Digital School Solutions

Digital School Solution’s understands the challenges of the transition to 21st-century teaching and learning. To meet these challenges, we employ a wide variety of services, including workshops, multi-day institutes, onsite job-embedded consulting, and a blended model (onsite and online consulting) of professional development in educational technology, helping schools and districts transform into vibrant 21st-Century learning communities. We bring a near 20-year tradition of professional development services―helping teachers, coaches, and administrators to implement the most effective educational practices and provide their students with the highest quality instruction.

As your partner, DSS will work with you to take the steps to creating a culture of innovation in your learning community  starting with creating a custom whole school innovation plan to meet your specific goals and objectives, using the methods and structures that are most appropriate for your school. Find out more about how DSS' approach can have an impact on your school, district, or organization.

Areas of Practice

We know there is no standard approach to transforming schools or districts.  That’s why we partner with school leaders to design customized professional development engagements, tailored to meet the specific needs, environments, and goals of each learning community. Through our Consultative Methodology, we provide customized, ongoing, job-embedded professional development programs to drive a “culture of innovation in education” in your schools. We are fully aligned to the core strands of ISTE’s National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for administrators, teachers, and students, as reflected in how we conduct our professional development practice:

Whole School Improvement builds a culture of school innovation where educators, students, and parents develop and articulate a vision, together with curricular frameworks for effectively integrating technology.   Elements include Whole-School Innovation and Planning, NCLB Requirements for Technology Literacy, Curriculum Development connected to state and the National Technology Standards (NETS), and Effectiveness Research.

Digital Age Teaching and Learning focuses on technology integration in the PreK-12 learning environment. Classroom teachers are equipped with the strategies and supports they need to confidently develop 21st-century learners, according to their own standards and accountability metrics. Students benefit from standards -driven, 21st-century technology -infused learning experience.

Virtual Schooling/E-learning covers research-based practices for designing, choosing, implementing, and evaluating online courses and e-learning experiences for students and teachers.

Ethics and Equity helps ensure that acceptable-use policies are in place, so all members of the school community become responsible and involved digital citizens.