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Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

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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You can be a Paperless Classroom or a Blended Learning Classroom, but you can’t be both.

The Thinking Stick

From a learning standpoint, I’m not so sure it’s the right move. . When we talk about a Blended Learning environment we’re talking about using the best physical stuff has to offer and the best that digital has to offer. It’s not about all of one or the other, but the blending of the physical world and the digital world.

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How to Engage Students in Zoom and Teach Effectively at a Distance

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: GoGuardian The State of Engagement Report 2020 has valuable classroom research and information on distance learning best practices. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. Download the State of Engagement Report 2020 now!

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Lexia Core5 and PowerUp Helped Students and Teachers Succeed with Remote Blended Learning

eSchool News

The 2019-20 school year drew concern for students’ learning when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to rapidly transition to remote learning. To understand the impact to student learning, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone company (NYSE: RST), surveyed 3,500 educators and found that. Lexia PowerUp Trends.

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How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes

Edsurge

What defines an exemplary edtech company that serves K-12 needs? While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. In what domains has Carnegie Learning branched out?

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Despite Poor Performance, Virtual School Enrollment Continues to Grow

Edsurge

The number of K-12 students enrolling in full-time virtual and blended learning schools continues to grow, despite research suggesting that students in these programs do not perform as well as their peers in traditional settings. It could also be because virtual learning programs demand lower operating costs than a traditional school.

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EdisonLearning Joins with Digital Learning Collaborative to Improve Online Education

eSchool News

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. The DLC works in a variety of online and blended learning settings (e.g.,