4 Ways Leaders Can Support Teachers In Challenging Times
[…] However, this is a great time to examine our leadership mindsets. Focusing on what really matters should influence our approach. For more, see: Getting Through: Distributive Leadership Leadership: The Humble Path of Decision Making Leadership Implications of the Brave New Blended World Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
5 Research-Based Recommendations for Remote Learning: Lessons from LUSD
[…] of the Teaching for Understanding with Technology framework, this could intimate that educators need additional support when it comes to designing instruction with digital tools. With increased remote, blended, and hybrid learning, this tension will need to be continuously monitored and addressed with professional learning as well as ongoing support. It is important to note […]
Start Smart: Resuming Learning After COVID Learning Loss
[…] As educators, we never thought it would be like this. A pandemic. A massive school shutdown. The American public has learned to speak our language: virtual learning, blended learning, in-person learning, rotation model, cadres. At any other time, that would be an amazing achievement. But at the moment, we are finding these terms used generally […]
Change Management at Harmony Public Schools: When Prior Innovations Become Status Quo
[…] Started The Race to the Top District Grant has been a great program for Harmony to create student-centered and personalized learning environments across the network powered by a flexible blended learning model and a unique approach to project-based learning (PBL). This massive investment in designing a tech-powered, unique learning experience for students revealed other gaps over […]
Teaching Through Change, Stories of Resilience: Austin ISD
[…] by Ms. Shapiro and other AISD educators will create district-wide progress and allow the system to better meet the needs of all students. Additional Resources: How Can Blended Learning Work in a Remote Setting? The Learning Accelerator’s grab and go training sessions on remote instruction Today’s One Thing for Leaders: Connecting Remotely Today’s One […]
Crossing the Skills Gap Between Industry 4.0 and CTE Programs
[…] the career pathways schools are developing. One model is establishing a partnership through a regional training hub that can offer more comprehensive Industry 4.0 classes with hands-on blended learning in a central location. Educators note the difficult challenges of creating education programs that align with state and STEM/CTE standards. While manufacturers are asking for […]
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
[…] collaboration, and engagement in their teachers and students through an innovative and collaborative project. “We used current information, including open educational resources,” said Erin English, Director of Blended and Online Learning for Vista. Open educational resources are licensed in such a way that educators can share, reuse, and adapt them to meet the needs […]
Opportunities in Wellness: A Key to Learning
[…] track physical activity, we have more opportunity to put data into the hands of students to inform their own learning. 3. Leveraging emerging online resources in a blended manner to bring wellness programming into school (without having to ask even more of teachers). There are exemplar school models that offer “wraparound” health programming, but few traditional […]
ISTE Goes Virtual: A Week of Powerful Learning
[…] of the learning opportunities in the virtual space. This year, the conference included thousands of sessions with hundreds of options each day on topics such as assessment, blended and online learning, digital citizenship, emerging technologies, equity and inclusion, social-emotional learning, data privacy and cybersecurity, and more. There were some great topics and events to look […]
10 Tools With a Big Impact in 2020!
[…] More than just a “space” where I would curate blogs, videos and other resources, it is a powerful tool for student learning. With Wakelet, teachers can design blended learning experiences, create station rotations, have students create a digital portfolio, create a scavenger hunt, and many other possibilities. With Wakelet you can also record a […]
