eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2020

In an Enriched Virtual arrangement, students complete the majority of coursework online at home or outside of school, but attend school for required face-to-face learning sessions with a teacher a few times a week. Combining independent online learning with face-to-face instruction.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

With the swift shift to remote learning, educators and education entrepreneurs alike are quickly learning that trying to replicate what happens in classrooms on an online conference call comes with a lot of ups and downs. Heck, I don’t even like doing that. Captioning doesn’t always accurately transcribe what you say.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2024

Savvas recently acquired Outlier, an edtech startup that has created a portfolio of online, asynchronous dual enrollment courses — with real transferable college credit opportunities from a top 50 university — that enable high school students to earn dual credit while never having to leave their school building.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In an Enriched Virtual arrangement, students complete the majority of coursework online at home or outside of school, but attend school for required face-to-face learning sessions with a teacher a few times a week. Combining independent online learning with face-to-face instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The event’s broader agenda ranges from interactive lectures to sessions where thousands of attendees come together to hear speakers such as Kendi. On Sunday, Quentin Lee, principal of Childersburg High School in Alabama, and ISTE CEO Richard Culatta are expected to “kick off the week with helpful tips and activities.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

A college has a better chance of establishing a helpful and productive learning environment if it invests in its students’ well-being. Some students prefer the energy of large lecture halls, while others thrive in small, discussion-based classes. What is the average class size, and how accessible are professors?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2016

The headline at eSchool News reads ‘ This online high school could change education ’ (a slight modification of the original headline at the Santa Cruz Sentinel ). I read the claims that Silicon Valley High School will provide a ‘five star education.’ Okay, I’m game.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Being one of the first, and largest, online learning platforms in the world, Coursera has gained some insights from its 124 million-strong user base about what it really takes to help people succeed in its digital classes. She’s now completing an online MBA from Western Governors University (WGU). Demand is out there.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

In contrast, the ungraded, complex assignments I encountered in college allowed me to struggle through difficult concepts, ask questions, and refine my understanding in a way that simply wasnt possible in high school. The homework was intentionally challenging, often requiring problem-solving beyond what was covered in lectures.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2020

The effort has expanded over the years, as the two have brought on new hosts and grown the collection to more than 1,200 videos on a range of topics, many aimed at the high school level. Instead, he hopes viewers will see learning as “a way to understand ourselves and our place in the universe—and that’s fun and that’s exciting.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Introduction: Learning in the Digital Age The digital revolution hasnt just transformed how we communicate or shop, it has reshaped how we learn. K12 online education, once considered a niche alternative, is now a powerful and mainstream model of learning. In this blog, well explore 17 study tips for online learning.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Introduction High school is a defining period in a teenagers life. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

These are just a few of the challenges facing Lane Moore, principal at Bentley High School in the Wolf Creek Public School district. Like many small rural high schools, Bentley has also been challenged by a lack of resources and declining enrollment. Learners at Bentley are no longer held back by limited resources.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes. Nearly all students pointed to online learning during the pandemic.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As I sat in a lecture attended by all first-year students at our college, I noticed the scale of a troubling trend: the rise of “snapnotes.” Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes. Nearly all students pointed to online learning during the pandemic.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Are they pleased with their experiences, or wishing they could return to the brick-and-mortar, traditional schools where they started? Virtual High School in Ontario, Canada, and Kiaha Raigoza, a product of California Virtual Academies and the Flex Program through the University of Wisconsin. Amanda Regan: Thanks for having me!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For those who may not know that concept, what is your elevator pitch for mastery learning? After a little bit of lecture and homework for a couple of weeks, you give an assessment. For example, in the state of New Hampshire, if you can get certified mastery in a course on Khan Academy, they'll give you high school credit for that.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. At the time, I’d been hearing about what Khan was doing and suddenly I realized there’s a fundamental divide between how we’ve traditionally taught medical school and how the next generation is wired to learn.”

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Who is my instructor?”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In high school, I played sports, but another important part of my life was band and musical theatre. Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. John Branch: I’d say it’s my entertaining style. What Is Course Hero?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In such schools, replicative uses of technology are quite common, but transformative uses that leverage the unique affordances of technology are quite rare. Teachers who used to lecture with a chalkboard or whiteboard may now lecture with an expensive interactive whiteboard.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

Jones: Two guests just walked out the front door who came for the first time to visit from a local high school—the head of school from a local high school and one of the faculty. The top three things that they would probably notice right away is that it feels more like a community than a school of some sorts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Last year, only 61 percent of students who took the ACT high school English achievement test were deemed college-ready. An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. If your school wants to move away from grading.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Today, thanks to virtual schooling, it can happen from a sunlit balcony in Barcelona or a cozy nook in New Delhi. Top virtual schools have transformed howand wherewe learn. Yet, not all online schools deliver the same quality of K12 Online Learning. Some simply broadcast lectures over video calls.

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k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

With the advent of online school programs and virtual learning platforms, homeschooling has evolved into a comprehensive and accessible option for students all over. or exploring online homeschooling in India , these programs provide both quality education and the convenience of learning from home.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

They likely may not have finished high school, or that's the highest level of education they've had, and I think of being an independent learner there may not be the most successful way there. Sorry, have a high school diploma and meet the financial requirements can qualify for Pell grant funding. CP: Totally.

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Hot Lunch Tray

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

I have contracted to create complete online courses for adult professional learning courses. I have contracted to author lectures for online courses based on course and modules objectives. Personally, my oldest son transitioned to an online high school in his sophomore year for his unique scheduling needs.

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k12

JUNE 19, 2025

Online Summer School Both in-person and online summer school exist with unique pros and cons. Here are some upsides of online summer school: Flexibility. Many online summer school programs consist of prerecorded materials and lectures, allowing students to learn at their own pace.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Around the world, the media is touting an online learning “revolution” as hundreds of millions of students from kindergarten through grad school now learn virtually, including over 70 million in the U.S. As Yaffa Segal of New Rochelle High School told The New York Times : “The conversation was explosive.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Nick Migliorino , Ed Kemnitzer , Emily Herring , FlexPoint Education Cloud , Florida Virtual Schools , Cory Hocker , Green Bay Area Public Schools , Hardee County School District , Heather Magill , Hemet Unified School District , Jefferson County Public Schools.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Visits to high schools and tours of their campuses—a vital part of showing an institution’s sense of community—went virtual. Because the schools also were struggling, the college has offered many free services to high school students.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom? By Rebecca Koenig smolaw / Shutterstock Influential institutions are throwing their weight behind bringing competency-based education to high school and college. We looked at what the new group plans to do with that windfall.

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