eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

By definition, the word hybrid means “composed of mixed parts.” Until now, that has meant two parts: in school – where we largely haven’t been since mid-March – and at home. When COVID-19 hit, we shut the classroom door and jumped into virtual learning with virtually no planning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 10th most-read story focuses on creating a great hybrid learning program. I’ve seen it for myself.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on blended learning’s role in the wake of the pandemic. The white paper, released under the brand ClassVR, Avantis’ award-winning all-in-one VR/AR headsets for schools, is available for download at [link]. education is building back stronger.”

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2022

Blended and hybrid learning models were first introduced to extend personalized and flexible learning options to selected individuals or groups of students. But with onset of the pandemic, widespread adoption of blended and hybrid models suddenly became a necessity across all student populations.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

” I hope educators and educational institutions use this year and the lessons learned to reimagine “school” and how we design and facilitate learning. Since the pandemic began, I’ve worked with thousands of school leaders and educators. Yet, I worry that won’t happen. Stagnation or Progress.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Student safety leader Impero today launched a cloud-based platform, built on state-of-the-art technology, that provides teachers, school counselors and administers with classroom management and student safety solutions, all in one place, to support hybrid learning. Once students are safe, schools must educate them.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. Public School District (DCPS) has earned a sort of celebrity status with lawmakers, superintendents, and think tank heads filing in to see what, and especially how, students are learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

These engaging, dynamic spaces provide new pedagogical opportunities, support active learning, and help students develop relevant skills. In 2020, the pandemic forced rapid adoption of school-based technology within a compressed time frame.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

This school year marked the first “almost normal” school year since the 2018-19 school year. Most began the school year with mask mandates, and many quarantined entire classes or grades due to COVID-19 outbreaks, but schools remained open and students filled classrooms.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

By doing so, they’ll be able to solve immediate challenges that may arise, giving them more time to focus on the long-term goals of their school or district. Throughout my 30-year career, I’ve been a high school teacher, a dean of students, an assistant principal, a principal, and now a superintendent.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Heading back to school can be an exciting yet challenging time for students, teachers, and parents alike. While many school systems are returning to full in-person learning, some students are taking advantage of virtual or hybrid learning models their school may offer.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

To best cultivate these young minds, our teachers need equitable access to platforms that will help them in every and any learning scenario. The question is, how can schools deliver programs flexible enough to meet teachers and students where they are, and without compromising quality, integrity, and equity?

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

After making a major shift to remote learning at the beginning of the pandemic, some teachers had to adjust to another unfamiliar environment when their school buildings reopened: teaching students online and in-person at the same time. We have to bring them back to the mentality that they’re still in school and keep them engaged.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Thanks to today’s technology, helping them start on the right foot is easier than ever – especially with online learning opportunities.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

Prior to the COVID pandemic, technology integration in my high school math classroom was mainly used in two ways: discovery-based activities and homework assignments. Finding applicable resources for discovery-based learning that would fit into existing lesson plans was not always easy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A few years ago, we wrote an article for EdSurge about our school, Taos Academy, and its personalized learning model, focused on flexible weekly scheduling. In that model, students come to campus a few days a week and learn online the rest of the time—not unlike what many schools are experimenting with these days.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Key points: Online learning is critical for connecting students to opportunities Where does blended learning fit in post-pandemic classrooms? AISF does not have a certified high school but does have 11 high school-aged students who have no other options for an international education in town.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. Winter break is over, and the rest of the school year–whether in person, hybrid, or virtual–seems never-ending. It’s January.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But in a difficult year, where charting the unknown has become a daily occurrence, it’s a tough argument for a school to make. Our organization works with schools and districts across the country to create more student-centered learning experiences, which gives us a unique view to the changes that are, and are not, happening at scale.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

As the current school year comes to a close, looking and functioning nothing like what any of us could have imagined mere months ago, another challenging school year looms ahead. For starters, the authors note that there is little reason to believe that a “normal” school year is within reach. Although nearly every U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

At Poudre School District Global Academy (PGA), a hybrid school in Fort Collins, Colo., students attend blended classes on campus and take online courses from home, and district educators say a personalized learning solution has had a positive impact in a number of academic areas.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

By utilizing advanced audio models, we can provide students with the flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere, accommodating those who prefer auditory learning or need to learn while multitasking. This approach acknowledges that while technology can significantly enhance learning, the human touch remains essential.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

It supports active learning, student flexibility, and various teaching and learning methods. While schools have worked to embrace technology for decades, innovation has been slow and fragmented, and most new technologies have been designed to solve a singular problem.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2021

For Rick Cave, Director of Technology at West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey, the biggest challenge to pivoting during the pandemic wasn’t the platforms, but the people.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

My role in launching specialized schools in Louisiana for students with low-incidence disabilities reinforced the importance of educational options, a need that is universal regardless of a student’s abilities, grade level, learning style, preferences, social class, and geographic location.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Related : 4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement Creating student engagement through the power of play.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We all thought and hoped we were out of the COVID woods, but the rise of the Delta variant left school districts, parents, and teachers rethinking their back-to-school plans. During the first shutdown, schools learned a lot about how to effectively deploy remote and hybrid learning set-ups.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2021

The shift to distance and hybrid learning this past year has caused many families and teachers to worry that their students are falling behind. The shift to distance and hybrid learning this past year has caused many families and teachers to worry that their students are falling behind.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on the unanticipated benefits COVID had on learning. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. What used to require school buses and lots of time now is accomplished more effectively for less money through the Internet. Here are three that schools face: Teacher training. Infrastructure.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Trends in K-12 education in 2023 will continue into 2024, most notably immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and online and hybrid learning. Immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are redefining traditional learning methods.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Teachers from Citrus County Schools highlighted the ease of use and intuitiveness of the BenQ Board smart boards.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Just as personalized learning is important for our students, so is it imperative for our adult learners. How We Addressed All Teacher Learners I had the honor of becoming the superintendent of a newly developed and growing school district, Tri-City United Schools , in southern Minnesota four years ago.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In late April, more than a month into COVID-induced school closures, Matt Goodwin, senior director of product management at Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, explained how the pandemic was upending his company’s development process. “We Learn more about this EdSurge Research project.)

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Increased emphasis on social-emotional learning to support students’ well-being.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It’s been almost one year since the country shut down, and schools are still adapting to the new normal of remote and hybrid learning environments–with a newfound reliance on digital books. Schools are increasingly turning to digital books to engage students in all subjects and encourage reading.

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