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The Case for Case Studies: Success Stories for Continued Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Case studies provide a glimpse into how vision, strategic planning, and implementation drive results-oriented change. In education, they connect people to stories of how schools and districts have improved school culture and the specific steps that were taken. Access the case study HERE.

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Report: The 4 models of blended learning in action

eSchool News

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. In particular, it takes a close look at the four major blended models and, through case studies, how specific schools have fared in implementing them.

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How team teaching (and other innovations) can impact blended learning

eSchool News

It therefore makes sense that any school looking to offer personalized learning should not only explore new technologies and instructional practices, but also think carefully about how to increase students’ connections with great educators.

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6 ways to make your blended learning PD more successful

eSchool News

“Just do it” may be an effective slogan for a sporting shoe company, but it is not an effective change management technique to move to blended learning. The move to blended learning has been labelled as “disruptive” by many, such as Clayton Christensen in his book “ Disrupting Class.”

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How to Make District-Wide Innovation Personal—and Collaborative

Edsurge

Another reason for the concern is that as educators increasingly use digital tools to personalize learning for students, some have struggled to ensure that the environments they create are not isolating. The real magic of blended learning occurs when teachers use technology to boost human interaction, in both frequency and impact.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

If more people knew how to cope with depression properly, we wouldn't have so many people who are depressed, so the training data for these tools cannot be counted on. One could argue that art classes can and should use this knowledge to generate AI artwork in appropriate cases and for assignments.

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Here’s what you missed at BPLC18, the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference

eSchool News

Unlike many conferences I attended this year, this event was a chance for educators and leaders to discuss blended learning in action with people who are already doing it. Defining blended and personalized learning. Designing blended and personalized-learning environments. Learning games. Journaling.