Category: Resources
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Leadership Wellness: The Ecosystem Effect
By: Jeff Simmons, Superintendent, Idaho Digital Learning Alliance and Michael Caldwell, Founder/CEO, Linked Leaders If leaders stay healthy—physically, mentally, and emotionally—schools are stronger, more stable, and better equipped to serve students. School leadership is a privilege. It’s also one of the most demanding jobs in education. Every day, leaders are pulled in countless directions—supporting teachers, […]
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Speak with Your Hands, Connect with Your Heart: Explore American Sign Language
Language is more than words. It’s connection, culture, and community. IDLA’s American Sign Language (ASL) course invites you to discover a vibrant, visual language and the rich culture of the Deaf community. A Language with Its Own Voice ASL is a visual and gestural language with its own grammar, vocabulary, and structure, completely distinct from […]
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Survive and Thrive: Master the Outdoors with Wilderness & Survival Skills
The great outdoors is full of beauty and challenges. IDLA’s Wilderness & Survival Skills course gives you the knowledge and confidence to not just survive, but thrive, in nature. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast, a future adventurer, or someone preparing for real-world survival scenarios, this course equips you with the tools to face the wild […]
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Strum Into Something New: Discover the Joy of Our Beginning Ukulele Course
Have you ever dreamed of playing your favorite songs on a sunny beach—or maybe just on your front porch? Whether you’re a total newbie to music or simply curious about learning an instrument, IDLA’s Beginning Ukulele course is your backstage pass to strumming success. This course is specially designed for absolute beginners. You don’t need […]
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Educational & Enrichment Summer Camps in Idaho (2025)
Idaho River Sports – Kids Nature Camps (Boise, ID) The Cabin – Summer Writing Camps (Boise, ID) Discovery Center of Idaho – Summer Camps (Boise, ID) Idaho State University – Idaho Dinosaurs Field Camp (Pocatello, ID) Urban Air Adventure Park – Camp Urbie’s Adventure Camp (Meridian, ID) Magic Valley Summer Camps (Twin Falls, ID) Brave […]
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20+ Cool AI Tools You Should Totally Try
By Valerie Doherty, IDLA Communication & Brand Manager Let’s be real, AI is kind of everywhere right now. In fact, I recently attended a conference that had a heavy emphasis on using AI to enhance your production and help make everything more efficient. As you can see from the graphic above, it doesn’t always get […]
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Building Stronger Connections: How School-Family Collaboration Supports Student Success at IDLA
Building strong partnerships between schools and families has always been key to student success. In the podcast episode Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools from Cult of Pedagogy with host Jennifer Gonzalez and Nawal Qarooni, author of the book Nourishing Caregiver Collaboration, the conversation dives into how these relationships can be strengthened—and why it matters so […]
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Empowering Learners with Parent Support
By Jeff Simmons, IDLA Superintendent Not too long ago, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most parents suddenly and unexpectedly found themselves trying to manage their child’s learning from home. This was also when parents were trying to figure out how to work from home, navigate a lockdown, which masks to get, and which stores had toilet […]
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A Blog About Blogs
By Jeff Simmons, IDLA Superintendent One of the fun parts of my job is the opportunity to play with (I mean explore) new technology tools. One of the most interesting new tools I know is NotebookLM by Google. This tool will quickly analyze a set of uploaded documents and provide you with insights. That’s pretty […]