Five Mega Trends Reshaping Global Learning
[…] skills,” said Tracy Gardner, a teaching professor in chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines. In the same department, Michael Barankin also uses a variety of blended strategies with a focus on communication in and out of the classroom. Student projects begin by reaching out to industry partners, developing a plan, forming teams, […]
Reinvigorating Hybrid Learning Through New Tools
Rachelle Dene Poth shares versatile tech tools for teachers to explore in any classroom.
Leading With Intention: Innovation and Insight
[…] led me down a rabbit hole of research on the Modern Classroom Project and eureka I had found the answer. The Modern Classroom Project was a great mix of blended learning, self-paced learning, individualized student attention, relationships, motivations, building student efficacy, mastery-based learning, and the list went on. However, I felt I could not possibly ask […]
From Last Chance to First Choice: Alternative Schools That Show the Way Forward
[…] office buildings with close access to work-study employment opportunities. The 28-year-old network won the Malcolm Baldrige award in 2015. Community Youth Development Institute High School in Chicago combines blended, project-based, and work-based learning for youth not successful in traditional environments. Many students have paid work experience and earn some college credit, and/or industry certification. GPS […]
DLAC 2021 – Digital Learning at an Inflection Point
[…] could make choices without regret. It doesn’t matter that I’m an adult..a professional…and not quite on track at the moment. K-college students are successful when learning is blended and personal. I can be successful too! This…right there…is added goodness in my mind. On June 8th, John Watson emphasized, “digital learning is at an inflection point.” […]
Team Teaching, Educator Retention and Education’s Next Workforce
[…] (what I am doing matters). Using this foundation, new models of teaching are possible that increase control, self-efficacy, constructive emotions and purpose. In a 2018 study of the blended and personalized learning models from eight innovative schools and districts, the Christensen Institute found that the following strategies were effective ways to increase the quality of […]
Microschools: From Micro Innovation to Serial Disruption
[…] in alignment to Delta 2030, microschool elements feature entrepreneurial pathways, adaptive schedules for hybrid opportunities beyond the confines of traditional school, certificate programs based on economic demands, blended experiences with artificial intelligence tools, and pedagogy that is guided by the engineer-design process. Serial disruption is integrated and multi-dimensional which is level-set in microschools. One […]
Redesigning School: Six Key Pillars From Six of the Most Innovative Schools and Programs
We all have unique learners, people, and communities to serve. We don’t have to build a new model for school to best serve them. We simply need to make a few tweaks to the ones we already have.
Phonological Awareness: The Number One Predictor of Reading Success
Jeanne Jesup shares why learning to read is not automatic and happens way before kids understand that letters stand for sounds.
3 Key Questions About Reading Assessment After a Year of Growing Gaps
Dr. Kayla Steltenkamp explores how to address reading assessment and learner growing gaps.