The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

Many people want to know how what blended learning and the personalization of student learning are and how they look in implementation. Student learner pathways are customized based on students’ strengths, weaknesses and goals; and learning experiences vary. Subscribe to our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

If students missed class or needed additional help, they could go to my website and access the day’s lesson as well as videos and digital exercises from YouTube and Khan Academy. Abbas Manjee's standards-based Algebra 1 scope and sequence. Full size image here. As my students submitted work, I tracked everything in my gradebook.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The company uses a blended approach pairing in-person activities with the use of the InspirED platform to help practitioners transform their practice. Build From 2013 - 2016, 12 Colorado districts and about 150 educators participated in short-cycle prototypes around two topics: blended learning and rethinking time and talent.

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Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Teachers interact with students during synchronous learning sessions, and they connect one-on-one through calls, online chats, texts, and interactive whiteboard sessions. They develop learning experiences that incorporate demonstrations of learning and mastery.

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Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. In the summer pilot, we realized that the advocates are vital for ensuring equity and access and collecting good data that informs the creation of provider scorecards.

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System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Rethinking How Schools Work: Another trend educators have long talked about is the need to make learning more interdisciplinary, interactive and student-driven. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

Related: Rhode Island’s lively experiment in blended learning. That calculation also applies to students at brick-and-mortar schools who enroll in a VLACS course to obtain competencies they are missing due to a previous incomplete or failed course, or to access advanced courses not offered at their home school.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” This initiative, often called “Course Choice” or “Course Access,” is, as one proponent described it, like “ school choice on steroids.”. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.

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