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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

Or maybe it is combining both elements of voice and choice through pedagogically sound blended learning activities. Learning in and out of the classroom should always be at the forefront when it comes to agency. However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy.

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Report: The 4 models of blended learning in action

eSchool News

New report explores main blended models and their use. A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. ” The teacher, or the clock, determines when students move from one activity or modality to the next.

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3 Shifts to Make Learning Personal

A Principal's Reflections

Student agency and technology both play a huge role throughout by empowering learners through choice, voice, and advocacy. Sound pedagogy lays the foundation with an added emphasis on scaffolding, innovative assessment, and improved feedback.

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Virtual charter schools need “bold action” for change, says national charter school advocacy group

The Hechinger Report

The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The Importance of the Right Technology in Schools

edWeb.net

She mentioned that blended learning and learning models were the top edtech trends, and defining blended learning was a big deal. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders. SETDA is the principal association representing U.S.

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Resource: iNACOL’s Reports on Next-Generation Learning

Edsurge

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) aims “to catalyze the transformation of K-12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning.” It does this through: Advocacy. Establishing standards.

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Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning Tool

eSchool News

Winners and finalists were selected by a panel of educators and industry experts who reviewed the submissions and judged the products and services based on the extent to which they are transforming education through the development or advocacy of edtech. A complete list of winners of the 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here.