Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 16, 2016

public schools to attend an Apple Distinguished Schools Day where Natick shared its blended learning approach with other schools and districts. First, a quick definition: According to the Online Learning Consortium blended learning means “a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction is replaced by web-based online learning.”.

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Education Elements

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This blog post is being posted here and on the Clayton Christensen Institute website and is a collaboration between our organizations. Late last year we published a blog post on new evolutions on top of Station Rotation blended learning models that we’d been hearing about from educators in our Blended Learning Universe (BLU).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. Most schools are completely unprepared – or, at best, woefully underprepared – for coronavirus and virtual learning.

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Education Elements

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

math scores declined for the first time in 25 years, signaling a need for change within the learning process. I often hear frustration from students that “Math just isn’t for me!” The Nation’s Report Card revealed in October 2015 that overall U.S.

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Education Elements

MAY 10, 2017

It’s been awhile since my last blog post as I try to document many of the great things going on at Central Valley on my twitter account, @CVThunderSuper. A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to live the life of a typical 8 th grade student during the school day.

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 27, 2017

When we started the Bring Your Own Thoughts blog our goal was simple: write good stuff to help good people do good things for kids. You can read more about all of the ways we have supported districts this past year in our reflection on 2017 here , and catch up on our best blog posts below. And so far, it's been working.

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Education Elements

JUNE 3, 2015

Students in Wendy Daniels 4th grade blended classroom in Evanston, WY join a virtual pen pal session with 5th grade blended students in Middletown, NY. Guest Blog Post by Wendy Daniels, 4th Grade Teacher at North Evanston Elementary School in Evanston, Wyoming.

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