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Tech Implementation
"When incorporating technology into the learning experience, one of the first considerations is whether the new technology product or tool supports the learning needs."
Integrating Digital Tools for Adult Learners: Four Critical Factors by Digital Promise
Professional Development
​​AI and Career Guidance: Elevating Your Career Using Generative AI
Video | Presentation | AI and Career Prompts Doc
Learn to use generative AI tools for career development while ensuring ethical practices, effective prompts, and authentic outcomes.
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Blended Learning: Strategies & Models to Meet Learner Needs
Learn to use generative AI tools for career development while ensuring ethical practices, effective prompts, and authentic outcomes.
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Utilizing Northstar for Digital Literacy: Exporting and Analyzing Reports with Google Sheets or Excel
Effectively extract and analyze data to identify potential pitfalls and barriers to growth, providing you with the data to better support your students' digital skill development.​
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Digital as a Second Language: Engaging English Learners in Skill Development and Inclusivity with Leecy Wise
Video | Presentation | Handout
Explore and evaluate digital tools, resources, and practices that reinforce speaking, listening, pronunciation, reading, writing, and problem-solving skills.​
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Empowering Adult Learners: Teaching Digital Citizenship with Impact
​​Empower adult educators with the skills necessary to teach digital citizenship effectively to adult learners, fostering responsible, ethical, and informed digital behavior.
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Northstar Implementation for Educators and Students
Video | Presentation | Northstar Scope and Sequence Activity
​​Implement Northstar in the classroom by creating a SMART and GEAR-aligned goal, identifying resources within the Northstar Online Learning (NSOL) modules, and differentiating digital literacy instruction by utilizing both the NSOL and Scope and Sequence resources.​
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Northstar Implementation for Agencies
Video | Presentation | Northstar Implementation Plan
​Create a plan to implement Northstar in your classroom by creating a goal that aligns with both the SMART and GEAR acronyms, identifying resources aligned with the Northstar Online Learning (NSOL) modules, and creating procedures to foster digital literacy development by leveraging both the NSOL and Scope and Sequence resources.​​​​
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Communication is Key! Building a Positive Rapport with Students using Talking Points and Spreadsheets
Implement procedures in your agency to improve communication with Talking Points while using spreadsheets to collect and track information about the barriers students face.
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Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone: Introducing Technology Into Your Classroom!
Develop a personalized technology implementation plan for your classroom.
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Google Classroom: The Basics and Beyond!
Review the basics of getting started with Google Classroom, including setting up your classroom for both in-person and virtual learning, exploring available resources, and learning tips for effectively using your virtual classroom in an in-person setting.​
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Creating Collaborative Opportunities in the Blended Learning Classroom
Introduce educators to collaborative tools that can be utilized within a virtual or in-person classroom setting.
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Looking for AI tools and strategies to help with classroom preparation and activity building?
Check out our Artificial Intelligence Content Area for resources on how to effectively use and implement AI in your practice.
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Resources
​​​Northstar Toolkit | Toolkit
Access curated resources by Digital ATDN in different content areas. The resources are housed in Wakelet, grouped by programs, and updated throughout the year to include new toolkits and resources.
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DART Curriculum | Website
The Digital Access and Resilience in Texas (DART) is a free curriculum that consists of 20 lessons that target beginner ESL learners in developing digital literacy skills that bridge into the Northstar Digital Learning Program.
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EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit | Website
This toolkit is designed to help educators build effective strategies for instruction that integrate technology while developing learners' digital skills. You can find resources that assist in building classroom routines, identifying EdTech Tools, and building Digital Skills.
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The Northstar Implementation Plan | Plan Template
This document outlines the process for implementing Northstar within your agency, including steps for effective usage and tracking, through assessments, modules, and reports. It also provides questions and pointers to guide a thoughtful approach in supporting both staff and learners throughout the implementation process.
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Digital Literacy Skills Checklist with Northstar Standards | Checklist
The purpose of this document is to highlight the foundational digital literacy skills that are applied and leveraged in the classroom through the implementation of technology-dependent activities, lessons, and assessments. It uses the Northstar standards from the first three modules as a framework for agencies and adult education practitioners to develop targeted support for the digital literacy skills required for the efficient use of technology in the classroom.