Blended Learning
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What LELA Taught Me About Managing Systemic Change in Education
November 18, 2016- Scott Feder I did not fully grasp what was ahead of me when I sent in my application to become part of the third Lexington Education Leadership Award (LELA) Fellowship. Was this another advertising scheme? Did I just win $10,000,000 from Ed [Read More...] -
Will Congress Fund Personalized Learning This Year?
October 13, 2016- Doug Mesecar What is the status of important funding decisions for personalized learning, such as the new Student Support and Academic Achievement block grant (Title IV of the Every Student Succeeds Act), Title I and other ed-tech funding sources and programs? [Read More...] -
What Does a Reinvented High School Model for 2016 Look Like?
September 30, 2016- Don Soifer The excitement around this month’s “XQ: The Super School Project” announcement created a contagious buzz around ten highly innovative high school models across the country. The ten winning schools were each awarded $10 million to execute their forward-facing [Read More...] -
New Evidence That Personalized Learning Can Produce Powerful Results
September 16, 2016- Doug Mesecar Education Elements, a Silicon Valley-based consultancy emerging as a national leader in the design and implementation of personalized learning, is out with fresh, forceful evidence that well-designed, effectively implemented, pedagogically driven personalized learning can yield inspiring educational outcomes. Education [Read More...] -
Right Topic, Wrong Question: Blended Learning In The EdNext Poll
August 30, 2016- Doug Mesecar Education Next’s new annual poll purports to show lackluster and declining interest in blended learning. However, the wording of the poll’s blended learning question is essentially about how much computer usage high schoolers should have during instruction. To truly gauge [Read More...] -
Updating Virginia Education Rules to Support Personalizing Learning (From Richmond Times-Dispatch)
August 21, 2016- Doug Mesecar and Don Soifer With last year’s SOL test scores just released, it is important to consider how Virginia can revitalize holding divisions and schools accountable for student results under a new federal education law. This is a pivotal opportunity for the commonwealth to [Read More...] -
Innovating to Accelerate Gains at Truesdell Education Campus in Washington, DC
April 8, 2016- Ashley Bateman Executive Summary Truesdell Education Campus in the District of Columbia Public Schools, is quickly becoming one of the most innovative elementary schools in the region, with the student academic gains and outcomes to prove it. Central to this innovation is [Read More...] -
From Good to Great Through Personalized Learning in Loudoun County, Virginia
March 22, 2016- Doug Mesecar Click here to download the article as PDF. Executive Summary This fall, Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools will introduce a new personalized learning approach in 15 elementary and secondary schools, adding a powerful strategy to the district’s overall vision [Read More...] -
Announcing the Lexington Education Leadership Award (LELA) Fellowships Third Cohort
March 10, 2016- Don Soifer We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the third class of Lexington Education Leadership Award (LELA) Fellows. Applications are online here and will remain open through April 10th. The LELA fellowship remains the only national initiative [Read More...] -
Personalizing Learning to Narrow Achievement Gaps in Middletown, NY (Presentation Slides)
March 9, 2016- Doug Mesecar Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning Click here to download the presentation as PDF. When Superintendent Ken Eastwood and his leadership team in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York launched their transformative blended learning initiative, they did so [Read More...]
