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Blended Learning Strategy: Small Groups and Stations

Emily Liebtag

Jun 5, 2016

A recent school tour of three Bay Area schools with some blended learning experts helped provide answers to some of the common questions we hear about how to implement blended learning.

Personalized Learning

Denver Public Schools Partners with KIPP Colorado for Student Success

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 2, 2016

As we witnessed on our recent school tour in Denver, the state's educational options are improving and getting much more interesting, including a partnership between DPS and KIPP. Here are a few examples from the schools we visited.

Leadership

Watson University: A Great Place to Incubate Your Startup

Tom Vander Ark

May 30, 2016

Watson University offers a new model of higher education that is affordable, applied, based on social impact and bolstered by mentorship to “Unleash next-gen talent to solve the toughest social, economic and environmental challenges facing the world.”

Early Learning

Do You Have A Blended Learning Department? You Should.

Megan

May 11, 2016

Washington, D.C., is an interesting place for education, as we recently witnessed while touring schools there with a group from Kansas City to learn more about what the district has done to blended and personalized learning.

EdTech

Why and How Personalized Learning is Transforming Texas Education

Tom Vander Ark

May 10, 2016

Texas schools are shifting rapidly from print to digital content, and these blended environments are enabling a new level of personalized learning in the state's schools.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Have You Thanked a Teacher This Week?

Getting Smart Staff

May 4, 2016

It’s the time of year when we pause to focus on all of the teachers--past and present--who are making a difference by showing them the love and appreciation they deserve.

Leadership

Chavez Schools: Where Grads Leave Ready to Make a Difference

Tom Vander Ark

May 3, 2016

While in Washington, D.C., we visited Chavez Schools, a school with expanded blended learning opportunities that's teaching its students three dimensions of college readiness: academic preparation, academic tenacity and college knowledge.

EdTech

New DreamBox Learning Feature Provides Personalized Learning Experiences

Getting Smart Staff

Apr 29, 2016

DreamBox Learning's new AssignFocus™ feature takes a single assignment request from a teacher and automatically generates individual, personalized lessons for each student based on their needs.

EdTech

Five School Systems to Watch in Texas

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2016

By: Heather Staker. From a national perspective, Texas is about to shake things up in education when it comes to blended learning. Each of the districts mentioned here were selected as one of the top five school systems in the state for showcasing blended learning.

Leadership

Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 28, 2016

A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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