Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate
blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based
learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as
part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness
of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in
blended -
learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation
of entrepreneurial leadership.
Blended learning is reshaping how teachers, lecturers, and administrators
approach web - based lesson plans in F2F settings; its very definition specifies that the student, in
part, has control over when, where, and at what pace they want to work through the online portion
of the course.