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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work—Building a Successful Blended Learning Program

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Three years ago, with the help of the education agency the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA), Iowa rolled out its initiative to implement blended learning as a model for the state. In a competency based system, students advance upon proficiency and receive rapid differentiated support based on their individual learning needs.

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How to Roll Out Game-Based Learning—and Boost Engagement—in Your Classroom

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History in Baltimore City Public Schools, I was always looking for new ways to engage my students. When Vadim Polikov—my childhood friend and a successful entrepreneur—approached me with a game-based learning business idea in the summer of 2015, I jumped at the idea. . Student Engagement.

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How Education Elements Guides Districts in Creating Environments that Personalize Learning

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During his work at KIPP Empower, Kim realized there was a need for providing a scalable way to support schools and districts with blended learning. The platform, now called “ Highlight ”, supports teachers and schools as they develop personalized learning environments by managing passwords, the sign-on process and data analysis.

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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How

Reading By Example

Yet…students need to know stuff. The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. These elements can ensure students meet their potential. We live in the information age. References.

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The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! (but should be) – SULS0148

Shake Up Learning

As Common Core matured and publishers began providing professional resources the use of OER trickled away. . In 2015, the Department of Education at the federal level enacted an initiative called Go Open. When our students can see themselves in the content it leads to greater student engagement and better learning outcomes.

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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How

Reading By Example

Yet…students need to know stuff. The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. These elements can ensure students meet their potential. We live in the information age. References.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

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Successful schools look at assessments as a jumping off point to evaluate curriculum, teaching methods, student engagement, etc. Rather than viewing them as tool for punitive measures, assessments are just another tool that allows educators to figure out how to improve teaching and learning. Join the Community.