The Digital Learning Day Imperative: Why It Matters

Panelists
Matt Akin, Superintendent, Piedmont City School District (Alabama)
Laura Breeden, Partner, Davis and Chapman
and Parent Member, National Center on Learning Disabilities Professional Advisory Board
Brian DeCicco, Physics Teacher, E. L. Haynes Public Charter School (Washington, DC)
Terri Schwartzbeck, Senior Policy Associate, Alliance for Excellent Education

The Alliance for Excellent Education held a webinar discussion on the most important reason to celebrate Digital Learning Day on February 6, 2013: improving educational opportunities for students who are at-risk, disadvantaged, or otherwise underserved.

Students in rural and urban areas, students with socioeconomic challenges, and students who have been identified as at risk all stand to benefit from the accelerating potential that digital learning provides. Brian DeCicco explained how digital learning strategies are making a difference at a very special charter school in Washington, DC. Matt Akinspoke about why digital learning matters to rural students and Laura Breeden discussed why special needs students in particular stand to benefit from digital learning. Terri Schwartzbeck of the Alliance moderated the webinar.

Supplemental Material

• Presentation (PDF)
• First Day on the Job (FDJ) Student Screencast 2011
• CSI Student Screencast 2011
• CSI Student Screencast 2011

Please direct questions concerning the webinar to alliance@all4ed.org.

NOTE: If you are unable to watch the webinar live, an archived version will be available
at http://www.all4ed.com/webinars approximately one or two business days after the event airs.