Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We have to look at what technologies are out there, look at how the teacher is able to facilitate the learning, differentiate the learning, and how students can own their learning in different spaces.” Communication takes on many different forms in, around, and outside a school and a school’s community.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

I also dedicate a chapter in my new book Balance with Blended Learning to metacognition. #3 At the high school level, I had students email their parents and CC me. As students work, teachers can conference with students to discuss their progress, provide feedback on their work, or conduct side-by-side assessments.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The mere idea can be intimidating, and figuring out ways to develop ownership through teaching and learning practices compounds the challenge. Student choice provides opportunities for students to make decisions in their learning, building agency. Lindsay Senior High School offers learner choice over their mastery level.

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Blended Learning Students Counselling Feedback 279

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2024

The goal is to gradually release teachers into the work environment, so they have the time to ask questions and receive the feedback they need to thrive. Recognizing the need to adapt to the digital landscape, UVLA’s school leadership opted for a blended learning approach, combining online coursework with traditional classroom instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Additionally, many virtual academies offer programs like dual enrollment and career and technical education (CTE) pathways, allowing students to earn certifications and college credit while still in high school, thus extending Aristotle’s educational philosophy into the modern era of learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The mere idea can be intimidating, and figuring out ways to develop ownership through teaching and learning practices compounds the challenge. Student choice provides opportunities for students to make decisions in their learning, building agency. Lindsay Senior High School offers learner choice over their mastery level.

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Blended Learning Students Counselling Feedback 225

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Almost all the respondents (94%) in Lexia’s feedback survey said that the programs enhanced their ability to use research-based practices. More importantly, 95% said they’d be able to apply the skills and concepts they’d learned. Students designated as meeting usage targets for PowerUp showed a significant increase in proficiency.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

Yeshivat Darche Eres (YDE) , New York —Train all teachers in best practices, specifically related to blended learning, and implementing a 1:1 technology initiative. Learn more about the 2020 matching grant program here. Objectives include increasing the use of student data to inform instructional strategy best practices.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But we note that they are not consumers in the sense of exchanging money for good or services, but rather as investing considerable time, energy and passion (the currency of teaching) in the blended learning innovation. Starting a buzz” around blended learning was a foundational part of our strategy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During advisory, students learn many of the “soft skills” needed to become empowered learners—they set weekly goals, celebrate successes, create class norms and culture, practice social-emotional learning strategies and become a learning community. Limited exposure by assigning 1-2 teachers for each learning group.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

This vision is centered on establishing a growth model with expanding choice options for students, enhancing personalized learning pathways, and providing a wide variety of blended learning opportunities to support increased student engagement and improved student learning outcomes. Plan for network readiness.

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Mobile Devices Feedback Blended Learning Communication 189

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Mary’s Academy (SMA), an all-girls high school located in the heart of Portland, Ore., At SMA, we know that young women thrive when given the chance to choose how and what they learn, while at the same time being supported by a community that believes they can succeed, regardless of gender. It’s a mission we live by at St.

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STEM Blended Learning Science Coaching 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

As author Brené Brown has said, referencing Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “ The Man in the Arena ” speech: “If you are not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.” Schools should provide responsive training to teachers, as well. My growth wasn’t gauged by a rubric on a clipboard.

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Coaching Teachers Evaluation Feedback 218

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

“Having so many examples being updated and shared made the process easier,” says Warren Apel, the director of technology at the American School in Japan, located in Tokyo. His time as a blended learning instructor in Taos, N.M., Issues With Feedback and Testing It’s much easier to hide in a digital world.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Its 47 K- through 12-grade schools range from the tiny 19-student Beryozova School, which serves what is known as an “Old Believer” community of families with Russian heritage to a typical 1,200-student high school. The access to technology that students have is just as varied as the students and schools themselves.

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Technology Blended Learning Education Feedback 164

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

As a former New York City high school teacher, I know that parent-teacher conferences seldom provide parents with enough time to process what their children learned, what they’re interested in, and what needs improvement. How to integrate social emotional learning —plus a guide to SEL. Full size image here.

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Teachers Blended Learning Achievement Grades 158

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

Since traditional brick-and-mortar classes clearly weren’t working for him, John attempted online courses through his local high school. Online classes offered John a new method of learning that was previously unavailable to him and a more flexible way to get back on the path to graduation.

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Teaching Writing Reading Feedback 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Conversations around personalized learning are nothing new for the staff at the M.S.D. Teachers in our virtual high school and blended learning programs, which I help direct, have been having them for a few years now via webinars and seminars. A large part of the discussion centered around personalized learning.

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Teachers Lecturing Blended Learning Students 158

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2016

Ten middle and high schools are using the system’s digital curriculum management and delivery tools to support and optimize personalized learning. The MDCPS pilot will run through May, after which teacher feedback and input will be solicited. The Bulletin Board is another incredible tool.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2016

With this in mind, I bet you can't name a K-12 educator who took a sabbatical while you were an elementary, middle school, or even high school student. For the past eight years, I've taught high school science in a rural 9-12th grade school district with 186 students. So, why should this matter to you?

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

He currently serves as the Proud Superintendent of the Texarkana Arkansas School District, where he is committed to making a lasting impact on students, educators, and the community. He later became the Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership for Kansas City Public Schools before taking the helm in Texarkana.

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Technology Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

We need to design student-centered learning experiences and that takes time, practice and support. If we think about learning as a journey that gets compartmentalized in formal education, then the first experience for middle and high school students is often the syllabus. The Syllabus Gets a Facelift.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2024

Combine all of this with the data showing that almost seventy-five percent of high school students reported negative feelings about school , and it’s clear we need an education transformation. It’s no surprise that nearly three-quarters of high school students report feeling tired, stressed, and bored at school.

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Education Learning Students Discussions 284

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” You gotta be able to give really great feedback and create relationships online.”

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Teachers Education Blended Learning STEM 216

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2017

The platform provides facilitated learning experiences in which educators receive professional learning and ongoing support, as well as collaborate with colleagues to share knowledge and resources in online and blended communities.

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Teachers Learning Blended Learning Knowledge 139

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Teachers can then provide real-time feedback to students that will help them to identify the areas in which they need to improve. Digital Portfolios—Artifacts of Learning Digital portfolios support a formative approach by encouraging students to collect artifacts that they can share with both peers and teachers.

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Authentic Assessment Game-Based Learning Learning Evaluation 117

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Harvard juniors Luke Heine (22) and Cole Scanlon (20) also earned a spot on the list after cofounding the Fair Opportunity Project , a college application and financial aid guide that offers low-income high school students free information about things such as testing, interviewing and scholarships.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2017

The platform provides facilitated learning experiences in which educators receive professional learning and ongoing support, as well as collaborate with colleagues to share knowledge and resources in online and blended communities.

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Teachers Learning Blended Learning Knowledge 116

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. With our system, you get feedback that tells you, say, only 5 percent of the class gets it, so you immediately shift gears and focus on the underlying learning. You can see how they learn: Are they doing their homework?

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Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 164

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

After a while, we began to film both ourselves and our students, shared the videos and tagged particular teacher/student moves in the classroom, and offered critical feedback. In addition, students share their written essay work via Pathbrite , an e-portfolio platform perfectly designed for classrooms through their unique feedback tools.

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Teaching Social Studies Essay Exams 143

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

This year, you looked to trendsetting districts, thought leaders, tech giants and one very sage high school student to help make sense of rapid changes in education technology. Three students share how they’re still learning, and how schools can help.

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Failure Testing Blended Learning Grades 101

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

However, at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School in San Jose, I observed a teacher who “chunked” her curriculum into smaller pieces to establish a streamlined system of instruction. In the past, when I returned assignments to them with my feedback, the work often went unread by students.

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Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

“I spent two weeks in schools observing teachers planning and teaching," he says. "It He saw teachers meet as a group to plan lessons that addressed students’ needs, watch each other in the classroom and then provide feedback and suggestions. High school lessons about close reading of Macbeth and The Gift of the Magi.

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Curriculum Math English Ethics 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. With our system, you get feedback that tells you, say, only 5 percent of the class gets it, so you immediately shift gears and focus on the underlying learning. You can see how they learn: Are they doing their homework?

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Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 99

Catlin Tucker

MAY 27, 2025

I was at a middle school, and they were opening a brand new entrepreneurial mindset, school type, high school. And so then I moved to a comprehensive high school with a really, Dr. Brandee Ramirez Dr. Brandee Ramirez A major need for intervention. And so then I was there for a year, I loved it.

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Schools Coaching Fairness Technology 198

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2018

The 8th grade just received their own profiled laptop since the school was deploying a blended learning/personalized learning initiative and the 1:1 student laptop was a key project. I discovered that no student knew they had an Outlook email account where they could receive feedback or assignment messages from me.

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