D'Andre J. Weaver

Aug 14, 2024 | digitalpromise.org | Jessica Jackson |Jeffrey Starr |D'Andre J. Weaver

For more than a decade, Digital Promise has been at the forefront of conversations and efforts to close the Digital Learning Gap—caused by differences in how learners access and use technology both in and out of school to improve learning opportunities and outcomes. Recognizing that providing technology and connectivity alone is not the answer, our digital equity efforts have moved beyond access to devices and reliable high-speed internet.

Jun 5, 2024 | 3blmedia.com | Sheila Chelimo |Carmen Cortez |Jessica Jackson |D'Andre J. Weaver

By Sheila Chelimo, Ph.D, Carmen Cortez, Jessica K. Jackson and D'Andre J. Weaver, Ph.DKey IdeasThe Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program has led to an unintended impact: improved job satisfaction and increased opportunities for career advancement for teachers and coaches at participating schools. Irving Independent School District was the initial inspiration for our research, which revealed that similar impact is being experienced in districts nationwide.

May 14, 2024 | digitalpromise.org | D'Andre J. Weaver |Carmen Cortez |Jessica Jackson |Sheila Chelimo

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools began in 2014 to help bridge barriers to digital inclusion. The partnership between Verizon and Digital Promise provides devices with data plans to every student and teacher at participating schools; this always-available access enables learning to occur both in and outside the classroom.

Feb 20, 2024 | digitalpromise.org | Jeremy Roschelle |D'Andre J. Weaver

School communities everywhere are exploring the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. A major theme of those opportunities and risks is digital equity; how might AI progress us towards digital equity and how might it move us even further away? As part of these explorations, we’re seeing two trends in approach:A “spotlight approach” that identifies and focuses on addressing one key issue at a time.

Mar 8, 2023 | the74million.org | D'Andre J. Weaver

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When I was the principal at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy in Chicago, I secured major upgrades to the school’s technology infrastructure, including new devices, computer labs and faster internet to enhance students’ learning. To my surprise, few teachers took advantage of these new tools.