Posts tagged with: distance-education
K-12 Online/Blended Learning Here To Stay
Among all the emerging trends in K-12 education, virtual or online schooling may well be the one experiencing fastest growth. more
Parents Playing a Larger Role in K-12 Education
In what seems like a throw back to centuries-old practices before state-sponsored universal public schooling became the norm, parents are increasingly taking charge of their kids' K-12 education. more
Disrupting the Traditional Classroom
— Harvard University professor, Chris Dede, discusses the potential for online learning to drive innovation in education by personalizing the learning experience. more
Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom
On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction, says recent DoE report. more
An Authentic Dawn for Online Private Schooling
Stanford's Online High School is becoming one of the world’s most compelling offerings for online high school education that focuses on academic achievement. more
A New Way to Learn: Bell Rings for Virtual Schools in Houston
— The Houston Independent School District is part of an increasingly popular national movement to expand online learning in K-12. more
Study: Students want more online learning
Here is a report on a recent study whose findings while bewilderingly devoid of new insight do help in re-affirming a stock set of truisms that have come to be associated with online learning and its inevitable relevance to the current generation of K-12 students. more
The Art of Problem Solving: Exceptional Distance Education in Math
Richard Rusczyk and his team at Art of Problem Solving have made it uber cool and entertaining for tens of thousands of avid young minds to plunge into math. more
Programs for Children with High Academic Ability
There are 2 well-known programs that are explicitly slated as programs for gifted and talented youth-
• The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) program from Stanford University, and
•The more
Learning Without Limits – How the rise of online instruction is changing the nature of schooling
Online instruction for K-12 has evolved over the years from the realm of sometimes exotic and sometimes “poor cousin” into the province of practical, affordable and well-regarded solutions for legions... more