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When to Teach Online Classes Live and When to Let Students Learn on Demand

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Even when students are all in the same time zone—such as for most K-12 schools and community colleges—getting to a live online class on time can be challenging for those who live in households where there aren’t enough computers or tablets for every learner, or where the internet connection isn’t robust enough.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

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On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning.

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Goodbye ABCs: How One State is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments

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The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. Each student is assigned an individualized learning schedule that involves group work or one-on-one interventions with a teacher.