Pearson Debuts Webinars on Online, Blended Learning
Pearson has launched a series of webinars focused on ways that online and
blended learning can help students prepare for the demands of
postsecondary education and the workforce.
The four-webinar series includes:
- The
Future Starts Now: How Digital Learning Can Help Your K-8 School
Address College & Career Readiness on April 19 at 4 pm Eastern time;
- Accelerating
College & Career Readiness in Your High School: Five Ways to Use
Digital Learning to Prime Your Students' Futures on April 26 at noon
Eastern time;
- My Learning Is "Rebundled" and My Future Is
Bright: Students Talk About How They're Blazing Their Own New Routes to
College & Career Readiness on May 3 at 4:15 pm Eastern time; and
- The #ShiftToDigitalEd: Paving the Path to Digital Greatness on May 12 at 11 am Eastern time.
The first webinar, The Future Starts Now: How Digital Learning Can Help Your K-8 School Address College & Career Readiness,
is presented by Patricia Hoge, senior vice president, curriculum and
instruction at Connections Academy in Denver, CO and Bernadette
Ortiz-Brewster, principal of College Park Academy in Maryland. Hoge and
Ortiz-Brewster will discuss ways that online and blended learning can
accelerate curriculum, expand course offerings, support students with
special needs and personalize student learning.
The second webinar, Accelerating
College & Career Readiness in Your High School: Five Ways to Use
Digital Learning to Prime Your Students' Futures, is presented by
Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in
Washington, D.C., Robert Eichorn, principal of New Directions Alternative Education Center in Virginia and Robyn Bagley from Career Path High School, Kaysville, UT. The speakers will discuss how online
learning, blended learning and other digital education methods can help
prepare high school students for success in higher education and in
their future careers.
The third webinar, My
Learning Is "Rebundled" and My Future Is Bright: Students Talk About
How They’re Blazing Their Own New Routes to College & Career
Readiness, is presented by a panel of five students in grades 6-12 and moderated by Colleen Broderick, chief learning designer
of ReSchool in Colorado and Mickey Revenaugh, director of New School
Models for Pearson. The student panelists come from traditional and
nontraditional schools and will describe how they are taking advantage
of online and blended learning to tailor their learning experience to
support their college and career goals.
The final webinar, The
#ShiftToDigitalEd: Paving the Path to Digital Greatness, is presented
by Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart and Bruce Friend, chief
operating officer for International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). The speakers will discuss "the five key indicators
of success in a digital, blended or online learning environment,"
according to information from Pearson.
Further information about the webinars and registration forms can be found at the links above.
About the Author
Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].