The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Holmes County Central High School is one of eight rural schools participating in a new, blended learning AP Physics program. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Related: Should we hit the pause button for online and blended learning ? LEXINGTON, Miss.

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 64

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

” New school accountability measures in England and Wales caused a steep drop in vocational course-taking, from 700,000 enrollments in 2012 to 320,000 in 2015. In 2016, the company said it expects to report operating profits — before the costs of the restructuring effort — of between £580 million and £620 million.

Pearson 40

Pearson Company Education Common Core 40

MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. In April, the research firm SRI published a report at the behest of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (which is a supporter of NPR Ed). ” That’s right.

Outcomes 28

Outcomes Software Learning Study 28

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. And a number of lease holders fell prey to economic realities —the company that had leased Albemarle County’s spectrum, for example, struggled in the great recession and had to back out of the deal in 2012. Scheivert and his team also plan to build towers at a few schools.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”.

Online Learning 31

Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. Their job is challenging enough without having to learn a whole new approach, Eastwood and Creeden recall hearing.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 134

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. ” Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. Their job is challenging enough without having to learn a whole new approach, Eastwood and Creeden recall hearing.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. New Hampshire is adopting it, too, and developing a statewide assessment method that would replace most standardized tests. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Students at M.S.

Learning 107

Learning Common Core System Groups 107

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Revolution sees 2012 as a critical year (“the Magic Year”) when forces really came together, including, but not limited to, MOOCs. ” Instead he saw blended learning as the mainstream of learning for the foreseeable future, for most people.

Trends 40

Trends MOOC Education Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2016

“The bottom line for now is we need to broaden what counts in education, so I’m in favor of moving in this direction [performance assessments] even if we lose a little bit of precision to get there.” It is easier to say what performance assessment is not – a bubble test or short-answer exam – than to describe what it is.

Assessment 40

Assessment Study Report Examples 40

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

MacLean’s district shed some traditional grading schema to address learning during COVID and is exploring how to continue providing alternate ways to assess learners. It is looking to link students with hybrid, remote, and “fully all-in” learning and ways to teach with and connect skills across these modalities. Anna Logan.

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Chromebook Future Ready Google System 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Down the hall from Adler, English teacher William Putnam could not feel more differently about the 2012 state law requiring school districts to move to a system focused on skill acquisition rather than course completion. The post Why Maine’s new high school graduation rules could hurt more than help appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

System 58

System Blended Learning Course Study 58

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The first iteration of this list was published in 2012 and since then the list witnessed several iterations. They can be used in flipped classrooms or in blended learning environments. Critical assessment of online content starts with an investigation into the authorship of the content in question.

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Assessment Social Media Google Video 136