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Future of Learning

Five Building Blocks in the New Architecture of High Schools

[…] feedback protocols, supports and staffing strategies. These systems work independently and together to promote learner-centered growth toward shared outcomes (i.e., learner profile or portrait of a graduate). Blended Skill Building Blended skill building units of study often combine autonomous use of adaptive software with individual and small group tutoring in a flex or station […]

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EdTech

The New Fundamentals: Tools to Optimize Remote and Blended Learning and How Educators Can Use Them This Year

[…] who are learning from home because of illness, quarantine or concerns from their families about their risk of infection. As schools again find themselves incorporating remote and blended learning options into the school day, the education community has work to do to improve the quality of the experience for teachers and learners alike. An […]

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Personalized Learning

Future Ready: The New Version of School

[…] There will also be an increased demand for a full time online learning and hybrid options. The four new or updated elements of future-ready infrastructure include a blended core program, a distanced onsite strategy, an updated remote program, and an online program. 1. Blend the core academic program. Many schools have spent five or 10 […]

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Future of Learning

A Reliable Hybrid Learning Model: Cedar Rapids Schools Respond to Setbacks

[…] on how these combined factors would impact their plan for instructional delivery. Rice’s team had their work cut out for them but leaned on his prior experience designing blended instructional activities when he worked for the District of Columbia Public Schools. As it has been for all school leaders of recent, the stakes were high: […]

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Personalized Learning

ACT’s ScootPad Scoop-Up

[…] Learning Lessons to Get the Message Right Competency-Based Education Can Better Inform Parents, Students & Teachers The Case For Competency-Based Education Social-Emotional Support: The Real Urgency of Blended Learning Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update. This post includes mentions of a Getting Smart partner. For a full […]

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ScootPad
Personalized Learning

5 Personalized Learning Strategies for the Online Learner

[…] at the same pace, which makes personalized learning the best instruction method. Where full-time online instruction is not available, a teaching approach that offers personalized learning is blended learning. This method combines both traditional methods of instruction with online instruction and most colleges are already following this model. The Key Characteristics These are the […]

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EdTech

Smart List: Learning Platforms

[…] Defined Learning: A STEM based PBL platform with career-connected projects and customized project platform for teachers to build their own. Edgenuity: A comprehensive set of online and blended content and management offerings Edmentum: Adaptive assessments paired with powerful learning paths for K-8 reading, language arts, and math. Added Apex a digital curriculum designed to actively […]

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New Pathways

Eyes on The Horizon: Where Industry and Education Meet

[…] Higher Ed, and Workforce Development Promising models are gaining traction and giving learners a new way to prepare for the workforce. CTE, early college, P-TECH and other blended high school/college programs have seen an all-time level of popularity as learners are searching for new paths to develop skills for future jobs. Enter stage right: […]

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JFF Horizons