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Blended Learning Models Reduce Class Sizes

eSpark

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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Blended Learning Models Reduce Class Sizes

eSpark

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Using apps such as My Story and Adobe’s Spark , and Pic Collage on school supplied iPads, students created a portfolio of their literacy projects, that were then shared with their parents via SeeSaw.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

The benchmarks are similar to those used in the more than 40 states that, along with the District of Columbia, adopted the national Common Core standards a decade ago. Miller’s first graders are a case study in the scale, depth and unevenness of learning loss during the pandemic. Heather Miller, first grade teacher. “So

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lori Cahill - User Experience Lead, Titlewave Team Training Copy Cataloguers in RDA - Donna Frederick, Metadata Librarian Using Gimlet to Impact Reference Communication in Your Library - Tina Chan, Assistant Coordinator of Reference Information literacy skills of university students - Dr. . Yildiz, Faculty Come take a tour!

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. Schools do continue to turn away from the iPad as the tablet hasn’t proven to be quite as revolutionary as some predicted.