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Envision Schools: Blend My Learning
For thoughtful, balanced commentary on the experience of one school network, Envision Schools (Bay Area, CA), implementing a blended learning program using Khan Academy in summer 2011, check out their...
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Sal Khan’s Education Predictions for 2060
Sal Khan of Khan Academy‘s education predictions for 2060: 1. Classrooms will look fundamentally different 2. Achievement, rather than seat time, will drive student progression 3. Pay for master...
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Sal Khan on Blended Learning
Sal Khan of the Khan Academy offers four different models for blended learning in this 11-minute video. I wanted to call out his graph that shows the interplay between breadth and depth (see below)....
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Stacey Childress on Rethinking School
My boss at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stacey Childress, recently penned an article – Rethinking School – for Harvard Business Review as part of a broader focus on American...
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Michael Horn on “Bright Spots Shine on Online Blended Learning”
Michael Horn from the Innosight Institute with a new article in Forbes: “Bright Spots Shine on Online Blended Learning.” He highlights KIPP Empower Academy (in L.A.), Carpe Diem, Los Altos (using Khan...
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EdWeek Runs Multiple Articles on Blended Learning
EdWeek recently introduced a series titled “Accelerating Innovation” that has produced a number of articles on blended learning and ed tech in general. Below are two that are directly focus on blended...
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Cautious Optimism vs Irrational Exuberance in Digital Learning
My view about the potential for education technology to produce dramatic improvements across our K-12 system, particularly for low income students, is one of cautious optimism. I am optimistic enough...
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A Prediction (and a Word of Caution) about Scaling Blended Learning in...
My good friend, Alex Hernandez, at Charter School Growth Fund, speaks regularly about the potential for blended learning to improve upon a widely-accepted instructional practice in many elementary...
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Self-Paced Learning Meets Existing Classroom Structures
Many people and organizations (Sir Ken Robinson, New Classrooms, 2Revolutions, etc.) have spoken eloquently about the fact that progressing students in age-based cohorts through courses and grades does...
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Sal Khan on the History of Edu (in 11 Minutes)
Fresh off publishing his first book, “The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined“, Sal Khan released a new video on the history of education in 11:28. It’s a helpful primer for those that want a...
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