Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. Zaya Learning Labs. billion in education budget cuts made in 2015.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Employed measures of academic achievement that were standardized assessments or norm-referenced district- or school-wide tests; Reported the duration of the study; and, Otherwise provided sufficient statistical data to calculate effect sizes.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm. Almost half of all Ontario secondary school teachers report using YouTube or video elements in their classrooms. Yet a 2015 report by Universities Canada found that less than half of Canadian universities have a strategy to adopt digital technologies.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Still, in the 2014-2015 school year, over 5 million students participated in PARCC testing, and this rigorous testing of college and career readiness may allow schools to provide targeted support and intervention to students who struggle to grasp Common Core standards. Blended Learning as Prep for Third-Party Assessments.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 12, 2015

Today, we’re sharing a blog post from Getting Smart highlighting the updated Smart Series paper “Improving Conditions and Career: How Blended Learning Can Improve The Teaching Profession.”. Improving Conditions and Careers: How Blended Learning Can Improve The Teaching Profession.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

Even in preschool classrooms, the amount of technology has been rapidly growing: In 2015 more than half of preschools surveyed by Northwestern University reported digital devices were available in the classroom. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. “We This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The post Bridging the divide between ed tech research and the classroom appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. Sophia Jones-Redmond, superintendent of the district, which serves students from ages 13 to 21, said that a blended-learning model has been a major factor in this success. CHICAGO — By Marquell Brown’s count, he has been locked up “roughly 42 times” since 2009.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Still, in the 2014-2015 school year, over 5 million students participated in PARCC testing, and this rigorous testing of college and career readiness may allow schools to provide targeted support and intervention to students who struggle to grasp Common Core standards. Blended Learning as Prep for Third-Party Assessments.

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Assessment Common Core Blended Learning Analysis 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report. The Altus network relies on a self-paced, independent study program and a personalized, blended learning model they’ve built up over a quarter century. Students spend 80 percent of their time learning from home. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

Traditional school districts that attempt to bring a new model of education that provides personally designed lessons for students often face conflicting priorities that make it difficult to follow through, according to a new report released today. The new report includes a more diverse subset of schools that are not part of big networks.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2016

It’s Improving My Instructional Coaching This year, I will be working as a Blended Learning Instructional Coach with BetterLesson. Under this new role, I’ll be helping educators from across the country make the shift from the traditional teaching model to a blended, personalized instructional model. . Why Take a Sabbatical?

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WJU EdTech

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

This all is good news in light of Horizon’s 2015 report…blended learning is ramping up! Take a look: ( Read the full Horizon report here. ). EdTech Ideas app horizon report quiz tinytap' Why not make a fun, interactive quiz? Here is my first attempt (basic, but you get the idea!):

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Education Elements

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The Nation’s Report Card revealed in October 2015 that overall U.S. math scores declined for the first time in 25 years, signaling a need for change within the learning process.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. Why is the report significant? What does the report say about K-12 math software? A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

Nearly nine out of 10 school districts meet the federal government’s minimum standard for internet connectivity – a significant increase from 2013, when only 30 percent met that level, according to a report released Tuesday by a California-based nonprofit organization. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Absolutely.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The researchers created 56 tasks for students in 12 states, and collected 7,804 student responses from January 2015 until June 2016. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Subscribe to our Blended Learning newsletter. I’m not so sure we’re happy about [that label],” Deborah Quazzo, co-host of the conference and a managing partner at GSV Advisors, said recently in an interview with Ed Surge, an online publication that reports on the business side of education technology. billion since 2012.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary is one of 10 “wall-to-wall” personalized learning schools that recently emerged as part of an initiative at Dallas ISD—one of the largest school districts in the country, serving 157,000 students. The results, published in an impact report in May 2018, have been positive—for the most part.

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Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Case Study 149

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

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. . Vadim wanted to create enough curriculum games so they would be effective daily learning tools in schools. The other teachers reported similar feedback.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to the BMO Capital Markets Education Training Report, investments in education technology are projected to rebound after a sluggish 2016. The previous year, 2015, set a record for education technology investments with over $3.1 That would be school districts, which the report says make up about 33.5 billion in 2017.

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EdTech Edmentum Industry Company 127

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Unified gets a $3.26-million

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Her schools is teaching students to set goals and take charge of their learning. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Rogers Elementary has recorded a spike in parent interest and incoming student transfers snice it embraced personalized learning. When Dan D.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley on Friday, April 10, 2015. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Blended Learning Libraries Course Report 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2016

In a report released Thursday, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools called on state policy makers to rethink the way virtual charter schools are governed, and to move quickly to close those that perform poorly. “We Report of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. serving about 180,000 students nationwide.

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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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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 95

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Can we strengthen that?”. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Secondary 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But colleges and universities are turning out only about 28,000 computer-science graduates with bachelor’s and master’s degrees per year, based on the most recent figures from 2015, according to the consulting firm Deloitte. The Manpower Group reports that 40 percent of employers are having trouble finding workers with the skills they need.

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Sony Microsoft Industry Company 92

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

First the word was blended learning, before it was hybrid, and now it’s personalized learning. Silicon Schools students on average scored 15 percentage points above the California state standard for proficiency on the CAASP 2015-2016 exams; the top quartile of California school were only 3 percentage points above that standard.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Assessment Strategy 84

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students and 2.6

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In November 2015, middle-school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in Southern Sudan mingling with a crowd of refugees fleeing civil war. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Common Core Groups Video Blended Learning 96

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2015

MobyMax, developer of personalized and blended learning curriculum for K-8 students, is kicking off the 2015-2016 school year by releasing a new Touch Curriculum technology that uses more than 20,000 cognitive skill manipulatives to deepen students’ mastery of science concepts.

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Differentiated Instruction STEM Blended Learning Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2016

While some of these students might benefit from the flexible learning environment offered by virtual charter schools, others will continue to fail if they don’t have anyone to help guide their studies. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. “If Read more about Blended Learning.

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Study Blended Learning Course Outcomes 40

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

The ambitions for New York City’s Innovation Zone (or iZone) were sweeping: By 2014, city leaders hoped it would be the catalyst for technologically enhanced personalized learning models throughout the district, encompassing 400 schools. In 2013 the Gotham Gazette reported that the iZone had a budget of $47 million. Hodas left in 2014.)

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iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. percent.

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iPad Broadband Software Comparison 81