Challenges to reforming teacher preparation
Over the last few months the debate over the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs has gained new momentum. This summer, US News & World Report […]
Over the last few months the debate over the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs has gained new momentum. This summer, US News & World Report […]
Dec 9, 2013
My first exposure to blended learning was a transformative moment in my life. At the time, I was in my second year of teaching middle-school […]
Nov 25, 2013
As a teenager I attended traditional public schools in Morgan Hill, Calif., a rural suburb just outside of San Jose. At the time, Morgan Hill […]
Nov 18, 2013
Last week at the iNACOL Symposium I heard some familiar comments about the challenges that teachers and school leaders face when implementing blended and online […]
Nov 4, 2013
Two weeks ago Education Week published an article about online teacher preparation programs. The article highlighted how, “most of the top 10 providers of education […]
Oct 21, 2013
The emergence of online learning is transforming education by allowing us to personalize learning in ways that were impossible in the past. Because these technologies—and […]
Oct 17, 2013
This is the second part of a two-part blog. For part one, please click here. As noted in part one of this blog, efficacy and […]
Oct 7, 2013
Motivating students is hard. Surveyed teachers recently ranked motivation as their number one biggest struggle with students. Fortunately, good theory can make it easier. In […]
Oct 1, 2013
Earlier this summer our education team visited the Khan Academy Discovery Lab, a summer camp where upper-elementary students spent one week learning about either math […]
Sept 23, 2013
In our work as educators, we often find ourselves wrestling with choices about instructional strategies. For example, should we try blended learning, or should we […]
Sept 16, 2013