NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ADVANCED INFORMATION AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
1001 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 935, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.digitalpromise.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DIGITAL PROMISE IS AN INDEPENDENT, BIPARTISAN NONPROFIT, AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS IN 2008 AS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ADVANCED INFORMATION AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH SECTION 802 OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT. DIGITAL PROMISE WAS CREATED WITH THE MISSION TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN. OUR VISION IS THAT EVERYONE, AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR LIVES, HAS ACCESS TO LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT HELP THEM ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE AND CONTINUOUSLY LEARN IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD. TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION, WE WORK TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL LEARNING GAP. BECAUSE WHEN ALL LEARNERS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, WHEN EVERYONE PARTICIPATES, AND WHEN EVERYONE LEARNS, WE ALL BENEFIT FROM A MORE ENGAGED, INFORMED, AND JUST SOCIETY.

IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FOR ALL AMERICANS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH.

NETWORKS: DIGITAL PROMISE'S NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE LEAGUE OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS AND THE VERIZON INNOVATIVE LEARNING SCHOOLS (VILS), PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE EDUCATORS AND LEADERS TO CONNECT, CONVENE AND COLLABORATE ON SHARED GOALS. IN 2019, THE LEAGUE OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS LAUNCHED NUMEROUS "CHALLENGE COLLABORATIVES" TO TACKLE PRESSING PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION INCLUDING REAL WORLD LEARNING, DATA INTEROPERABILITY, AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING PATHWAYS. VILS LAUNCHED ITS SIXTH COHORT ADDING 52 MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO THE PROGRAM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, VILS HAS SERVED OVER 120,000 STUDENT AND 9,100 EDUCATORS IN 153 SCHOOLS, PROVIDING DEVICES, DATA PLANS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ALL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN THOSE SCHOOLS, TRANSFORMING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

RESEARCH IN ACTION: RESEARCH IN ACTION WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. IN 2019 WE CONTINUED THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDED UNITED2READ PROJECT. UNITED2READ AIMS TO IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS AND CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. DIGITAL PROMISE ALSO EXPANDED ITS RESEARCH MAP ADDING MODULES ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTION LEARNING AND WHOLE CHILD SUPPORTS.

POWERFUL LEARNING: POWERFUL LEARNING IS A SET OF PRINCIPLES GUIDING EDUCATORS TO DESIGN LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF LEARNERS. 2019 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE MICRO-CREDENTIAL INITIATIVE WITH 3,447 MICRO-CREDENTIAL SUBMISSIONS RESULTING IN 2,158 OF THEM BEING AWARDED. 520 UNIQUE MICRO-CREDENTIALS WERE AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM IN 2019. THE ADULT LEARNING INITIATIVE RELEASED A LANDSCAPE REPORT ON THE ROLE OF DATA IN THE ADULT LEARNING ECOSYSTEM, AND INITIATED SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON FRONTLINE WORKER ADVANCEMENT WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY WALMART. ALSO IN 2019, THE OER DEEPER LEARNING FOR NGSS PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EXPLORE HOW THE CHALLENGE BASED LEARNING FRAMEWORK CAN BE USED TO CREATE SCIENCE EXPERIENCES THAT LEAD TO DEEPER LEARNING FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE CREATION OF OER UNITS OF INSTRUCTION ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.

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