Sizing Up Blended Learning
Schools Expand Opportunities, Confront Shortcomings
January 29, 2014
This Education Week special report is the latest installment in an ongoing series about online education. These stories examine the opportunities and persistent questions that surround schools' and districts' implementation of blended learning, the widely used instructional approach that combines technology-based instruction with traditional, face-to-face lessons.
Classroom Technology Educators, Researchers Look for Lessons in Blended Learning Algebra ProgramResearchers and educators are intrigued by what lessons could be offered from a study showing that students benefited from a blended-learning algebra curriculum.
Teaching Bringing Blended Models Home No Easy TaskAs schools work to expand tech-based strategies, they are trying to find solutions for students who don't have ready access to the devices they need at home.Classroom Technology Superintendents, Principals Move to Conquer Tech WeaknessesNational organizations are beginning to create resources to help school administrators understand technology's instructional potential, and some school leaders are setting out to do so on their own.
Classroom Technology Q&A: Grooming Ambassadors for Classroom Blended LearningOdin Jurkowski, a professor of educational technology, talks about teaching educators tech skills that require them to rethink how classrooms should operate.School Choice & Charters Private Schools Exploring Blended ModelsA growing number of Catholic, independent, and other private schools are attempting to attract families, and improve instruction, by putting blended learning programs in place.Classroom Technology Districts Weigh Blended Costs, SavingsSchool districts find that costs and savings from blended learning vary by factors such as the size of the school system and the technology required.
Teacher Preparation Teacher Colleges Seek to Shift to Digital AgeTeacher colleges, often criticized for not training educators to use technology in the classroom, are experimenting with new digital approaches to stay relevant.
Classroom Technology 'Flexible' Classrooms: Blended Learning 2.0?Rocketship Education's new approach to blended learning seeks to increase teacher collaboration and further individualize instruction, but the model poses new challenges for classroom educators.
Classroom Technology Growing Pains for Rocketship's Blended-Learning JuggernautThe highly touted charter network's new "flexible classroom" model failed to reverse steady test-score declines, raising questions about Rocketship's aggressive expansion plans.
