Blended Learning
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the approach which combines technology-based instruction with teacher-lead instruction in physical classrooms
Classroom Technology
Even 'Digital Natives' May Need Lessons on Online Political Discourse
New research suggests that students who’ve learned about media literacy and participatory politics in school are more likely to take part in political activity online.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
What We're Getting Wrong About Credit Recovery
Credit recovery can give students a second chance to graduate, but low-quality programs deserve more scrutiny, write Nat Malkus and Amy Cummings.
Classroom Technology
Case Study: When Personalized Learning Requires a More Human Touch
A Chicago charter school that emphasizes personalized learning has delayed introducing new technologies for the past two years and emphasized social skills.
Classroom Technology
Report Roundup
Learning Science
In an update to its landmark reports on education research, the National Academies suggests schools can leverage students' culture and experience to improve learning.
Classroom Technology
Schools Turn to Geospatial Tech Lessons to Engage Students in STEM
A program to teach geospatial technology and concepts -- or organizing and analyzing data through visualization -- is expanding from Virginia to the Chicago public schools.
Classroom Technology
How (and Why) Ed-Tech Companies Are Tracking Students' Feelings
Ready or not, technologies such as online surveys, big data, and wearable devices are already being used to measure, monitor, and modify students' emotions and mindsets.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds
Nationwide, schools have lost 20 percent of their librarians and media specialists in the past 15 years. Here's why that could hamstring district literacy efforts.
Classroom Technology
Teachers Show More Attention to White Men in Online Courses, Study Finds
Instructors in online courses demonstrate gender and racial bias in their interactions with students, a new study finds.
Classroom Technology
Leader To Learn From
High-Quality Online Learning Is Possible and Indiana Leader Wants to Prove It
As the director of virtual and blended learning at Indiana's Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, Michele Eaton strives to bring personalized learning to students and teachers. She is recognized as a 2018 Leader To Learn From.
Classroom Technology
RAND Researchers Make It Clear: Personalized Learning Is Difficult to Do
The schools in a recent study faced numerous hurdles in turning personalized learning principles into classroom realities, but there were signs of progress.
Classroom Technology
Curriculum 'Playlists': A Take on Personalized Learning
Some schools are betting on algorithm-driven playlists to customize lessons for students, but the technology doesn't come cheap—at least not yet.
Classroom Technology
What Is OER? Answers to 5 Questions About Open Educational Resources
Here are answers to your most basic questions about OER, the movement to share curricula and teaching resources online.
Classroom Technology
Research Review: Which Blended-Learning Software Actually Works?
The Regional Education Laboratory Central reviewed studies of 14 online and blended-learning programs used to differentiate instruction.
Classroom Technology
Video
Webinar: Blending Math Instruction for Elementary Grades
The idea of blended learning—combining digital curricula and tools with face-to-face instruction—for elementary grades is becoming more popular, and educators are finding it works particularly well in mathematics. Our guests will provide successful approaches for implementing this technique, including resources, strategies, and examples of instruction, as well as tips for modeling blended learning in elementary grade math.