Because we were one of the few daily face - to -
face blended schools, we ran into the problem of trying to decide how to deliver instruction to students in the proper format.
Not exact matches
CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new report on
schools implementing
blended, or «hybrid,» instructional methods — which integrate traditional
face - to -
face teaching with greater use of online instruction — are pointing the way toward more effective and efficient
school models.
Means also surveyed the literature comparing outcomes at traditional
schools to outcomes at
schools that
blended face - to -
face and online teaching.
But even as she acknowledged toward the end that technology has a role to play, she missed spotlighting how technology can help us redesign
schools to allow students to achieve what appears most important in her mind: the chance for students to have far more meaningful
face - to -
face interactions with teachers and peers — a counterintuitive yet important part of
blended learning's promise for many students.
As K - 12 and university institutions and
school districts shift to an online strategy, an important question is to ask, which courses should be online,
face - to -
face or
blended?
Blended Learning: Making it Work in Your Classroom: Discover how P.K. Yonge Developmental Research
School in Gainesville, Florida, integrates digital content with
face - to -
face learning and how this has resulted in impressive gains in student achievement.
Certainly
blended - learning
schools that are integrating project - based learning — as part of the
face - to -
face component of
blended delivery models — may also be providing space for interest - based explorations.
In line with this prediction, we are witnessing the rapid growth of
blended learning models — that is, instructional models inside brick - and - mortar
schools in which some academic content is delivered online, in addition to
face - to -
face instruction.
Many kids will need to spend some of their day or their week getting
face - to -
face therapies, such as speech and language therapy and counseling, in a brick and mortar
school, such as in the
blended learning model at Denver's Rocky Mountain Prep.
Ann and Jeanette's colleague Jeffrey Bernadt (@JeffreyBernadt) elaborated on the concept and shared how he leveraged
blended learning to provide his high
school social studies students with multiple options for acquiring content knowledge — video, digital text, paper or e-books, or
face - to -
face conversation.
It covers the influence the common - core academic standards are likely to have on building the online curricula of the future, the growing emphasis on teaching social skills to virtual
school students, how
schools are building courses that
blend face - to -
face and online learning, and the evolving role of e-assessments.
And
school districts and teachers that once felt threatened by the surge of online education are embracing the technology, often in a hybrid model that
blends face - to -
face learning with digital teaching and curricula.
While K - 12 online learning gains traction around the world (visit our
Schools That Work package about online learning), many teachers are also exploring
blended learning — a combination of both online and
face - to -
face education.
We did this because many
schools are
blending online learning into their onsite programming but using paraprofessionals or facilitators as the
face - to -
face supervisors.
«Future
Schools: Blending face - to - face and online learning,» by Jonathan Schorr and Deborah McGriff This feature, an early article on blended learning, profiled several charter schools using the hybrid ap
Schools:
Blending face - to -
face and online learning,» by Jonathan Schorr and Deborah McGriff This feature, an early article on
blended learning, profiled several charter
schools using the hybrid ap
schools using the hybrid approach.
These are the competencies every student around the world should gain in
school in the 21st century, the
blend of academic skills and character, of self - knowledge and leadership, of complex thinking, communications, creativity and capacity to solve problems which are essential to participate in complex societies and to
face the rapidly evolving challenges of our times.
These programs allow students to enroll in a variety of online,
blended, and
face - to -
face courses from a wide selection of accountable providers, in addition to the courses they take through their local
schools.
What can
schools do to select, develop, and evaluate teachers in new roles — such as those working in elementary specialist teams,
blending technology and
face - to -
face instruction, leading other teachers, or using any of these models while reaching students in remote locations via webcams?
Participants met with their legislators and discussed pressing issues
facing charter
schools across California including facilities funding,
blended learning instruction, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the Governor's Budget.
With experience in public, private, and home
schools, in both
face - to -
face, online, and
blended learning environments, Aaron brings a unique educational perspective to any audience.
There's an ever - expanding array of content options that allow
school districts to
blend online learning with
face - to -
face teacher interaction.
While there will always be traditional
schools, they will move much more toward
blending learning of online and
face - to -
face.
Reflecting on the challenges many of their high
school graduates
face in postsecondary education, KIPP Houston's leadership saw the Raising
Blended Learners grant as an opportunity to lay a stronger foundation in math in the middle
school years.
VLACS, a virtual
school serving students across New Hampshire in grades 5 - 12, is developing a 100 percent self - paced, competency - based learning model framed not around courses but around a map of required competencies that students may master through any number of possible learning opportunities.In the VLACS Aspire «experiential
blended learning» model, learning experiences in real - world, community - based settings serve as the
face - to -
face component in addition to traditional classroom - based learning that is integrated with online learning opportunities.
The
Blended Learning program will help teachers in seven rural West Virginia
schools «
blend»
face - to -
face instruction with online resources to provide engaging, technology - rich learning opportunities for students.
The service - based
school's governing board — a
blend of well - known New Orleans philanthropists and young attorneys — was already aware of the performance challenges it
faces when the
school year started.
Training is offered in the form of
face - to -
face, online and
blended courses depending on what works best for your
school.
Of all the
blended learning models,
face - to -
face driver is the closest to a typical
school structure.
«As
schools are
faced with continued budgetary constraints and with the plethora of free courses, learning portals, and delivery technologies available,
blended learning will become increasingly prevalent in K — 12 education» (Bonk 2010).
As
schools face increasingly tighter resource constraints, the online lab model of
blended learning is a viable option for helping students complete courses, including those not offered at the specific
school site.
Touchstone Education is committed to creating a
school that fits with today's world and prepares secondary students for a successful future by
blending the best of
face - to -
face education with the benefits of modern learning technologies.
Many of our training opportunities are designed specifically for Fieldwork member
schools and can be delivered either
face - to -
face, online or via
blended learning.
But Florida Virtual
School joins Launch Grant winner Virtual Learning Academy Charter
School as it develops a
face - to -
face component that will integrate with its online offerings to create a
blended learning experience for students.
«
Blended, or hybrid, learning offers exciting opportunities for
schools and districts
faced with shrinking resources to look for and find new ways to get a bigger bang for their educational buck.»
This tri-fold experience helps Matchbook target
school turnarounds with a customized
blended model that
blends face - to -
face and virtual instruction in brick - and - mortar
schools via a one - on - one computing environment, while coaching teachers to personalize instruction for the benefit of each child in their classroom.
Focused on computer science, the
school will offer the opportunity to complete high
school requirements through a combination of
blended (online and
face - to -
face) learning, integrated coursework, and project - based learning.
Ultimately, we needed to move beyond solely
blending high - quality
face - to -
face learning experiences and online instruction to instead rethink the entire
school experience — from how learning spaces are designed, to the use of time, to the role of the student and educator.
He asserts that with some re-thinking,
blended schools — those that combine online and
face - to -
face learning — will be the future of education.
Central to the exhibition is a group of gradient paintings made exclusively with black and white acrylic exterior house paint that has been
blended and forced through sheets of burlap laid
face - down on a variety of objects and surfaces (from plastic tiles and garbage bags to silkscreened enlargements of Hagen's own high
school drawings) that act as molds, effectively casting the paint, or becoming embedded elements in the surface of the works themselves.
MindMatters provides
school staff with
blended professional learning that includes online resources,
face - to -
face events, webinars and support.