Center for Secondary School Digital Learning and Policy - Digital Learning Day

Impressive Statistics from Digital Learning Day 2012

Digital Learning Day quickly gained momentum as a grassroots force to be reckoned with as teachers and administrators began to hear about the goals for the event federally, at the state level, within districts, and most importantly in individual classrooms.

• Nearly 2 million students participated in the national Digital Learning Day activities.
• Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia hosted their own Digital Learning Day celebrations representing 88 percent of all U.S. students.
• More than 18,600 teachers downloaded the toolkits, made plans, and/or tuned into the National Town Hall event.
• Twenty-five national membership organizations, representing a broad array of education stakeholders, enthusiastically endorsed the event as a core promotional partner.
• President Obama provided a statement sending greetings to Digital Learning Day participants and encouraging every educator to think about how technology can support effective teaching and learning.
• Eighteen states proclaimed February 1, 2012 as Digital Learning Day.
• Massive media coverage from nationally recognized news outlets to local television stations and newspapers covered the event.

Digital Learning Day: 2013

Building on the success of the Center’s first-ever Digital Learning Day and the development of policy papers, case studies, and online resources, the Center seeks to continue the momentum in the following ways:

1. Build upon the national core partners program to expand the work with national organizations and other community-based organizations.
2. Foster the state celebration program to provide even more support for states to make proclamations, hold statewide contests, and implement initiatives.
3. Honor Digital Learning Day teachers, administrators, and state leaders with recognition through the Digital Learning Day video contest, a state award, and/or a district participation award.
4. Feature a monthly guest blog post from a teacher or expert.