
 But revolutionizing
education may finally be
under way, fueled by the
Common Core State
Standards Initiative
(CCSSI).

18. Digital learning is personal
and flexible.
 A personalized, learner-
centered environment uses
technology to collect and
organize data to help
establish learning goals and
criteria for success, assess
student progress constantly
and informally, and provide
students and teachers with
a comprehensive system of
academic and
developmental supports.

19. Digital learning is led by teachers
with significant support.
 Technology and digital
learning can increase
professional learning
opportunities by
expanding access to
high-
quality, ongoing, job-
embedded resources to
improve student
success

20. Digital learning is collaborative
and aligned to a common vision.
 Administrators, teachers, stu
dents, and parents must all
have a shared commitment to
personalized and
collaborative learning.
 Educators must be
empowered by their
leadership to use innovative
approaches for learner-
centered instruction.

21. VISION
PLAN
IMPLEMENT
ASSESS