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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). Embracing Our Facilitation Role & Prioritizing Feedback with Blended Learning.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

Teachers are always nearby, to help students one-on-one or to guide small groups. Jones-Redmond advocates a no-computer policy on Wednesdays, when traditional teaching takes center stage and students take a break from their online work. Related: Can a nonprofit turn around a school in a juvenile detention facility?

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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

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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U.S. ranks No. 13 in new collaborative problem-solving test

The Hechinger Report

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. But it turns out American teens are, surprisingly, much better at group collaboration than at individual academic work. For example, the United States ranked 39th in math on the 2015 PISA test. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Using Blended and Online Learning to Drive Academic Growth

District Administration

This web seminar, originally broadcast on November 4, 2015, explored some of the keys to using blended and online learning effectively to drive academic growth in any school system.

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Teacher shortages bring to mind the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’

eSchool News

As reporter Linda Jacobson noted in the article, online learning has long been used in schools for subjects they couldn’t otherwise offer. The practice is one in which the teacher of record delivers whole-class learning virtually, and an in-person monitor—often a substitute teacher—tracks behavior and ensures students do their work.