Blended learning is any time a student learns at least in part at a
supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part
through online delivery with some element of student control over time, path,
and/or pace.
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Education Week: Common-Assessment Consortia Expand Plans - 0 views
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I know that it is still early in the game, but has anyone found resources at this point that have been helpful in examining the standards or that you think will help with implementation and training in the future?
The Power of Educational Technology: 9 Common Principles for 21st Century Schools - 4 views
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"Build Community - The school should bring all learners together into a supportive community that nurtures both the individual and the group. The community should permeate all possible spaces, in the classroom, in the home and Online. 2. Encourage Critical Thinking - The school should actively encourage learners to think critically, continually asking the question, "Why do we teach what we teach?" 3. Reward Risk Taking - The school should actively encourage learners to risk failure in the pursuit of understanding. 4. Focus on all Learners - The school should surround the learner with ideas and information, encouraging the learner to pursue a wide variety of paths to knowledge, and supporting the personal growth for all who inhabit the community. 5. Value Diversity - The school should actively encourage and value the input of those both inside and outside the community with a diversity of opinions and experiences. The school should consistently check that it is inclusive and supportive of learners from diverse backgrounds. 6. Nurture all learners - The school should provide opportunities and encouragement for all members of the community including teachers, students and parents to learn and grow. 7. Pursue Innovation - The school should actively explore, pursue and assess new ideas and technologies, while always keeping the learner at the heart of the pursuit. 8. Teach Empathy - The school should actively and explicitly teach learners to think beyond themselves, encouraging students to value kindness and generosity. 9. Break down the walls - The school should provide access and opportunities for learners to reach outside the walls of the school to the neighboring, national and global community. "
5 Common School Website Mistakes | Getting Smart - 0 views
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Some tips on getting the most out of your schools website
Posting and Sharing Your Educational Programs and Advances: An "Ethical Oblig... - 0 views
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Sharing, and sharing online specifically, is not in addition to the work of being an educator. It is the work." Ewan Mcintosh
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"For those who share this common commitment (and really, who among us does not?),there is, I am arguing, a moral responsibility, a strong one, to share our educational initiatives and innovations: to summarize them, share their key elements, show examples of them in practice, and, at best, reflect upon their successes and lack thereof."
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"This is also an essential element of educational leadership. Leadership is showing the way to others and making it easier for them to follow, it is empowering others to benefit from your example, take inspiration, and improve upon your advances- to stand on your shoulders."
eLearning Update: Blended Learning Key for Growth - 0 views
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The definition implies simple remote correspondence—like online videoconferencing or web chatting in a real-time environment only—does not qualify as blended learning, and perhaps points to a theoretical division between the labels of "online" and "distance" learning.
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The report then labels six types of blended learning approaches:• face-to-face driver programs where teachers deliver most instruction in a live classroom and use online activities to supplement or remediate what goes on in the brick-and-mortar school;• rotation models where students follow a schedule that alternates between face-to-face class sessions and in-person instruction;• flex formats where most of the curriculum originates online, but an on-site instructor provides instruction as needed in individual and small group sessions;• online lab sessions where students do work online, but in a computer lab at a brick-and-mortar school with aides who offer supervision but little subject guidance;• self-blend schools where students may take online courses a la carte to supplement their brick-and-mortar school's curriculum; and• online driver constructs where students receive most of the course online and independently, but participate in required or optional face-to-face meetings.
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Our district is very focused on integrating 21st Century Learning Skills with our current Common Core Standards. What else can we be doing to prepare our students for this type of learning environment? At what age is it appropriate to begin this type of learning? What cost will this have on the emotional/personal relations between students and teachers?
State Case Studies Offer Professional-Development Insights - 0 views
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Common standards for professional development that are integrated into licensure and certification systems; • Emerging efforts to audit and monitor the quality of professional development; • Mentoring and induction requirements for new teachers, some of which are enforced; • A network and infrastructure that offer support for site-based professional development; and • Stability of resources, even during the economic downturn.
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I work in a district with a very strong professional development program. I am wondering how other schools/districts monitor the quality of their programs/offerings and/or the implementation of strategies in the classroom. Any ideas?
14 Developments to Watch for in 2014 - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - Assessment, bl... - 0 views
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Preparing for the new year? Here are spoke trends to watch
The Connected Educator: It Begins with Collaboration | Edutopia - 0 views
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A connected educator: Believes in sharing and collaboration Uses technology and its connection to other educators to learn and teach Practices and models lifelong learning, which is often a concept professed to students as a goal of education Uses the tools of technology to personalize his or her professional development Is a relevant educator, willing to explore, question, elaborate, and advance ideas through connections with other educators If not comfortable with new technology, still shows a willingness to explore its use Views failure as part of the process of learning May put creation over content, and relevance over doctrine.
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The real commonality of connected educators is their use of technology to collaborate in the pursuit of lifelong learning.
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Are you a connected educator? Here are some ways to tell
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