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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

Robert has held various leadership and instructional roles in the field of education, with a focus on online and blended learning. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005.

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Students at the Forefront: Blended Learning & Math

EdTechTeam

However, like many schools these days, our district is moving farther away from traditional teaching methods in which we teach specific subjects at specific times (which is what the curriculum publishers supply us with) and is instead encouraging us to teach in a more blended learning/project based learning approach.

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10 districts that have seen big blended learning success

eSchool News

Edgenuity highlights schools, districts implementing blended learning. As schools and districts try to better meet the needs of students with different learning styles, blended learning programs are becoming increasingly popular. Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy , La. Rio Rancho Public Schools , N.M. •

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Kasey has also written books about leveraging technology to create dynamic learning experiences, implementing blended learning and using Google tools in the classroom. You can listen to her podcast, The Shakeup Learning Show every week and find past episodes of Google Teacher Podcast.

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[Guest Post] The Future of Learning is Now

Education Elements

Then in 2005, I had an epiphany. From 2009 to 2011, following the book’s publication, the Hume Foundation made grants to Rocketship in the Bay Area and Carpe Diem in Yuma, AZ, two charter schools that were already implementing blended learning, to promote their models. So we were off and running.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Finally, the authors themselves caution that the findings of this study should not be considered generalizable to deployments of tablets, desktops, smartphones or other classroom technologies, as those technologies have different affordances.

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