View From a Startup: Cities of Learning in Washington, D.C.

What lessons have been learned from starting up a Cities of Learning site in Washington, D.C.?

On Thursday, June 25, 2015 from 9:00am-10:00am PT (noon-1:00pm ET), host Michael Robbins, founder of Span Learning, talked with representatives from District of Learning, Peter Guttmacher of DC Trust, and Jeralyn Cave of Collaborative Communications. They explored the process for launching District of Learning, the newest Cities of Learning site in Washington, D.C.

This webinar was part of a June 2015 series titled Spotlight on Cities of Learning, in which COL cities described their work to engage youth over the summer.Cities of Learning is a national effort to remake learning into an exciting enterprise that prepares all young people for the world they live in today and will work in tomorrow by bringing together all of a city’s resources. Cities of Learning offer a variety of free and affordable in-person and online learning opportunities where young people can earn digital badges to showcase their learning achievements.Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/CitiesOfLearning

From this Series:

• Part 1—Making This Summer Significant for Youths
• Part 2—Learning Pathways: Creating Opportunities for Deeper Student Engagement In and Out of School
• Part 3—Turning Pittsburgh into a Campus for Learning

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtags #connectedlearning and #CitiesLearn.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Michael Robbins (host) – Founder of Span Learning
• Jeralyn Cave – Associate at Collaborative Communications
• Peter Guttmacher – Director of Programming and Curricula Development at the DC Trust

Resources for this webinar:

• Cities of Learning
• District of Learning
• District of Learning on Twitter
• Span Learning
• DC Trust
• Collaborative Communications
• CLTV webinar with Michael Robbins & P.J. Karafiol – Reframing the Conversation About Learning in Schools

Photo/ District of Learning