Category: Initiatives
Launching a Maker Learning Leadership Cohort in the Pittsburgh Region
New cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation
Immersive Science, Deeper Learning
Building a science curriculum for the 21st century — and building skills students can use across subjects and sectors
From Digital Native to Digital Expert
To suss out the credibility of digital information, students should go beyond checklists and act more like fact-checkers
Teachers on the New Frontier
Verizon Innovative Learning school teachers are pioneers on a new frontier of learning
Talking Data Interoperability with the League of Innovative Schools
An overview of our May #DPLIS Twitter Chat
Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future
Planning is important for any teen on their way to college, especially for those with disabilities.
Research to Practice from LPS: Building Learners’ Writing Skills
Writing strategies to develop confident writers
Learning to Self Manage
For tweens and teens, self-control is connected to autonomy and other intrinsic motivators
Can Creativity Be Taught?
Through its tech-infused curriculum, Verizon Innovative Learning is stimulating students’ creativity
Fulfilling the Maker Promise: Year Two
Read the second annual Maker Promise report
Living with Neighborhood Violence May Shape Teens’ Brains
Violence in communities may have an additional unseen victim: young peoples’ developing brains.
Giving Students Choice in Reading Helps Stem the ‘Summer Slide’
Reading scores can improve when kids create their own summer book lists
