A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

To go even a bit deeper, studies have found that movement improves overall learning as well as test scores, skills, and content knowledge in core subjects such as mathematics and reading fluency as well as increases student interest and motivation (Adams-Blair & Oliver, 2011; Braniff, 2011; Vazou et al., If not, no sweat.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

For a conference named after “blended learning,” many attendees were surprised to learn that they did not agree on what the term meant. I was talking to a colleague who was using blended and personalized learning the same way,” says Dance. Here’s a blog post that teases at the 10 blended learning models she’s seen.)

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Finally, the authors themselves caution that the findings of this study should not be considered generalizable to deployments of tablets, desktops, smartphones or other classroom technologies, as those technologies have different affordances.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Milton Bryant is the first to admit that implementing blended learning successfully didn’t come overnight. For the past four years, Bryant has been tirelessly adapting his approach to personalized learning to ensure that each student is thriving, even when that means scrapping ideas that don’t quite pan out.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The most effective blended learning model that literacy classrooms can utilize to meet the needs of all readers is the “Rotation Model” in which online engagement is embedded within a range of face-to-face forms of instruction. Want to learn more?

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

English Teaching Forum, 2012, 50(3), pp. Teaching How to Listen: Blended Learning for the Development and Assessment of Listening Skills in a Second Language. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 2017, 14(1), pp. 7 Listening Activities to Get Your Students Attentive & Ready to Learn.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2017

Students in 2012 working in the Yuma, Arizona, Carpe Diem charter school. In 2012, the first school, in Yuma, Arizona, posted what seemed like promising early results. These Carpe Diem-branded schools were pioneers in the blended learning movement, which uses in-person instruction aided by technology to deliver lessons to students.

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Doug Levin

JULY 12, 2017

Based on a prediction of logarithmic growth, that would suggest – if the prediction was correct – that we should be a substantial way toward the “substitution of online-delivered learning for live-teacher instruction” (p.98). “substitution of computer-based learning for monolithic [ sic ] learning” (p.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

From 2009 to 2011, following the book’s publication, the Hume Foundation made grants to Rocketship in the Bay Area and Carpe Diem in Yuma, AZ, two charter schools that were already implementing blended learning, to promote their models. So we were off and running. The Hume Foundation continues to be laser focused on our mission.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A landmark 2012 study found that classroom design alters academic progress over a school year by 25%. Oktopus interactive presentation and collaboration software offers a complete blended learning solution. How Classroom Design Affects Student Performance. Research reveals the importance of classroom design.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

In early 2012, my district decided to bring a 1:1 mobile device initiative to the middle school students and I was fortunate enough to get a cart of iPads in my classroom. I am passionate about technology and its effects on teaching and learning. I was lucky enough to be offered the position, and I left my classroom March of 2012.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2016

Key takeaways: A blended learning program in D.C. began in 2012 is freeing up time for more project-based learning by pairing ELA and math software with individualized lessons. A training program is helping teachers rethink lessons for blended learning. point increase in reading.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

A ‘Critical Need’ Located in the rapidly-gentrifying East Austin neighborhood, Austin Achieve was founded in 2012 by John Armbrust, a Teach for America alumnus, to set a new bar for what schools in the area could be. Austin Achieve Public School, located in the East Austin neighborhood. They’ve improved the instructional element, too.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” Indeed, developing “a teaching force skilled in online and blended instruction” is one of the recommendations in the U.S. Weighing in at more than 700 pages, the guide explains the history of online education in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

According to state data, the number of young people in state juvenile justice facilities dropped from 901 at the end of 2012 to 386 in 2017. In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) Some facilities seem to make blended learning work better than others.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. Their job is challenging enough without having to learn a whole new approach, Eastwood and Creeden recall hearing.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

While Hughes knew the research on how blended learning supports adult learners most effectively, the decentralized nature of RSU 3 made the face-to-face part of blended learning very difficult, if not impossible. SPICE is leading the way in transforming family literacy for rural populations.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 30, 2013

Lotta has been using Edmodo since May 2012, and really appreciates "the global teachers'' lounge" that Edmodo creates. I missed the first couple of minutes of that and dropped in on the two very wise ladies Kate Baker and Liz Calderwood juggling the BOYD, blended learning and flipping, aided by Edmodo.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. When Allen arrived at Parker Varney in 2012, the school was listed in the bottom 10 percent in the state. Allen sees NG2 as a continuation of that trajectory.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 25, 2012

Learning 2.0 ( [link] ) August 20 - 24, 2012 Just announced! The conference general information page is HERE and call for presentation proposals and instructions for Learning 2.0 They are part of my Web 2.0 Labs projects, designed to provide spaces for great conversations around education. can be found ?

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 5, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Today, we’re sharing a blog post from Getting Smart highlighting the updated Smart Series paper “Blended Learning Implementation Guide 3.0.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

Source: EducationSuperHighway But back in February 2012, when Marwell started the nonprofit, hitting those marks was almost unthinkable, says Jennifer Bergland, director of governmental relations at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), a nonprofit. In 2018, that number ticked up to 98 percent. Our value add is largely done.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2016

The Florida Department of Education initially partnered with PCG Education in 2012 to support more than 600 charter schools across the state in their transition to the new Florida Standards. PCG has had great success in this area, notably with early efforts in Florida.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

“We do not believe that there is yet definitive proof that personalized learning works better than other models.”­. — All That We’ve Learned: Five Years of Working on Personalized Learning. Now Greenberg and his team, including Caitrin Wright and Rob Schwartz, have published a five-year reflection on what they’ve learned.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 12, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Improving Conditions and Careers: How Blended Learning Can Improve The Teaching Profession.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Features That Support Student-Directed Learning iPads allow students to easily collect images, audio, or video of student work and performances—all on the fly—which can then be preserved in digital portfolios. Julie Willcott ( @WillcottJulie ) was an early adapter of iPads in the classroom.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. ” Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. Their job is challenging enough without having to learn a whole new approach, Eastwood and Creeden recall hearing.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In 2012, budget shortfalls led Beaverton to axe more than 40 school librarian positions. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The Beaverton school district, west of Portland, Oregon, is a case in point.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

In both K12 and higher education options for students to take whole courses, blended courses and—in some places—entire degree programs online are more prevalent than ever. percent while overall enrollment decreased.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

From Chromebooks in 2012, Securly in 2013, and with Massac as one of the first school districts to deploy Alma in Illinois, Tom thoroughly enjoys early-adoption projects. Anna has guided hundreds of educators and their districts through transitioning from legacy SIS to upgraded, future-proof SIS systems since 2012. Anna Logan.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

A flipped classroom is a teaching pedagogy which reverses old classroom teaching and homework through a form of blended learning using modern technology and practical application. [2] Norton & Company, 2012). [2] 23] Louis Rosenberg, “Human Swarming IEEE Blended Intelligence,” 2015, [link] (accessed February 23, 2018).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. Part of their success has hinged on the way teachers are using blended learning in the classroom.

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 21, 2013

You can also view the DVES Coaching Chronicles via Vimeo: Coaching 2012-2013 from Tracy Watanabe on Vimeo. Classroom experiences and student learning I''ve had the distinguished honor of visiting each of the Collaboration Coaches in their classrooms and am inspired by the learning taking place. from S Hamman on Vimeo.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 22, 2021

Special education and social justice are her passion because she believes all children can learn from someone who believes in them. Christian Taylor is a two-time Olympian (2012, 2016) and two-time Olympic gold medalist, as well as four-time World Champion in the sport of track and field. His specialty is the triple jump.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex,” according to a 2012 survey. A 2012 survey found 75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex.” Between 2008 and 2012, the same survey found job satisfaction among principals decreased nine percentage points, from 68 percent to 59 percent.

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