Resources


 * Let's begin a list of organizations, resources, and upcoming events that we each know of that can be useful as we move forward. These might be local to Rhode Island or national/international entities that can keep us connected and informed.**

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Organizations
> The Learning First Alliance / RI is a partnership organization whose members believe that public school education is the basic right of every child in a democratic society, the bedrock of the American Dream and the best hope for American success in the 21st Century. These beliefs unite a unique and diverse group of educational partners speaking with a single voice to advocate for public schools.
 * [|Learning First Alliance, Rhode Island](LFA/RI)

Resources

 * [|The Highlander Institute] The Highlander Institute is an education reform nonprofit organization focused on researching, developing, and disseminating innovative educational methods to improve outcomes for all learners. The Institute is the sister organization to [|Highlander Charter School], a leading urban K – 8 school in Providence, which acts as the Institute’s lab school for the incubation of educational reform efforts and best practices. The Highlander Institute is focused on sharing best educational practices through various outreach efforts to improve teaching and learning across the region in the areas of blended learning, diverse learners, and expanded learning initiatives. Read more about [|how the Institute is helping to advance classroom technology in Rhode Island].

Events

 * July 14-19, 2013 [|URI Summer Institute in Digital Literacy] titled **Innovative Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools, Texts, and Technologies ** ([|Register] or[| learn more])