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Report: The 4 models of blended learning in action

eSchool News

New report explores main blended models and their use. A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. ” The teacher, or the clock, determines when students move from one activity or modality to the next.

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Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students’ individual needs

The Hechinger Report

SEATTLE — After years of declining enrollment, a growing number of Catholic schools nationwide are placing their faith in blended learning, a teaching approach in which computers share the instructional load with teachers, and one that appeals to many parents disillusioned with traditional schools.

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Teacher shortages bring to mind the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’

eSchool News

As reporter Linda Jacobson noted in the article, online learning has long been used in schools for subjects they couldn’t otherwise offer. If this is the case, although it’s better than the alternative—no teacher at all—it’s also a missed opportunity for deeper innovation. She cited A.P. Calculus and Latin as examples.

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Using the Real World Classrooms Model When Teaching Finance

The CoolCatTeacher

My family and I were the victims of a fairly-elaborate Ponzi scheme back in 2008. For doing that life lab, they don’t get that grade because they answered a bunch of questions right on an online quiz, or wrote a report. Brian: Somewhat of a challenge, if you want to put it that way. Vicki: Yeah, I could say that! You could say that.

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How 2Revolutions is Helping Schools, Districts, and States Support Future of Learning Models

Edsurge

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. In 2008, Adam Rubin and Todd Kern co-founded 2Revolutions , or 2Rev, because they believed the field of education was siloed, preventing innovation at scale.

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. It could also mean guiding teachers in developing classroom management or culture-building skills, especially if technology will be used to support personalized learning methods that give students more autonomy. Read more about Blended Learning.

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

Between 2008 and 2012, the same survey found job satisfaction among principals decreased nine percentage points, from 68 percent to 59 percent. Between 2008 and 2012, job satisfaction among principals decreased nine percentage points, from 68 percent to 59 percent. They] are reporting back on surveys that they’re happier.”.