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New Blended Learning Teacher Training
Cupertino, CA — August 10, 2015 — The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a non-profit organization catalyzing the transformation of American K-12 education through blended learning on a national scale, and grantee Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay), a leading, nationally accredited graduate school of education, today launched a series of online training modules to help teachers make the shift to blended learning.
"Teaching Character" Now On Demand
Teachers: They’re among the most vital and influential figures in a child’s life. Not only do they impart academic knowledge — literacy, mathematics, the sciences, and more — but they also serve as models to children as they develop the life skills that they’ll need to succeed beyond their years in the classroom.
Blend Your Teaching Today: Three New Modules Focused on Blended Learning
Welcome to BL-101: Beginning to Blend. The video excerpts below were put together to give you a glimpse into new Blended Learning content that will soon be public. In August, 2015, Relay will launch 3 FREE, online modules preparing teachers to teach Blended Learning: the strategic integration of technology and in-person instruction focused on the pursuit of student achievement.
How a New Principal Transformed a School
Calhan Elementary School was at the end of its rope. By 2013, four years of declining student scores on Colorado’s exams had earned it a “priority improvement” designation, and contributed to a toxic atmosphere that pitted the administrators against teachers and teachers against each other. As frustrations boiled over, its principal resigned in May of that year.
Leverage Leadership Cohort Announced
New York (June 29, 2015) – Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) today announced the 2015 cohort for its Leverage Leadership Institute Fellowship, developed in partnership with Uncommon Schools. In total, 25 district and charter school leaders from across the country were admitted into the program from 12 states and the District of Columbia. Now in its second year, the Leverage Leadership Institute Fellowship, based on Paul Bambrick-Santoyo’s acclaimed book Leverage Leadership, is a unique one-year program designed to help great leaders become extraordinary.
Implementing Effective Stations
Could stations be the solution?
The video below features teachers and administrators who started off blending with the lab-rotation model and have now switched to doing stations. Hear about the benefits they have seen from the station rotation model, as well as words of advice.
The Basics for Building a Playlist
What is a blended learning playlist, and how can you make it work for your students?
In the video clip below Adam Carter, the CAO of Summit Public Schools, talks about how to get students invested in playlists, as well as how to support them through the process.
Using a Lab for Learning
Is the "Lab Model" right for your school?
In the video clip below, hear from teachers and administrators about the strengths of the lab model, as well as other words of wisdom about working in a lab.
Flipping Your Classroom
In the clip below, teachers and students at NYC iSchool explain why they started flipping their classrooms and describe their experiences learning in a flipped classroom.
Relay Student Earns Research Prize
Relay graduate student John Sharkey had a hunch: In his second year teaching seventh graders at Harlem Village Academies HVA East Middle school, Sharkey had a nagging feeling that the school’s go-to response to addressing students’ bad behavior — removing them from classrooms, also known as “send-outs” — might need rethinking. So he decided to do something about it. Then, he documented the results and earned a top research award from Yale University.
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