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Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

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.”. Education Elements offers personalized learning consulting services and can help schools walk through the process.

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

Edsurge

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. But a lack of clear definition or understanding around what personalized learning is, exactly, has made it difficult for educators to envision and implement the practice. Take Fulton County School District, in Georgia.

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18 Hands-on Fall Crafts for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

To get started, you’ll need some apples for stamping, and of course, paint and paper. What I love about these fall crafts for kids is how they not only celebrate the season but also sprinkle in some educational elements—be it fine motor skills, letter recognition, or even just the pure joy of creating something with your own two hands.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. Several years later, the district noticed a similar opportunity for its partnership with Syracuse University.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. Several years later, the district noticed a similar opportunity for its partnership with Syracuse University.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Also via The Hechinger Report : “The future of proficiency-based education.” ” Digital Promise and Education Elements have released a “ toolkit ” on competency-based education. ” Testing, Testing… Via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution : “ Brad Pitt , Michael B. .”