eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Almost every educator I’ve asked about leading a blended-learning initiative has expressed that building a blended program is a process, not an event. That’s a big reason why the Blended Learning Universe ( BLU ) includes as a resource a 9-step design guide to support educators at every step in their blended journey.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

These days many schools tout blended learning programs when marketing their school to potential students. Blended learning can combine the flexibility of online instruction with the benefits of in-person teaching. The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads.

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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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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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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with using blended learning platforms. What Are Blended Learning Platforms? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 02/13/2019 - 14:12. by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Blended learning provides a fresh opportunity for education to break past these cycles of change without progress. But if it isn’t managed properly, then blended learning could fall into the same trap as other ideas that have gone before it. TLA’s measurement agenda.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

When state testing season arrives, classroom routines can quickly fall apart. Its easy for learning to take a backseat, but it doesnt have to. In this blog, I’ll share six strategies that encourage students to explore, create, reflect, and connecteven during the testing season.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

Researchers examined 3,258 students in grades 8-11, distributing in-class, pen-and-paper surveys in 21 predominantly rural Michigan schools, looking at student PSAT and SAT scores and home internet speed test data. Related Content: eSchool News Online and Blended Learning Guide.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

Once teachers have a clear sense of where their students are beginning in relation to specific concepts and skills, they can use the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning models to design lessons that are accessible, inclusive, and equitable.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The importance of academic integrity can’t be underestimated, especially when it comes to blended learning. Related content: 4 best practices for remote testing. The mission of the academic community is to promote learning through obtaining, preserving, and conveying knowledge. And these aren’t just words.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

. “During the stress and uncertainty of COVID, teachers were able to not only provide continuity of instruction, but they were able to support students in making independent progress in these extraordinary times,” said Dr. Liz Brooke, chief learning officer of Rosetta Stone. Lexia PowerUp Trends.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 12, 2019

If they are invited to tailor the learning to their interests, decide how to approach a problem, or determine what they will create, it makes them feel valued as individual learners. It also has the advantage of getting more students to lean into the learning happening in the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This was especially true when we decided to implement the blended learning teaching philosophy. Since blended learning increases the role technology plays in education, we needed to find technology that would help our educators make the most effective use of their time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Achieve3000 offers innovative new ways to empower blended learning and accelerate student literacy gains through differentiated instruction in the 2016-2017 school year. ELA Test Challenge Courses. State-Customized Solutions. idBizAccess®, TeenBizAccess®, and EmpowerAccess® for English language learners in grades two through 12.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Jackson County implements LearnBop to help students master math skills, computer-based testing. Florida’s Jackson County School District will deploy LearnBop, a math learning system, to students across the school district. We didn’t know what the specific gaps were. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It also allows us to take a blended learning approach to our Common Core math instruction. Blended learning at the elementary level is different than the traditional definition.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

State test scores told Ruiz that all her students, and especially ELLs, needed math support. Thanks to those supports, Ruiz’s fourth grade ELL students improved their scores on the state math test by more than 60 percent. “It Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL). It was phenomenal to see!”

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

State test scores told Ruiz that all her students, and especially ELLs, needed math support. Thanks to those supports, Ruiz’s fourth grade ELL students improved their scores on the state math test by more than 60 percent. “It Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL). It was phenomenal to see!”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. In a district that has been plagued with low test scores and student performance, several D.C. That was Spring 2012.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

This twist on the station rotation model combines the strategic collection and use of data with student agency to create a more personalized and student-centered approach to this blended learning model. In a traditional station rotation, all students rotate through the same sequence of learning activities or stations.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Almost 10 years ago, I served as the principal of a blended learning pilot school. Then, rather unexpectedly, we were awarded a big grant to test out a hot new topic: personalized learning. A year later, our test scores had shot up. Were the blended learning programs themselves all that great?

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Providing Fast, Seamless Technology: Built to handle virtual, hybrid, and blended learning, ClassIn’s technology allows up to 2,000 students to interact in a single classroom, with millions more learners able to view and listen to the livestream in real-time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago. Better reading test scores. In fact, a comparison of NWEA reading test results from SY 2019-20 to SY 2022-23 showed K-5 students went from 37 percent at or above norms of growth rate to 93 percent.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Core5 is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades. With Core5, teachers are empowered to differentiate instruction for each student using meaningful data powered by Lexia’s patented Assessment Without Testing® technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Here is one way teachers can use AI tools to curate an entire class’s flow, its study materials, and practice tests without the aid of an army of teaching assistants. Today, most teachers opt for a flavor of blended learning: using both multimedia and text to create a more engaging educational experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Guest blogger, Emily Cleary, has some great ideas on some of her favorite must-have resources for today’s blended learning. Khan Academy offers all free online courses and is focused mostly on STEM subjects, but also includes arts & humanities as well as test prep courses. More on blended learning: Online Learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Those complications extend into the higher education world where some colleges accept home-school diplomas and others require GED® test scores as part of the application process. Through that experience, I learned that their program offerings were both academic and rigorous in nature, so I decided to continue using it when I left.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Students sat at machines to take diagnostic tests, complete lessons and answer basic questions to earn a transistor radio. The company measured its success based on a curriculum created directly from the test; as it turns out, the company profited off the students' lesson progression.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2017

[ Editor’s note : “My Tech Essentials” is a new monthly feature on eSchool News that highlights the choice of ‘must-have’ technology used by one tech-savvy educator; with the hope that other educators might also find these peer-tested tools useful. Our 1:1 approach to technology has allowed us to move into an era of blended learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Blended learning, and its subset flipped learning, are trends that are not just growing but becoming the norm. Technological skills and the desire to enhance learning through the use of technology need to be an important part of the hiring process. Blended learning: There are two parts to this component.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. Tippecanoe School Corporation has been using Screencastify as a tool for in-person learning for multiple years.

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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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

Spend less time preparing for tests! It is also a cognitively challenging task since it requires thinking about the key concepts in a unit or learning cycle and producing a collection of questions to guide students in recalling information and developing a deeper understanding of the material.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

For years, we have made the case that “blended” learning, a combination of technology and classic approaches, can enrich students’ experiences and support educators. As an industry, we are the ones being put to the test. As an industry, we are the ones being put to the test. We’ve entered the age of responsibility.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

However, Taos Academy’s learning model, like that of many schools, underwent a real time stress test in the spring with our sudden shift to emergency remote teaching and learning. Limited exposure by assigning 1-2 teachers for each learning group.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

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. And we have students who are just completely absent Lee Shawver The learning curve can mean long days for students as well. and Khan Academy, which allows for timed tests.

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