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Report: 83 Percent of High Schools Offer Online Courses
Only 17 percent of high schools do not currently offer any online classes and more than 40 percent are offering online courses in English language arts, history, math or science, according to the latest report from Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up report. Based on online survey responses from more than 400,000 teachers, administrators, students and community […]
Read MoreWhat Adaptive Technologies Do (Answering the “To What End” Question)
The phone rings and a superintendent is asking, “What adaptive software do I need to personalize learning?” If only the question were so simple. How does this “stuff” work? Getting precise about what specific technologies actually do in the instructional model is an important step to clarify in implementing high-quality blended learning. For years, people […]
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Adaptive Learning: Are We There Yet?
Partnerships between tech companies and publishers are turning an ed tech buzzword into a reality, but, as one expert says, “It’s going to take some time to get it right.” For more than a decade, K-12 educators have been hearing about the potential of adaptive learning, an approach to instruction and remediation that uses technology […]
Read MoreThree Trends Driving Digital Learning Today
Learning is becoming more digital–there’s no doubt about it As technology connects more teachers and students with digital learning opportunities, education is changing for the better. Students are using online digital resources to learn and support their classroom education, and teachers use online resources to help students build important research and evaluation skills. Ninety-five percent […]
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What will Education look like in 10 years?
Doing away with the traditional grade structure in schools and allowing students learn at their own paces is one change possibly coming to schools of the future, according to Horry County Schools superintendent Cindy Elsberry. She also thinks the 12th grade might be eliminated in the near future. A transitional year where students work closely […]
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