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Can Blended Learning Improve Equity in One of Nation’s Most Diverse Districts?

Edsurge

In 2014, they were named a model for desegregation by the Center for Diversity and Equality in Education. In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. Hispanic/Latino 42.1%

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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

A great deal has changed since Digital Leadership was published in 2014. Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

Digital-based learning benefits students. Blended learning and flipped classrooms. When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. 84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning.

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Changing the T&L Culture of a District – SXSWedu

The Thinking Stick

I have wrote occasionally here about the work the Eduro Learning team and I are doing in partnership with Marysville as they roll out over 5000 Chromebooks to students 6-12 in their district. February 2014: The community of Marysville passes the Tech Levy and infrastructure work begins.

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How Can We Measure Edtech's Return on Investment?

Edsurge

The foundational technology pieces – Chromebooks, internet, assessment platforms – are stabilized at most Oakland schools. So the next year, the district purchased 10,000 chromebook devices on wifi-enabled carts and rolled them out equitably across our 86 schools and 36,000 students. Ask your teachers for feedback and really listen.

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We Have a Winner! Student Summit Grant

EdTechTeam

In 2014-15, Temple High School received six out of seven distinctions, ranking it 2nd out of 40 peer schools in its TEA (Texas Education Agency) comparison group, earning distinctions for achievement in math, reading, science, social studies, post-secondary readiness and top 25% for closing the achievement gap.

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Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus closures gave many just days.

The Hechinger Report

In this file photo from 2014, veteran teachers attend a Blended Learning Institute workshop in Manhattan. Families who needed devices for their kids also picked up Chromebooks. The rest of the day was devoted to reviewing the academy’s virtual learning plan and training teachers for the move from classroom to screen.