As ESSER spending increases, digital learning is a priority
After a sluggish begin in allocating federal ESSER funds, most states have discovered methods to spend their COVID aid {dollars}. In Montana, the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is directing its ESSER cash to digital learning sources.
OPI Superintendent Elsie Arntzen introduced a new partnership with Discovery Education, a supplier of state-of-the-art digital sources that assist instruction wherever it takes place. Through this multi-year partnership, OPI is offering all 496 public college districts statewide entry to a curated assortment of high-quality, grade stage acceptable, digital content material aligned to Montana’s rigorous Ok-12 Content Standards.
The partnership–which is funded via ESSER–helps core instruction throughout Montana. In addition, the collaboration helps the state’s workforce readiness, rural schooling, Native American tribal historical past and tradition, and dad or mum and household engagement initiatives. Montana School Superintendents can activate their college district’s Discovery Education account by visiting this website.
“This partnership grows student learning both in and out of the classroom,” mentioned Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “The parental and family engagement aspect of Discovery Education will strengthen our Montana students’ success. I encourage all of our schools to take advantage of this great teaching and learning opportunity.”
The partnership is additionally making certain that college students in rural areas, which frequently lack high-speed web connections and the sources that include these connections, could have entry to digital learning sources. “Many of Montana’s rural are part of a rural cooperative. Discovery Education will allow all our students the ability to access the content provided. Learning together has always promoted education in our frontier state, this is just another tool for lead teachers,” Arntzen mentioned.
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
