Posts tagged Blended Learning
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What’s the best way to use technology in the classroom? One new charter seems to have figured it out
A new charter school in Ward 8 is engaging young children through “blended learning,” which mixes traditional classroom methods and technology. Critics have charged that blended learning is simply a sneaky way of reducing teacher headcounts and thus easing stretched budgets. But at Ingenuity Prep, which opened this year in the Bellevue neighborhood of… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Are DC schools getting better?
Have DC’s school reforms worked?: Although DC schools have a long way to go, the Post concludes DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson is on the right track in implementing test-based teacher evaluations and other reforms pioneered by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee. But others take a dimmer view, even calling DC’s proficiency rates for high-poverty students “disgusting.”… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Honors are awarded to schools, students
Local high schools are ranked: According to Jay Mathews’ annual ranking, the most challenging DCPS high school is School Without Walls, which he placed at 6th in the region. Mathews ranked the school 99th nationwide. (Post) Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: Students progress towards proficient
Principal turns around failing DCPS school: Harry Hughes introduced single-sex classes, required teachers to be on time, and brought in volunteer reading tutors at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. (Post) Keep reading…
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Teachers collaborate with the help of technology
Planning a high-quality lesson can be one of the most challenging tasks a teacher faces. Now a DC-based company called LearnZillion is using technology to help teachers share their best ideas with each other as well as with parents and students. When Eric Westendorf was a teacher at E.L. Haynes, a highly ranked DC public charter school, he realized that “teachers, no matter… Keep reading…
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DCPS middle school tries a new way of teaching math
Can a blend of computerized and traditional teacher-led instruction give students a better educational experience? Hart Middle School in Congress Heights is trying to find out. Math class at Hart is looking different these days. Instead of 25 or 30 kids seated at desks or grouped around tables in a classroom, scribbling in worksheets or tracking the teacher, nearly 200 students… Keep reading…