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Online Learning vs. Classroom Learning Research

eSchool News

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. In online learning vs. classroom learning research debates, both sides grapple with balancing effectiveness and equity.

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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Students can apply on a rolling basis throughout the year and complete coursework on their own timeframe. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

At a time when learning is getting more personalized for each student, there is added pressure on teachers to deliver against the odds. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology.

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

Other districts around the country have reported similarly high numbers of missing students. Poor internet, a lack of laptops and hotspots, and instability at home are the factors most commonly cited for making participation in online learning difficult for kids. Credit: Redland Elementary. “We

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Does Presence Equal Progress? Tracking Engagement in Online Schools

Edsurge

But this innovation is at odds with a generations-old notion of what school should look like and it is spurring debate of the merit of online schools. The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea.

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Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff

The Hechinger Report

“It’s becoming blatantly apparent that the year they spent in remote learning did not allow them to mature properly,” said Thiebeau, who teaches biology and forensics in a room decorated with animal bones and a taxidermied bear head. They’ve got to have a focus on the younger students, on the students who are transitioning to high school.”

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

School is open year-round, allowing students to continue their studies throughout the summer. This is not an online school where we don’t see kids.”. Keeping students engaged who by definition have had trouble sticking with school is a challenge. When they first arrive, 60 percent of Altus students are behind on credits.

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