blended learning
EdTech
EdTech 10: Innovation on the Brain
Team Getting Smart has “ innovation on the brain” this week (even more than usual) as we gear up for next week’s ASU/GSV Education Innovation Summit (#EIsummit). The Getting Smart crew will be there learning, speaking, and blogging about eduinnovation.
Personalized Learning
Oregon School District Shows Success With Individualized Online Learning
Early indicators suggest that Lebanon School District’s implementation and access of online learning materials, has been a success. Lebanon School District is located in a rural area of Oregon which suffers from high unemployment and high dropout rates. With the help of Oregon iSchool, developed by K12 Inc., 450 students, who might not have otherwise been enrolled in school, have enrolled in the online courses. Giving students who face low socioeconomic challenges more options to attend school, could result in higher attrition rates.
Leadership
Sign Up For The iNACOL Blended & Online Learning Symposium
Time to sign up for the best blended and online learning conference of the year. The iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium will be held October 27-30 in Orlando, Florida.
Personalized Learning
What Sort of Research Should We Be Doing on Blended Learning?
A foundation advisor asked, “Is there a smart approach donors might take with blended learning research?” Following are seven areas that could use some attention.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Storm Before Summer
After a hot beginning of the week in Phoenix, a rainy day in Seattle, your substitute EdTech conductor is reporting live from Akron--and who wouldn't want to make a Spring Break trip to Akron?! It’s now the storm before the calm of summer as Spring Breaks around the country come to an end.
Personalized Learning
Creating Curriculum with Meaning and Purpose
I have come to realize when it comes to curriculum, nothing is more important than the child, and the willingness to remain flexible with the planning process. This creative process is art, and contributes to what Seth Godin refers to as becoming indispensable in his twelfth book, Linchpin.
EdTech
EdTech 10: No Break for EdTech
I don’t know about all of you, dear readers, but next week our family is hitting the road for a spring break adventure. Has this blissful seasonal milestone already passed for you? Or perhaps your spring breakin’ days are long gone altogether. Either way, there’s plenty of adventure in this week’s EdTech 10 to keep you busy. And, fear not, the Getting Smart team will bring you next week’s top ten - same time, same station, different conductor.
Ed Policy
NGLC 4: Grants Available for More Breakthrough Blends
With higher expectations, daunting challenges, and new technologies, it's a good time to start over. Creating new schools from scratch--particularly high schools--is a timely opportunity.
Personalized Learning
Rocky Mount NC: Where Rocketship Meets Carpe Diem
A year ago Doug Haynes made a recommendation to the board of Rocky Mount Prep to adopt a blended learning plan modeled after the Rocketship elementary model and the Carpe Diem high school. The board asked him to become CEO and implement the plan…over the summer.
Personalized Learning
22 Power Cards to Revolutionize a Class Discussion
The traditional model was not working. They needed a change. So, my colleague and I turned to some trusty characters and powerful forms of expression. How do characters like Santa, Yoda, Superman, and Socrates sound? What about powers labeled nose-to-nose, apps, sing, and resurrection? Sound boring?