Author: valerie.doherty@idla.k12.id.us
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IDLA: Helping to Fill Gaps in the Teacher Pipeline
By Jeff Simmons, IDLA Superintendent It’s no secret that Idaho schools struggle to find qualified teachers to fill classrooms. The issue is not specific to rural schools, as even our larger school districts can find it challenging to recruit. Teaching is a demanding profession, and public education is a tough climate to work in today. […]
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Driving Lessons
By Jeff Farden, Director of Supervision and Instruction Growing up in Caldwell, I vividly remember when the two-lane interstate between Canyon County and Ada County was a special route, reserved for back-to-school shopping trips or the occasional field trip to the zoo. Traveling into Boise felt distinct, with each city along the way having its […]
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What’s Your 1% Goal?
By Jeff Simmons, IDLA Superintendent Change can be hard. Even thinking about change can be overwhelming when we have so much on our plates. But we can’t let workload and stress prevent us from making positive changes. So what’s the solution? Ron Clark, former Disney Teacher of the Year, addressed this in his keynote at […]
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Clarity Receives Global Recognition for EdTech Leadership
Clarity earned a Power Learner Potential Organization Award from 1EdTech Consortium™ (1EdTech), the world-leading non-profit, edtech collaborative, at the 2024 Learning Impact Conference. The award is given annually to organizations that are leading the way in creating innovative, open, and trusted edtech ecosystems that power learner potential. IDLA is the state virtual school for Idaho, […]
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By Idaho For Idaho
IDLA is blessed to have the support of Idaho’s legislators and taxpayers. We are fully aware that the dollars we receive from our legislature each year come from our hard-working taxpayers. IDLA is committed to ensuring that we are good stewards of the people’s money. IDLA works hard to ensure the dollars invested from Idaho […]
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Hands-On Learning for Idaho Students
Hands on? Check. Challenge-based? Check. Career skill development through creative activities? Check! Idaho Digital Learning Alliance, in a unique partnership called OnRamp with Apple, Boise State University, and College of Western Idaho is bringing exciting opportunities to Idaho students in coding, app design, and creative communication. These opportunities are currently available through two classes: App […]
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Idaho Digital Learning Alliance Partners with LearningMate to Develop Clarity, A Next-Generation Data Platform
New York, NY— LearningMate, a leading education technology company, announced that Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA), an online virtual education leader, has partnered with LearningMate to develop Clarity. This next-generation data platform aggregates data from more than 20 unique platforms while providing centralized academic, behavioral, and perception data reporting. Clarity leverages a unified data model […]
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Keeping kids engaged and learning during the summer – 2021
It’s been a challenging year but as the school year is coming to a close, we’ve curated a list of options to keep kids engaged and learning during the summer. The list is smaller this year due to Covid-19 face-2-face safety guidelines but here are some options we’ve found throughout Idaho that offer summer learning […]
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Lessons Learned in the Field
By: Angie Hunter Every summer when I hear the “ch-ch-ch” of an irrigation handline turning out water that glistens brilliantly in the sun, I am reminded of my youth. I grew up on a farm which meant that there was always a built-in summer job. It may not have always been a paying one, unless […]