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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Blended Learning Report Strategy Technology 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Holmes County Central High School is one of eight rural schools participating in a new, blended learning AP Physics program. Indeed, many rural districts have turned to online offerings as a fast way to increase college-level courses and either fill in for teachers they don’t have, or make better use of the teachers they do have.

Online Learning 85

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 85

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects.

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Classroom Personal Learning Network Elementary Course 170

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” Just a few years old, it’s still a “fledgling journal,” Archambault says.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 216

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. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is.

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Course Survey Online Learning Smartphone 131

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. Virtual Learning: A Human-Centered Approach. Hughes emphasized, “This is not distance learning.

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Technology Blended Learning Laptops Course 120

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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Blended Learning Learning Software Libraries 40

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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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 167

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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Blended Learning Digital Learning Learning EdTech 28

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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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

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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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Meeting Learning 40

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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Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Since 2012, all of 2Rev’s offerings provide a blended experience, including face-to-face sessions as well as online learning opportunities. In 2015, after working with other tech partners, 2Revolutions decided to build its own social learning platform from scratch.

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Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. In late 2012, educators at the school were trying to think big. The students at M.S. Photo: Kyle Spencer. Several factors are driving this shift.

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Learning Common Core System Groups 110

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

She and her eLearning team worked to boost the state’s efforts to connect Indiana to great ideas in educational technology, virtual and online learning, and new learning models and instructional practices. Lisa Cutshall is Director of Partner Engagement at Five Star Technology.

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Education Secondary Policies Elementary 56

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. And a number of lease holders fell prey to economic realities —the company that had leased Albemarle County’s spectrum, for example, struggled in the great recession and had to back out of the deal in 2012. Scheivert and his team also plan to build towers at a few schools.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 105

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Revolution sees 2012 as a critical year (“the Magic Year”) when forces really came together, including, but not limited to, MOOCs. I asked when the majority of teaching will be done online, and Rich surprised me by saying “never.” This also means using sound pedagogy.

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Trends MOOC Education Blended Learning 40

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 20, 2016

The “personalization” strategies in play in those schools vary widely, and include “station-rotation” models that move students through different approaches to learning, with different experiences with technology. ” See also: Growing Pains for Rocketship’s Blended Learning Juggernaut.

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Personalized Learning Report Learning Study 40

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning.

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Pearson Company Education Common Core 40

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm. In this case however technology, and the need to adapt to it, is a part of the problem. Are universities adapting quick enough to this demand?

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Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. Blended Learning. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40