The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. That has resulted in “a much bigger leap than in the normal course of evolution.”.

Education 76

Education Survey Dropout Learning 76

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Eye gaze technology ?

Classroom 54

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The students in the blended version also take most of their courses online, but they occasionally meet in person for mentoring from a certified teacher or for clubs and sports. Most of them were dropouts.” “In This is very different,” says Brown, the new principal at Renaissance who came from a traditional middle school last May.

Personalized Learning 91

Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 91

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This past week, we traveled to the Golden, Colorado to attend the Conference of Online and Blended Learning (COBL), put on by the iLearn Collaborative. When James Smith became principal at Snowy Peaks three years ago, the school was a dropout prevention program on turnaround status. EdSurge is on the road.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning iLearn Learning Dropout 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We all remember classmates who sat in the back of the room, eyes glued to a comic or dog-eared paperback, anything to escape a learning environment that did not—or could not—engage them. It’s my hope that these emerging policies will encourage the further development of promising online and blended learning models.

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2017

Matt Huenerfauth (right), director of the Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology, records video and motion-capture data from someone performing American Sign Language (ASL). Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

Assistive Technology 65

Assistive Technology Blended Learning Report Data 65

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

My excitement was palpable given that this fancy piece of technology was (and is) a luxury for most educators. My SMART board’s projector was hanging on by a single screw, much like any hope that this fancy technology would improve my teaching and instruction.

EdTech 218

EdTech Learning Blended Learning Dropout 218

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2017

The report was released this week at SXSWedu, a national education technology conference in Austin, Texas. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. “We We shouldn’t let technology blindfold us to the ways it can do harm, particularly to students from underserved and under-represented backgrounds.”.

Outcomes 47

Outcomes Report Data Blended Learning 47

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Teacher unions cautiously endorse it, while flagging the concern that teachers could be replaced by technology. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity. Could personalized learning spur an even more splintered society? Technology is a big part of the personalized learning story.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

In todays show, we will share and demonstrate tips and tricks to creating the perfect project based, blended learning lessons for students of all ages and grade levels. Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin?

Libraries 28

Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. “We Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

The teachers use technology to keep in touch with students daily. The in-person attention and flexibility make the program different from a lot of school technology efforts or cyber charters in which students mostly interact with a computer, Barbour added. They’ll be in and out, so they’ll increase the dropout rate.

Dropout 90

Dropout Blended Learning Report Course 90

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. But now, I love school math, because I’m learning better.”.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79