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10 districts that have seen big blended learning success

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What is less understood is the level of thought, planning, and change management required by schools to implement these new models. Tuition-free virtual school with campuses across the US serving grades 6-12 that provides students the freedom to complete coursework when and where they like. Clark County School District , Nev.

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IGNITE! READING ANNOUNCES $10M SERIES A FINANCING TO MEET ACCELERATING SCHOOL DEMAND FOR ITS VIRTUAL 1:1 LITERACY TUTORING PROGRAM

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Teachers love the academic results Ignite is delivering and are equally excited by the significant positive impact on students’ social emotional learning,” said Jessica Reid Sliwerski, Co-Founder and CEO of Ignite! “By Reading’s mission is to ensure that every student is an independent reader by the end of first grade.

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The Secret to Being a Better Teacher? Find Your Tribe

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On a recent interview with a local radio show, I was asked how other teachers can do what I do in the classroom. I landed my first job as a teacher because I was a hulking, stone-faced ex-cop who could “keep the kids in line.” Eight years into my career, I was frustrated and welcomed any change. That’s when the email came.

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#2: 10 education trends for 2018

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While moving to strategic enrollment management can be challenging, the stakes are too high for school systems to delay or ignore taking action. Personalized professional development (PD) for teachers. Teachers who feel supported in their roles are more likely to stay teaching in the same location.

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What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

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Their Pennsylvania districts are using real-time data to inform instruction, foster student ownership of learning and support teachers in meeting the varied needs of their students. I asked teachers if they wanted to move forward and how we could get there. We gave teachers the opportunity to fail, succeed and learn from mistakes.

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3 LMS adoptions that go way beyond the basics

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These districts and schools are drawing more benefits out of their learning management systems. Learning management systems originally got their start in higher education, serving as central hub for college students to drop in assignments, check grades, and contact their professors. Pie in the sky.

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A ‘New Normal’ Requires New Tools for Attendance and Family Engagement

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Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences. In the past, this feedback loop always required a teacher or administrator to respond. Anything she wasn’t able to answer was escalated to a member of our team.

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