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4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement

eSchool News

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Blended Learning Increases Student Engagement. Blended Learning Instructional Strategies.

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ISTE 2019: How K–12 Leaders Can Use G Suite for Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2019: How K–12 Leaders Can Use G Suite for Professional Development. Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:41. That was something I learned very quickly after coming into the education world: Don’t talk about time with teachers because there simply just isn’t enough.”. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework. Fri, 04/05/2019 - 09:50. Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. .

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing deepens learning and positively impacts academic performance, improves our students’ ability to establish and maintain relationships, and helps students manage their complex emotions. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019).

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How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. Thu, 04/11/2019 - 15:35. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Digital Promise

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise. The solution?

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Do What Lights You Up This Year!

Catlin Tucker

For example, two years ago I decided that my new year resolution would be to move all assessment into the classroom. I knew I could use blended learning models to create more time and space in the classroom to provide real-time feedback and conduct side-by-side assessments, but it was going to require me to think outside of the box.