Getting started with blended learning
Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. That meant our incoming seventh-graders would not only have Chromebooks, they would know how…
How to Make Blended Learning Work
Overcoming my fears
Teaching is a personal endeavor. Each and every classroom we walk into is different and exudes the personality of the teacher within. Because education is so personal and…
Here’s what you missed at BPLC18, the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference
Earlier this month, the Highlander Institute, the Christensen Institute, and the Learning Accelerator held a three-day event called the 2018 Blended & Personalized Learning Conference. Attendees saw blended…
How we improved our blended-learning program
Ubiquitous access to technology means that acquiring knowledge is no longer dependent solely on a classroom teacher. Google provides quick and easy access to information while YouTube provides…
Why my school switched from virtual to blended learning
Online learning has transformed contemporary education. It has opened the doors for students to digest information in an entirely new way, learn on their own time and at…
6 ways to make your blended learning PD more successful
“Just do it” may be an effective slogan for a sporting shoe company, but it is not an effective change management technique to move to blended learning.
The new way to create flipped video in 60 seconds without adding software
Use PowerPoint to make tutorial videos for flipped or blended learning Time strapped teachers need support—we all know this. Now ... Read more
Report: The 4 models of blended learning in action
A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. In particular,…
Blended learning simplified and explained in video
You would never ask students to write without giving them something to write with. You would never ask students to read without the right reading materials. You would…
Important considerations for blended learning
As blended learning programs grow in popularity, proponents of the approach—which involves a combination of computer-based learning and face-to-face instruction—say there are a few key considerations school leaders…