eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs. 2016 Brightspace Awards for Excellence Winners.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No.

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The Hechinger Report

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.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

In both K12 and higher education options for students to take whole courses, blended courses and—in some places—entire degree programs online are more prevalent than ever. Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. Prior to that, he founded Provost Systems an online learning platform acquired by Edison Learning in 2008. Through a 2010 collaboration with Gisele Huff from the Jacquelin Hume Foundation and Michael B.

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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.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

From 2011 - 2015, 2Rev shifted their work to focus on assisting schools, districts and states with building future of learning models and helping those models succeed and scale. Since 2012, all of 2Rev’s offerings provide a blended experience, including face-to-face sessions as well as online learning opportunities.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

In 2015, after the state passed a law requiring each local board of education to have a virtual option for students in grades 9-12, the Athens City School District created Renaissance. Rick Carter Superintendent William “Trey” Holladay is credited with being the brainchild behind the Renaissance School in Athens, Alabama.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. The result of this work will be a highly readable document where educators can find information on the range of subject matters, learning outcomes, and learner types included in studies of the feature. According to a.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

To start, he and his staff examined the research behind traditional high school models, online learning, self-directed programs in which learners work independently, and more customized outreach programs—traveling to see how these programs worked in other schools. Easily differentiate learning for groups of learners.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2020

Like other similar districts, we meet our students’ needs through enhancing instruction, building strong relationships between students and their teachers, and creating opportunities for students to take ownership of their learning. After the pilot, we saw how blended learning could help meet our students’ needs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Yet Colorado appears to be the only state whose law, adopted in 2016, requires that districts train all teachers and school administrators in the basics of privacy and information security. (A Get Schooled” created by Data Quality Campaign in 2015. Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly update on blended learning.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning. Ramping Up Online Programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 1, 2016

Wow, 2015 was a big year for Twitter in education. Excited to be leading a panel with her and other star edusketchers at ISTE 2016). Here are the 15 top Tweets from 2015 that I tweeted from my account. Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) March 3, 2015. #14 Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) June 29, 2015. #13 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

— Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) February 9, 2016. 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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

has partnered with personalized learning provider Fuel Education (formerly Aventa Learning) to launch a new full-time online learning program for K-12. The school will be accepting enrollment applications through September 28, 2015. The Vidalia City Board of Education (Ga.)

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids , school administrators emphasized pandemic-triggered changes are lessons learned that can frame effective educational practices moving forward. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Join the Community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

The Georgia program caught the attention of the Department of Justice, which launched an investigation that lasted several years, and resulted in a 21-page letter of findings in July, 2015, and a lawsuit in August, 2016. The report sought to gauge how the online lessons reached “struggling learners.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The exercise was part of “Civic Online Reasoning,” a series of news-literacy lessons being developed by Stanford researchers and piloted by teachers at a few dozen schools. Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly update on blended learning. The post What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

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