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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

Edsurge

These days many schools tout blended learning programs when marketing their school to potential students. Blended learning can combine the flexibility of online instruction with the benefits of in-person teaching. The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads.

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Education Behemoth Pearson to Cut 4,000 Employees, 10 Percent of Workforce

Marketplace K-12

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning.

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The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2020

Shake Up Learning

Blended Learning with Google Podcast Series. In this 3-part podcast series (based on Kasey’s book of the same name), we will show you how you can use Google tools to create dynamic, blended learning experiences for your students! Blended Learning with Google (Part 1: Do This, Not That!).

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5 Ways to Customize Your Teacher Professional Development This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

So, this is a great story because it showed how one teacher can really turn some of these disruptive classroom moments into events for learning. Twitter: @ AdvanceTeaching Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

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How Academic Publishers Can Push the Boundaries of Digital Learning

Edsurge

Stress-free self assessments— Students can easily track their own progress on the go. Personalized learning— If students need extra practice in certain subjects, they can access additional study guides and review tools. Interactive activities— Online learning often incorporates interactive demonstrations and multimedia elements.

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30 Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom – SULS0125

Shake Up Learning

Social-Emotional Learning is more important than ever! General Quizzes & Assessments (pre and post). Of course, Google Forms is a great tool for regular quizzes and classroom assessments. Don’t forget you can use Forms for pre-assessment as well as post. Self-Assessments. Checks for Understanding.

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