How to bring reading instruction into the digital world
June 15, 2016 |
Post contributed by Jessica Sanders of Whooo’s Reading, a San Diego-based education organization that motivates students to read everyday. Reading is arguably one of the most important skills a student can learn, and technology can make it easier to keep students engaged in reading instruction, while empowering them to use creativity to gain a deeper understanding […]
OER will evolve to address the problems we hire it to solve
June 3, 2016 |
Today, open educational resources (OER) are an increasingly common feature in the K–12 education ecosystem. As one example, consider the popularity of Khan Academy, whose library of practice activities and videos are accessed each month by over 10 million users around the world and in many schools across the United States. Similarly, as school systems […]
Does blended learning spell the end of homework?
May 27, 2016 |
As the disruption of monolithic teacher-led instruction continues to occur, there may be another educational practice that is being transformed along with it, especially for younger students: homework. Blended learning can enhance classroom time for students and teachers in ways that either reduce the need for homework or prompt educators to rethink the use of […]
Texas districts are rethinking technology integration
May 6, 2016 |
For the past year, 75 districts and charters in Texas have focused quietly on a vexing puzzle: how to use technology to jumpstart student achievement, but without wasting dollars on unwise technology bets that never pay off? These 75 organizations first confronted the puzzle together last summer, when Raise Your Hand Texas, a privately funded […]
When it comes to purchasing technology—wait!
April 27, 2016 |
Transforming a traditional classroom into a blended one requires a lot of design considerations. From content delivery to assessment to the physical space, change can happen everywhere. Unfortunately, one design choice that schools often make prematurely is deciding which hardware and software to use as part of their blended-learning program. It’s true, every blended-learning implementation […]
Calling all researchers: BLU school data now open to the public
April 15, 2016 |
The BLU was launched with educators in mind—for the purpose of helping school leaders and teachers understand what blended learning is, what schools are using it, and how the field is evolving. In addition, we aimed to help researchers leverage the largest database of blended-learning programs to understand blended-learning trends and provide careful analysis of […]