Division of Innovation & Advancement
The Division of Innovation & Advancement supports programs, services, and initiatives that expand opportunities for students, families, educators, and schools. Through innovative practices, educational options, instructional resources, technology, and collaborative leadership, the division helps advance learning experiences across Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Division Leadership
The Division of Innovation & Advancement brings together multiple areas of district support under a collaborative leadership structure focused on opportunity, innovation, access, and advancement.
Innovation & Advancement
School Choice & Parental Options
Instructional Technology
Together, division leadership supports a broad portfolio of programs and initiatives designed to expand educational opportunities, strengthen instructional practices, encourage innovation, and connect schools and families with resources that support student success.
Explore the Division
Select an area to learn more about the programs, resources, and initiatives supported through Innovation & Advancement.
School Choice
Explore School ChoiceSchool Choice provides students and families with opportunities to explore educational programs and pathways available throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Through a range of options designed to respond to student interests, talents, and educational goals, School Choice helps families identify learning environments and programs that best support individual needs.
School Choice & Parental Options supports access, information, and opportunities that help families make informed educational decisions.
Artificial Intelligence
Explore AIMiami-Dade County Public Schools is thoughtfully exploring artificial intelligence as part of its commitment to innovation, responsible technology use, and future-ready learning.
District AI initiatives support awareness, professional learning, ethical and responsible use, family engagement, and continued exploration of how emerging technologies can support education.
The district's approach to artificial intelligence emphasizes innovation with responsibility, keeping teaching, learning, ethics, safety, and thoughtful decision-making at the center.
Instructional Technology
Explore Instructional TechnologyInstructional Technology supports educators and schools in using technology purposefully, confidently, and effectively to enhance teaching and learning.
Through professional learning, instructional tools, digital resources, classroom technology, devices, and emerging technologies, the department helps connect innovation with meaningful instructional practice.
The focus extends beyond access to technology by supporting educators in using available tools in ways that strengthen instruction, engagement, collaboration, and learning.
Instructional Materials
Explore Instructional MaterialsInstructional Materials supports schools and educators with resources that contribute to high-quality teaching and learning across content areas and grade levels.
This work includes supporting access to instructional resources, information, and materials that help educators implement curriculum and provide meaningful learning experiences for students.
Effective instructional materials help connect curriculum, instruction, resources, and student learning.
Libraries
Explore LibrariesM-DCPS school libraries support the development and maintenance of relevant, age-appropriate collections that meet the needs of students and school communities. Collection development includes the thoughtful selection and acquisition of materials, along with the ongoing review and weeding of resources.
Library services also support the proper cataloging of print materials and equipment through Destiny. MARC Record Requests help ensure materials that are not already available in another district catalog can be added accurately and consistently.
M-DCPS follows established collection management practices, including the CREW Weeding Method, to help identify materials that should be removed and to support proper discarding from both the Destiny system and the school site.
Effective collection development helps school libraries maintain organized, current, accessible, and appropriate resources for students and educators.
Hour of Code
Explore Hour of CodeHour of Code provides opportunities for students to engage with computer science, computational thinking, coding, and creative problem solving.
Through accessible coding experiences, students can explore how technology works while developing skills connected to logic, persistence, creativity, and innovation.
Coding experiences can help students move from simply using technology to understanding, creating, and problem solving with technology.
Verizon Innovative Learning Schools
Explore VILSVerizon Innovative Learning Schools supports participating schools through access to technology, professional learning, instructional resources, and opportunities to strengthen technology-rich learning environments.
The initiative helps participating school communities build capacity for meaningful technology use while supporting innovation, access, and student learning.
Technology access is most powerful when paired with instructional support, professional learning, and purposeful classroom use.
CFPNCG Innovation Spaces
Explore Innovation SpacesCFPNCG Innovation Spaces provide opportunities for schools to create environments that encourage exploration, creativity, collaboration, problem solving, and innovative learning experiences.
These spaces help connect students and educators with tools, technologies, and learning experiences designed to encourage experimentation and new ways of thinking.
Innovation spaces help transform learning environments into places where students can design, create, collaborate, and explore.
Explore M-DCPS
Explore M-DCPSExplore M-DCPS provides an opportunity to discover programs, resources, initiatives, and educational experiences available throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
By making information easier to explore and access, families, students, educators, and community members can learn more about the many opportunities offered across the district.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools offers a broad range of programs and opportunities designed to support diverse student interests, needs, and pathways.