Blended Learning

Education news, analysis, and opinion about the approach which combines technology-based instruction with teacher-lead instruction in physical classrooms
Curriculum The Challenges in Making Ed-Tech Work, Through the Eyes of K-12 Officials
Education Week conducted video interviews with K-12 officials gathered at ISTE on the biggest challenges they face in making ed-tech work in schools.
Sean Cavanagh, June 28, 2016
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Classroom Technology Opinion Key to Blended Learning: Data-Informed Small Groups
A recent school tour of three Bay Area schools with some blended learning experts helped provide answers to some of the common questions we hear about how to implement blended learning.
Tom Vander Ark, June 5, 2016
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6 min read
Teaching Games, Videos Continue to Make Big Gains in Classrooms, Survey Finds
Students find educational videos appealing because they connect academic concepts to the real world, and make it easy to understand challenging material, the report found.
Leo Doran, May 11, 2016
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Opinion Supporting ELL Students with Automated Writing Feedback
With recent English Language Learning enhancements, efficacy studies of writing feedback systems like Criterion, PEG, and WriteToLearn will be valuable to the sector.
Tom Vander Ark, March 3, 2016
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4 min read
Park Ridge sophomores Alli Yule, left, Megan Gasnick, and Claire Perez, each participate in separate classes during the work from home day.
Park Ridge sophomores Alli Yule, left, Megan Gasnick, and Claire Perez, each participate in separate classes during the work from home day.
Jessica Kourkounis for Education Week
Classroom Technology Districts Experiment With Virtual 'Work From Home' Days for Students
A growing share of the U.S. labor force works from home, and a handful of tech-savvy school districts in Alabama, Minnesota, and New Jersey have taken note.
Benjamin Herold, February 16, 2016
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Christensen Institute Offers Database to Compare School Blended Learning Models
A research and advocacy hub for blended learning has created an online "social network" so schools can learn from each other's blended experiences.
Leo Doran, February 11, 2016
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2 min read
In this 2015 photo, third grader Iyana Simmons works on a coding exercise at Michael Anderson School in Avondale, Ariz.
In this 2015 photo, third grader Iyana Simmons works on a coding exercise at Michael Anderson School in Avondale, Ariz.
Nick Cote for Education Week
Technology Explainer Technology in Education: An Overview
From blended learning to computerized testing, digital and online technologies are reshaping the classroom experience for students.
Benjamin Herold, February 5, 2016
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16 min read
Seventh graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., look at a PARCC practice test to give them some familiarity with the format before field-testing in 2014 of the computer-based assessments aligned with the common core.
Seventh graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., look at a PARCC practice test to give them some familiarity with the format before field-testing in 2014 of the computer-based assessments aligned with the common core.
Gretchen Ertl for Education Week-File
Assessment PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from Education Week.
Benjamin Herold, February 3, 2016
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11 min read
Curriculum Flood of Open Education Resources Challenges Educators
New content curation tools aim to help teachers organize and find digital content to personalize student learning for a variety of subjects.
Michele Molnar, January 11, 2016
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5 min read
Classroom Technology Digital Education's Top Stories of 2015
Posts that looked at what research says about blended learning, and about technology's role in helping teachers, were among the most popular Digital Education entries in 2015.
Leo Doran, December 24, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Opinion Education for Change: Turning Around Oakland
Using points, badges and levels to track progress, students at Epic in Oakland embark on their own "Hero's Journey" in an innovative blended middle school with a game-base UI. Epic's curriculum features design thinking workshops, while there is a makerspace provided for students to build.
Tom Vander Ark, December 15, 2015
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Classroom Technology Media Usage Highest Among Poor, Minority Youth, Report Finds
Common Sense Media released a report describing high levels of media usage by today's youth.
Leo Doran, November 16, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Opinion Grant-Beacon Middle School Builds Character, Extends and Blends Learning
Three elements have served as the pillars of work for Grant-Beacon Middle School as they sought to change what learning looked liked for their students: blended learning, extended learning opportunities, and charter development. This southeast Denver middle school serves 460 students, predominantly of color, 85% live in/near poverty and 40% are English language learners.
Tom Vander Ark, October 22, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Clayton Christensen Institute Names New Leader for Education Division
Michael Horn, a staunch advocate for greater use of technology and personalized learning in schools, stepped down as director of education to pursue other professional opportunities.
Leo Doran, October 19, 2015
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2 min read
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