Comments on: In New Jersey, teachers union fights blended learning

By: Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? | Liberty Hall

Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? | Liberty Hall — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:42:32 +0000

[...] schools are new—experimental even—and they’re already taking fire from the unions. The NJEA filed a motion seeking a stay of the charter issued to MPCS and NPCS. Fortunately, the [...]

By: Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? - Unofficial Network

Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? - Unofficial Network — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:09:50 +0000

[...] schools are new—experimental even—and they’re already taking fire from the unions. The NJEA filed a motion seeking a stay of the charter issued to MPCS and NPCS. Fortunately, the [...]

By: Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? | Anything Voluntary

Will Cory Booker Bring School Choice to New Jersey? | Anything Voluntary — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:56:43 +0000

[...] schools are new—experimental even—and they’re already taking fire from the unions. The NJEA filed a motion seeking a stay of the charter issued to MPCS and NPCS. Fortunately, the [...]

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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:38:02 +0000

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Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:46:20 +0000

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By: New Jersey union fights blended learning — Joanne Jacobs

New Jersey union fights blended learning — Joanne Jacobs — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:35:51 +0000

[...] Jersey’s biggest teachers’ union is suing to shut down charter schools that use “blended learning,” a mix of online and group learning, according to the Hechinger [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:03:24 +0000

The closing comments focused on skill drill are the Rocketship view of blended–prep for deeper learning in class. Our our recent paper –How Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learning–outlines how tech tools and blended schools can promote deeper learning directly by enabling new student roles and providing access to new opportunities.
http://gettingsmart.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Digital-Learning-Deeper-Learning-Full-White-Paper.pdf

By: Richard Colvin

Richard Colvin — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:20:27 +0000

It’s unfortunate that the enormous potential of digitization to create environments that give them nearly infinite opportunities to be creative, curious problem-solvers who apply and gain disciplinary knowledge as they play and work is being squandered on drills and digital work sheets. What a waste!