Amy Oliver Show: Task Force Looks at Policy Answers for Online Learning
- February 6, 2014
A School Reform News story by Heritage Foundation education policy analyst highlighted the Education Policy Center’s new issue paper on modifying Colorado’s K-12 funding system to support more blended learning options. The report’s author was prominently quoted in the story: “Different students have different goals and motivations, and excel or need extra help in different
READ MORETune in to Devil’s Advocate as host Jon Caldara is joined by Colorado Department of Education Assistant Commissioner Amy Anderson and Independence Institute senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow to discuss policy changes Colorado needs to make so students can have greater access to quality online course options and other customized learning opportunities. A growing number of “blended learning” models bring the traditional classroom and digital technology together in productive ways.
READ MORESenior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow explains the themes and proposals in his new report Online Course-Level Funding. He and Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno discuss how Colorado’s current school finance system is a hindrance to customized student learning options made possible by digital technology, and what specific policy changes need to be made.
READ MOREMany Colorado secondary students may benefit from greater opportunity to take a number of traditional face-to-face classes and digital courses simultaneously. Students’ ability to “self-blend” courses in this manner is hampered by school district control of per-pupil funding and course options. Following the national Digital Learning Council’s guidelines, Colorado should alter the K-12 education funding system to enable greater student access to effective online course options.
READ MOREDo I write enough here about blended learning? Probably not. The fascinating and significant topic has many different manifestations, and developments change so fast that it’s hard to get a really solid grasp of what it is. The respected gurus at the Innosight Institute define blended learning as:
a formal education program in which a student […]
Branson School Online elementary teacher Christina Narayan talks about her experience as one of 300 Colorado participants at an NBC televised Teacher Town Hall in Denver on April 15. She shares the perspective of a full-time online teacher, explaining the power of technology to enhance parental choice and promote innovative solutions in education.
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