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This district’s blended learning program is putting struggling readers back on track

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To limit the time these students spend in intervention programs, we have an “all hands on deck” approach: With parental involvement and our blended learning model, Neshaminy educators identify and build upon students’ strengths to lay the foundation for reading success.

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Back to Basics: Lesson Planning for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. The lesson template below has five sections.

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3 Ways to Shake Up The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

Over the last two years, I’ve spent time exploring variations on the established blended learning models. Stations can be composed of a variety of activities (including, but not limited to): Teacher-led small group instruction. Collaborative small group work. Project-based learning time.

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3 Tips for Building Community Online

Catlin Tucker

This work developing the social presence in our courses and helping students feel valued as members of a learning community must be ongoing. If students are not participating in discussion or group work in breakout rooms, that may indicate that they are not feeling comfortable asserting themselves online. 10 minutes).

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Here’s what you missed at BPLC18, the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference

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Attendees saw blended and personalized learning in action and collaborated with other practitioners to see these ideas in practice. Unlike many conferences I attended this year, this event was a chance for educators and leaders to discuss blended learning in action with people who are already doing it. Learning games.

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How CA Group Builds Strategic Partnerships that Support School Transformation

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The company’s first large contract was helping Stacey Childress —then the Deputy Director of the Gates Foundation —and her team design and launch the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and the Next Generation Systems Initiatives. CA Group works best when school leaders and teachers have a good degree of autonomy.

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Remote Learning Is Not Going Away Soon. This Is How to Make It Better.

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“If teachers are not prepared to provide a high-quality online or blended learning experience, connecting students at home may be an expensive endeavor with little educational benefit,” the authors write. Synchronous learning is best for class discussion, small group work and social-emotional learning exercises.

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