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Response to Intervention in the Blended Learning Environment
A Guide to Common Core
Three Strategies for Consistently Engaging Learners
The importance of cultivating a growth mindset with students
Becoming a reflective educator
Developing prosocial behaviors and interactions within the classroom experience
Identifying at-risk learners. Two critical components
Three key factors in igniting the fire in learners
Memories of school veterans. Thank you
Keeping early course finishers engaged
The right curriculum for blended learning
Blended Learning Technology. Selection Process
Students who finish early. Four ways to keep grads-to-be engaged
Generation DIY. Benefits of blended learning that transcend instruction
Generation DIY. Benefits from the Blended Learning homefront
Top 6 Lessons from Madness. NCAA March Madness
Preventing the Dreaded: "Why Do We Need to Learn This?"
8 Blended Learning Space Considerations
5 Favorite Practices for Effective Communication
Second-Order Change: The Blended Learning Mandate
6 Ways to Match Blended Learning Models
Using the SAMR Model in Blended Learning
Planning for 1 to 1 Learning: Making the Blended Learning Model Local
Eight Elite Questions to Ask When Selecting Online Content Providers
Five Tips to Overcome the "January Syndrome" in Professional Development
Blended education: Student-led discussions
Next Generation Learning Spaces eBook offer and conference information
Learning from Reality TV. Five Important Presentation Lessons for Teachers
Six steps to great technology training
Why I’m "Bullish" on Blended Learning
Lessons from the One-Room Schoolhouse
6 Keys to Deliberate Practice in Blended Learning
Top Fifteen Skills Students Need for College and Career Readiness
6 Ways Google Drive Docs Rocks in Blended Education
Effective Instructional Probing Questions
6 Career Types for Personalizing Learning
Back to school thoughts
Using data to inform instruction. Rigor, Relevance, and Results
Teaching to Learn
Social and Emotional learning matters
Infographic: 7 Blended Activities to Start the New Year
Tips for electrifying instruction (even when the lights go out)
Lansing's Woodcreek Achievement Center: Blended Learning ideas to improve reading comprehension
Top Five Blended Learning Tweets (of the summer so far)
Infographic: 8 key points to include in digital citizenship
Deliberate practice makes remember-able perfect
The 'One Minute Manager's' advice to teachers and students
Ways to Get the Most from ISTE 2014
Educators advocate for new programs, more technology, increased funding. 3 simple steps.
7 Favorite Ways Students Like to Learn
Adapting Teacher Observations to Blended Learning Environments
Celebrating Successes. Student Learning in a Blended, Personalized Environment
Teaching in a Blended Environment: 12 Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Great ways to support teachers in blended, personalized, and online learning classrooms
Engagement doesn't necessarily equal buy-in. Working through pushback in Blended Learning environments
Connecting Classroom Instruction to Online Content
Blended Learning Classrooms Start with Blended Learning Professional Development
Top 3 Ways Blended Learning Really Works in Professional Development
Must Follow Organizations Supporting Blended, Personalized Learning
Great Probes for Blended, Personalized, Online Teaching
Four Key Considerations for Selecting Blended, Personalized, and Online Learning Tools
Four Creative Ways to Share the Vision for Blended, Personalized, Online Learning
Series: Planning for Blended and Personalized Learning: Blended Learning Goals
Planning for Blended and Personalized Learning Series: Crafting a Vision
News from the Field: eLearn Magazine – Call for K12 Blended Learning Articles
Does Big Bird "Tweet"? Teaching Generation Z
Five Characteristics of Great Blended Learning Teachers
Empowering Students with the Top Four Blended Learning Models
Three Interrelated Parts of Real Blended Learning
As the blended, online, personalized learning arena continues to expand and evolve, keeping up with all of the new publications, tweets, e-zines, and blogs almost amounts to a full-time job. Rather than spend hours upon hours searching the internet or plowing through PDF downloads, we increase our results by starting with some of the top organizations and documents focused on our topic.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE©)
A leading nonprofit organization, ISTE supports more than 100,000 ed tech stakeholders throughout the world. Their annual conference provides insight into new developments, proven models, and sessions dedicated to both the novice as well as the advanced practitioner and educational leader. They also provide standards, well-written case studies, professional learning options and white papers designed to support everything ed tech for the K20 arena.
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
iNACOL works to ensure all students access to excellent education and high quality blended learning opportunities. Another nonprofit organization, they provide standards for online teaching and learning, publications, advocacy support, and an annual symposium dedicated to all levels of educators working in the ed tech arena.
Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Clayton Christensen Institute works diligently to improve education through the power of "disruptive innovation." Published in May of 2013, the Institute’s paper Is K12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to the theory of hybrids challenges educational leaders, especially those in ed tech, much like what Blue Ocean Strategy does for the business world. They provide insightful resources through their blog, white papers, multimedia pieces, and speaking engagements (events).
Getting Smart
Getting Smart© believes in and advocates for better K12 and post-secondary education through the shift to personal digital learning. They provide consulting, publications, and speaking engagements focused on developments in blended learning research, technology, and innovative strategies. Fully connected to iNACOL, ISTE, and the Clayton Christensen Institute, Getting Smart offers a great one-stop starting point for those just getting started or those looking for answers to emerging challenges.
The National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT)
An independent nonprofit organization, NCAT is dedicated to empowering ed tech within higher education. They provide expertise and support to colleges and universities as they work to increase the availability and effectiveness of blended, personalized learning throughout the post-secondary arena. NCAT has led the charge on course redesign and instructional technology models used in developmental education programs and beyond.
Today's Challenge:
How familiar are you with key, leading organization that support ed tech, blended, online, and personalized learning at their very core? Take 30 minutes to explore some of the options listed above. Acquaint yourself with key players and download valuable research that will definitely come in handy as you continue to grow your implementation.
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