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    Blended learning can enable teachers to focus on cognitive skills

    February 25, 2016 | by Thomas Arnett

    Blended learning can be a powerful tool; not only for helping teachers meet students’ individual learning needs but also helping them foster stronger relationships with students. In this post, I share excerpts from a recent interview with Megan Toyama, a blended-learning teacher who teaches AP US history and 10th-grade modern world history at Summit Tahoma, […]

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    Does blended learning allow teachers to use their time more effectively?

    February 11, 2016 | by Thomas Arnett

    Blended learning has the potential to transform how teachers use their time. As one blended-learning teacher recently said in a phone interview we conducted: “Blended learning … requires a lot of hard work, effort, and dedication during and outside of school hours. However, the reward is great. … I can accomplish more in one class […]

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