Inspiring New Futures

A national survey of more than 800 public school parents and teachers found especially strong support for digital learning was among parents.  SOURCE: Parents/Teachers on Technology in Education, August 2012; Hart Research for the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/10/17/01bits-benefits.h06.html

"What does a cursive Q look like?" I asked my wife after dinner one recent night. We were helping our 5-year-old daughter form uppercase letters in manuscript when it occurred to me that I did not remember how to form a cursive capital Q. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/17/08polochanin.h32.html

A number of services have cropped up over the years to help schools answer a question that, in an age of information overload, scarce resources, and new technology, is becoming central to how they move forward: What works? http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/17/08edustar.h32.html

A variety of models for mixing face-to-face education and online instruction are generating lessons learned Since blended learning exploded onto the K-12 scene with promises of personalized and student-centered learning, it has proliferated into dozens of different models, with educators continually tweaking and changing those methods to find the perfect balance of face-to-face and online instruction to meet the needs of their students. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/24/09el-overview.h32.html 

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/24/09catholic.h32.html As Roman Catholic schools aggressively seek solutions to curb tumbling enrollment numbers, they are turning increasingly to an approach that blends online learning and face-to-face instruction as a way to cut expenses and appeal to new students and their families.

At  Florida's Coral Glades High School , 13 classes of students take an online course in world history through the Florida Virtual School. Though the coursework is online and the instructor virtual, students see their teacher in person during weekly class visits. The students have another face-to-face support as well: a classroom facilitator who keeps them on track, helps with technical problems, and takes attendance. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/10/24/09el-floridavirtual.h32.html

District and school administrators have pushed our faculty to incorporate more technology tools in our classrooms. In particular, at the high school level, we’ve been encouraged to take part in a new bring-your-own-technology initiative to engage students. http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/10/24/tln_crowley_tech.html