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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 […]

  • 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 […]

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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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    Serving Rural Students in Idaho

    Idaho has always been classified as a rural state, 479 miles long and 305 miles wide.  Idaho fits snugly between economic urban powerhouse states Washington and Oregon and more rural neighbors Montana and Wyoming. The geographic placement of Idaho creates a unique situation when providing equal education access and opportunity to all students throughout the […]

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    Keeping kids engaged and learning during the summer

    As the school year is coming to a close, now is the time to start looking into options to keep your kids engaged during the summer. Here are some options throughout Idaho that offer summer learning programs. State-wide   Idaho Digital Learning Summer Courses Idaho Digital Learning Academy courses are online classes for all Idaho […]

  • Making Computer Science Accessible to All

    The Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance is continuing to post a weekly blog on online and blended learning topics. The Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) is an association of the chiefs of some of the most innovative virtual programs in the US. Consisting largely of leading state virtual schools, and several outstanding consortia (http://www.virtuallearningalliance.org/about/). The member organizations […]

  • Idaho Digital Learning Middle and High School Health Curriculum

    The health courses offered by Idaho Digital Learning for both Middle and High School are based on the foundational concept of health and wellness that is illustrated by the Health Triangle: Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health. This concept reveals the interwoven relationship of these three aspects of a person’s health; and emphasizes that what happens […]

  • Cool Tools: Content & Interactivities

    Idaho Digital Learning’s Cool Tools Blog Series wraps up with content and interactivity resources for all subjects. As an added bonus we have included resources specific to Social Studies, Humanities, Math and Science. We hope you have found this useful and informative. Be looking for future resource series. Watch Know Learn: This site offers educational […]