Welcome to the DLE Sandbox
In April 2013, the Greenwich Public Schools launched a three-year, three-phase Digital Learning Environment (DLE) initiative to advance the transformation of teaching and learning and to accelerate the academic achievement and personal well being of all students. The DLE is designed to provide teachers with the resources necessary to both innovate and differentiate instruction according to the needs of each student and for students to personalize their own learning, making choices about how they learn and present their new knowledge. In the space below you can learn more about the initiative. Also take a moment to view our latest Video and links to news stories.
Video: Be Mindful Day at GPS
The Phases of the DLE
In Phase I, the DLE served as a catalyst for embracing the Connecticut Core standards and other District initiatives and began to prepare students to be successful on the Standards Based Assessment (SBA), which requires the use of a digital device beginning with a field test of the assessment in Spring 2014. In August 2013, a project manager was contracted to implement the plan and a Director of Digital Learning and Technology was hired to oversee digital and learning information, and technology systems. The implementation of the DLE in this first stage also included professional learning for teachers and the deployment of personal devices to teachers and students in the Phase I schools, Hamilton Avenue and Riverside.
In SY2014-15, Phase II of the GPS DLE will expand the 1:1 initiative to the secondary schools, specifically the 6th grade. Phase III in SY2015-16 calls for the deployment of personal devices to every student in the District. The phasing in of the devices allows the District to best plan for the technological, professional learning, and operational management needs associated with the initiative, and to resolve any issues prior to a large-scale investment. Ultimately, the DLE will enable teachers and students to access the strategies and resources to increase learning for our high-achievers, help our ‘middle achievers’ to reach higher, and to plug gaps in achievement for our struggling learners.
In SY2014-15, Phase II of the GPS DLE will expand the 1:1 initiative to the secondary schools, specifically the 6th grade. Phase III in SY2015-16 calls for the deployment of personal devices to every student in the District. The phasing in of the devices allows the District to best plan for the technological, professional learning, and operational management needs associated with the initiative, and to resolve any issues prior to a large-scale investment. Ultimately, the DLE will enable teachers and students to access the strategies and resources to increase learning for our high-achievers, help our ‘middle achievers’ to reach higher, and to plug gaps in achievement for our struggling learners.
