Summary HB 23 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature) directs the State Board of Education to develop and implement digital competency standards as part of teacher preparation and licensure by the 2017-2018 school year. This bill recognizes that digital learning is an integral part of all 21st Century teaching and works to integrate it into…
State Highlights
- North Carolina is pleased to be making great strides in the digital learning arena. We have major initiatives as well as significant legislative action underway in our state:
- A Digital Learning Plan effort recognizing that the transition to digital learning will require intense planning, preparation and multiple stakeholders
- An active and high functioning statewide virtual public school – NC Virtual Public School.
- North Carolina Virtual Public School’s Enrollment is at an all-time high, now serving 35,205 students enrolled in nearly 53,000 courses online.
- More than 150 courses, including 20 Advanced Placement courses, 16 world languages, 10 Occupational Course of Study courses and 12 arts courses are offered through the NCVPS.
- North Carolina is thinking very creatively about how to incorporate key components of digital age learning into the mainstream e.g. mastery of content, personalized learning, blended learning, and more.