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5 blended-learning myths to bust in 2019

eSchool News

In February 2016, the Christensen Institute debuted the Blended Learning Universe (BLU)—an online hub of blended learning resources—in response to more and more schools across the U.S. implementing a blended-learning strategy for students. Blended learning is an exclusive approach.

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Celebrating a School-Wide Commitment to Powerful Learning

Digital Promise

A Closer Look at Our 2019 HP Spotlight School. 22 as the 2019 HP Spotlight School. Students learned about plant germination as well as local wildlife as some of their crops were eaten. In honor of their recognition as the 2019 HP Spotlight School, William F. Learn From the 2019 HP Spotlight School.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

9] Consider trying blended learning , a strategy that involves a mix of independent learning and whole-class lessons. Education Week, 2019. Fostering Independent Learning and Intrinsic Motivation in Your Child. If you’re holding a reading contest, for example, you could make the prize a book of the child’s choice.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. The sudden shift in the learning environment last year may have provided an obstacle for the way we wanted to see this happen. Planning Blended Learning for another year.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). The future? So what will educational video look like in the future?

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APLU Announces Adaptive-Courseware Grants: Bringing Scale to Scale

Edsurge

Over three years, each institution will receive $515,000 “to adopt, implement and scale use of adaptive courseware in high-enrollment, blended learning courses in multiple departments and programs to improve student success,” according to Meaghan Duff, executive director of APLU’s Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC).

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Changing the T&L Culture of a District – SXSWedu

The Thinking Stick

February 2015: Working WiFi is deployed in all schools for the first time. May 2015: Every teacher receives a new laptop. May 2015: Rollout a 3 year, 12 full-day training program for teachers partnering with Eduro Learning. November 2015: Deploy over 5000 Chromebooks to every 6-12 student.