blended learning
Personalized Learning
Progress: 3 EdReform Stories, 3 Blended Learning Stories
Here's six interesting stories from the week. ExNext covered the rise of Khan, EdWeek featured Newfound High, and KIPP Empower has a great blended learning video. On the reform front, New York and New Haven adopt new evaluation rules, and the Common Core gets some scrutiny
Personalized Learning
Scooch Over LMS, E-portfolio Wants a Seat at the Table
Do you want to give your students a digital footprint? Even if your school is not already practicing e-learning or blended learning, you can still accomplish that with an e-portfolio. If you’re already using a Learning Management System (LMS), you might already have an e-portfolio available that can showcase authentic work.
Personalized Learning
Cleveland Portfolio Plans Promising–With Digital Overlay
Richard Lee Colvin, EdSector, posted a good summary of Cleveland's struggle to make the portfolio approach work. We'd suggest a digital overly with more and better online and blended options for Ohio students.
Personalized Learning
Overcoming the Governance Challenge in K-12 Online Learning
Yesterday Fordham released the fifth and final paper in its Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series, "Overcoming the Governance Challenge in K-12 Online Learning" by John Chubb. After outlining the collision of digital opportunity and local control, Chubb outlines ten steps to get us to this brave new governance system.
EdTech
5 Cool Things About Online Education
Early in life, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. My mom and grandma were teachers, and I fully intended to join the ranks in a traditional classroom setting. I hadn’t heard of a virtual charter school before, but I’ve always been intrigued by technology, so I decided to check it out. After doing some research, I came to the realization that not only did I prefer it over substitute-teaching for a year but also that there actually wasn’t anything else I would rather do.
Personalized Learning
10 Things School Leaders Should Do to Boost Blended Learning
During a couple breakout sessions at a Rhode Island conference on Innovation Powered by Technology (#iptrideconf) I spent time with teachers and principals thinking about next steps as they prepare for the shift to personal digital learning. We discussed 10 next steps.
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10 Benefits & 10 Concerns About the Shift to Digital Learning
Rhode Island has produced leading innovations like the Big Picture network but it is in the back of the pack when it comes to online and blended learning (see the Digital Learning Now scorecard) but Gist's team is working hard to change that. If the enthusiastic group of 300 adult learners that spent the day at Rhode Island College are any indication, learning opportunities will improve for Rhode Island kids in the next year.
Personalized Learning
Flex Schools Personalize, Enhance and Accelerate Learning
Flex schools offer an online core curriculum with on-site academic support and guidance, integration and application opportunities, and extracurricular activities. Students in flex schools progress as they demonstrate mastery in most courses. Every community should have a flex option that provides a fully supported individualized pathways to graduation.
Personalized Learning
Turkish Kids Are Getting Tablets, What’s Your State Doing?
ast August Fast Company broke the story that Turkish officials were having conversations with US companies about their plans to equip every student with a tablet computer. This morning, World Bulletin reported that the first 12,000 tabs are arriving at schools as part of the Movement to Increase Opportunities and Technology (FATİH) project.
Leadership
Staff Picks: Digital Playlist, Blended Learning, Mobile Learning
Tom picks digital playlists by Adam Renfro, Karen picks NEA support for blended learning, Caroline picks student Digital Learning Day testimonies, and Sarah picks a presentation iPad app.