Simpson College has teamed up with a private partner to offer 17 continuing education courses for preK-12 teachers across Iowa.
Many K-12 students can't take the classes that will help them prepare for college because their schools don't offer those courses. According to a new report from the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, one solution to the gaps lies in setting up a "course access" program.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/13/14
Input from a committee of 36 educators and researchers has helped forge a new framework by which K-12 teachers can assess their competencies in online and blended environments.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/08/14
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Okay, instead of writing a diatribe on blended learning, in this week’s blog we will let four pictures from blended learning classrooms "speak for themselves."
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 10/06/14
Portland Community College has teamed with a private partner to launch a massive open online course for teachers designed to address Web accessibility concerns associated with online learning.
Locust Grove Middle School in Henry County, GA implemented a lab rotation model of blended learning for half of its school population last year with impressive results, and this year the entire school has made the switch.
For his first year as principal of a fourth- and fifth-grade campus, Todd Nesloney hired a completely new staff and adopted an entirely project-based learning approach.
A partnership between Pearson VUE and Micrsoft will allow those who do not want to travel to a testing center to take certification exams from their homes or offices.
The University of California has said 95 online and blended courses produced by Fuel Education satisfy requirements for prerequisites for entry as freshmen.
The state of Pennsylvania is making a foray into a new program that will allow schools to offer "flexible instructional days," in which students won't have to attend school in person in order for the work to count towards instructional days.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/22/14