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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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Why we love our PD tools

eSchool News

Video coaching with Edthena provides us with a sustainable and scalable professional development model. This year, we will use video as an informal look at the level of math conversations going on in their classrooms.”. Originally we partnered with Education Elements to provide on-site personalized learning PD and consulting.

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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

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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Communications Tips for School Leaders

Edsurge

Find videos and visuals from other district to share when you are starting out. There are likely examples from within your district you can use even at the beginning, and you can grow that list of resources as blended learning spreads. Anthony Kim is the founder & CEO of Education Elements, a education consultancy.

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How do teachers know if they are getting personalized learning right?

The Hechinger Report

Through working with thousands of teachers and designing hundreds of instructional models, all with the intention of changing what teaching and learning looks like to provide for a more personalized experience, Education Elements identified four core elements that should exist in every personalized learning environment.

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A Teacher’s Perspective: What I Learned From Shadowing A High School Student

Education Elements

Victoria Fricke's Video Diary. The gist of the challenge is simple: enter the world of education through the eyes of a student in hopes of building empathy for students. This March, I decided to participate in the Shadow a Student Challenge.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

He spends a couple hours by himself, making snacks, doing his homework, and playing video games. As far as I’m concerned, the silver bullet in education is the teacher.”. Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction.