ConnectLearn 21 is a collaborative initiative to identify best practices in helping educators and students find high quality learning resources and connect with each other for effective, compelling 21st-century learning. The website was developed as part of an environmental scan project sponsored by the Educational Resources Acquisition Consortium (ERAC), a consortium of public school districts as well as independent schools in British Columbia, Canada.
ERAC had developed a digital learners vision in Phase I of this project and now for Phase II wanted to see what other jurisidictions were doing.
- What approaches are school districts, provinces, states, etc. using to help students and teachers discover and access learning resources?
- How have they funded their initiatives?
- Best practices for how they have rolled-out these type of initiatives?
- Detailed summary of what jurisdictions are doing in the US and Canada, and in Europe and Asia
Rather than writing a static report, the idea was to share the case studies and resources researched and hopefully engage a conversation with educators around the world even after the project end. Thanks to the many education leaders that shared the existing things they are doing, what were their challenges and what worked well.
We welcome your comments and input!
