Hybrid Instruction
Education news, analysis, opinion, and lessons learned about schooling happening part of the time in school buildings and part of the time at home
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School & District Management
How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies
The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating.
Classroom Technology
Why 'Deep Learning' Is Hard to Do in Remote or Hybrid Schooling
Educators are helping students learn to dig deeper into topics in remote, hybrid, or socially distanced learning, but it isn’t easy.
Teaching
Opinion
Making Hybrid Teaching Work for Educators & Students
Three educators offer do's and don'ts of successful hybrid teaching, including setting boundaries and practicing self-care.
Teaching
Opinion
A Day in the Life of a Hybrid Teacher
It involves pivoting between two laptops, students online and in person, and a lot of safety precautions, writes teacher Mary M. McConnaha.
Teaching
Opinion
The Do's & Don'ts of Hybrid Teaching
Three educators offer lessons from their hybrid teaching experience, including emphasizing differentiation and "flipping" the classroom.
Teaching
Webinar
Teaching on a Hybrid Schedule: How to Balance Remote Learning and In-Person Classes
How can teachers keep lessons coherent when working with classes split between in-person and remote environments?
School & District Management
What the Research Says
How Should School Leaders Think About Attendance to Maximize Learning While Minimizing the Risk of COVID-19 Outbreaks?
New research suggests that setting up systems that allow schools of different sizes and grade levels to quickly adapt to changing community infection rates can be vital for not only preventing outbreaks, but also keeping attendance more consistent for students.
Classroom Technology
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Hybrid Learning?
How much do you know about how educators are navigating hybrid instruction and planning content for in-person and remote instruction?
Professional Development
Live Online Discussion
Instructional Coaching: How to Navigate Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Teaching
For many teachers, coaches are a helpful resource who can make a real difference, but for others, they are simply compliance officers.
Teaching
Opinion
Classroom Activities to Start Your Online or Hybrid New Year Strong
Katie Hull Synieski and I share a book excerpt offering ideas on building relationships as our online or hybrid school year begins, including question starters and "show-and-tell" activities.
Curriculum
How to Balance In-Person and Remote Instruction
Full-time remote instruction? In-person instruction? Or a hybrid model? Deciding among those three options can be an excruciating decision for school officials. But the choice many schools appear to be leaning toward is a hybrid model, at least for now.
School Climate & Safety
Principals Favor Hybrid Schedules for Reopening Schools
Half of elementary school principals and assistant principals say they prefer starting the 2020-21 school year with a blend of remote learning and in-person instruction, according to a new poll from the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
School Climate & Safety
Reopening Schools: Here Are Some Districts' Plans for the Fall
Because of rising cases of coronavirus, some big school systems, like Los Angeles Unified, will start the school year with all students learning from home.
Education
Opinion
The Key to Getting Hybrid Schooling Right
Getting remote education right involves more than training and better tech; it requires tackling the way we organize instruction.