“Super school” targets at-risk students for real-world success
March 30, 2018 |What’s fueling the student experience at one of the country’s aptly named “super schools”? In part, blended learning is helping to unlock a wholly new approach to high school. At Da Vinci RISE High School, a new charter school headquartered in Hawthorne, California (and a 2016 XQ: The Super School Project grant recipient), the student […]
Is your school ready for blended? Tech alone won’t tell.
March 27, 2018 |It’s that time of year…the time when school, district, and/or network leaders make decisions about the major changes that will take place in their schools this fall. This is often a time when “blended learning” enters conversation, filled with a myriad of promises: to improve the school’s finances, boost student achievement, and cultivate 21st-century learners […]
Want to talk personalized learning? We’ve got a place for that.
January 25, 2017 |In a field aiming to shift educational practices from the Industrial Age to the Knowledge Age, educators on the ground today work in a distinctly brave new world. Leaders who are innovating around classroom instruction by adopting nascent practices of blending and personalizing learning are still on the periphery of a system very much entrenched […]
From the classroom to the boardroom: Why teachers are essential to blended-learning design
April 14, 2016 |Last week, I attended the Blended and Personalized Conference in Providence, R.I., which the Christensen Institute co-hosted with the Highlander Institute. At the conference, school leaders from across the country gathered to discuss blended-learning implementation and best practices. At the end of the two-day conference, I was left with a strong impression that just as […]