Why Celebrate Digital Learning Day?

With so many new types of digital devices, educational software and mobile apps continuously developed, it’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest advancements in educational technology. In some classrooms and out-of-school programs across the country, educators are doing some pretty amazing things with technology. Yet, these pockets of innovation are confined to a small number of schools and communities. Digital Learning Day was started as a way to actively spread innovative practices and ensure that all youth have access to high-quality digital learning opportunities no matter where they live.

Vanguardians across FCS are among those doing AMAZING things in their classroom with technology. To Fulton County's Vanguard team, EVERYDAY is digital learning day! We are asking on Feb 28th take to Twitter (using these hashtags #everydaydigital #DLD19 #fcsvanguard) and share your amazing ideas and cool things you are doing in your classroom as a way to share the great work we do on a daily basis!

https://digitallearningday.org/

Share online with #MyiReady!

Proud of your students’ learning and growth? Excited about how you celebrated their success? Pumped to share their progress toward growth measures or increased placement? Tell us your story!

Share your photos, stories, celebrations, growth, and successes from the second Diagnostic:

• Post your success story on social media
• Use the hashtag #MyiReady
• Get noticed and be featured!
  Tag us: @CurriculumAssoc

Follow #MyiReady to get inspiration from other educators!

Don't forget to complete the needs assessment survey by February 28th! https://goo.gl/forms/rx7291pMTObx2qO32 We already have over 50 responses following the email earlier this week. Don't miss out on letting us hear your voice! The more information you can give us the better we are able to support you!

Topic and questions are TBA. Questions will be posted in Teams!

Share your Tip, Tool and/or Trick!

If you have a technology, instructional strategy/best practice, or coaching tip, etc. please share!

Share your Tip, Tool and/or Trick here

Vanguard New Members 2018-2019 Rock! We appreciate how hard you are working and thank you for sticking it out with us! We are so glad to have you on our team. A few announcements:

New Members Need 50 Points by 2/13/2019 in order to receive your stipend!

She collaborated with her school's KSU iTeach Coach to create a Math VR/AR Geometry Lab to use in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math for when students start their geometry units. Their KSU iTeach Coach, Mrs. Wagstoff, created a virtual reality maze that the students can journey through using the VR googles. They joined forces to create geometry questions that the students can solve as go through the maze. The students were able to see the shapes in 3D by using the iPads and the Merge Cubes. They were able to see the geometric figures in 3D, see a real world object of the shape, and identify the formulas to calculate the volume of the different shapes. Check out their work!

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