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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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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. Further, the group argued it might be necessary for virtual (or online-only) charter schools to be separated from the charter designation completely. “We

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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. Flipped learning might also be used to help students rotate.

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Excellent Free STEM Strategies from TGR Foundation and Discovery

The CoolCatTeacher

Summer is a great time to learn how to do that as you prepare for fall and back to school. Fortunately, TGR Foundation and Discovery Education are partnering to help STEM teachers reach a more diverse group of learners and generate student interest in STEM. This post is sponsored by TGR Foundation and Discovery Education.

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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. The state board of education and its partners have taken a new approach to leadership and learning, ensuring that everyone has a shared vision and understanding of what is expected.

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Schools collect more data, but how is it used?

The Hechinger Report

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. School leaders must work to provide data in a format that makes it easy to understand and act upon, the group says. “We We think that’s the hardest work left,” said Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “We

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Personalized Learning Is the Answer. (I Forgot the Question.)

Edsurge

A short list of organizations includes funders like the Gates Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges and advocacy groups like the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE). Instead, I was surprised by the pragmatism of his response.