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Good, Bad, & Ugly: Blended Learning Effectiveness #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Good, Bad, & Ugly: Blended Learning Effectiveness SXSWedu 2017 Debate Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research, Christensen Institute Lisa Hansel, Advisor, Knowledge Matters Saro Mohammed (Moderator), Partner, The Learning Accelerator Personalized learning is one of true transformational opportunities in education.

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8 Non-Digital Remote Learning Ideas

A Principal's Reflections

Scaffolded questions and tasks : Piling on low-level questions that are recall and knowledge-based don’t constitute learning. It’s what a student does with this information to construct new knowledge or apply it that matters. Movement matters more than ever if learning is the goal. Choice leads to more empowerment.

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Latest in Games and Learning Research Reveals Need to Empower Educators

MIND Research Institute

We know students learn better through active learning and figuring things out on their own. But how do we use that knowledge to design better digital and blended learning experiences?

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Building critical thinking skills online

eSchool News

Our learning model fosters independence and self-advocacy with applications in all areas of a student’s life. The earlier students develop these skills, the more well-equipped they are to grow as learners, expanding their knowledge base and making connections both across core content areas and in the world around them.

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Effective Instruction and Support For Emergent Bilingual Students

edWeb.net

The feedback they receive, which may be vocal, facial, or written, lets the speakers how well their sentences work, and then the speakers can integrate that awareness into their knowledge base, and either try again or continue using what worked well. Integrating Technology.

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How to Blend DoK into Lesson Plans without a Comprehensive Rewrite

Ask a Tech Teacher

Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge philosophy — an integral concept to her school’s mission. Now, exemplary teachers focus on blending learning into the student’s life knowledge base with the goal of building happy, productive adults.

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Does the Word ‘Teacher’ Still Describe What Educators Do in the Classroom?

Edsurge

There are titles like “digital learning coordinators” whose responsibility is to identify and implement technology to support classroom instruction and monitor learning results. Then there are “classroom facilitators” and “coaches” who help guides students in virtual and blended learning spaces, encouraging self-directed learning.

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