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Pros:
- students can work at their own pace.
- teachers can work with students when they are ready for instruction.
- Online resources can provide assessment data to the teacher.

Cons:
- Kids can get bored with online courses like iReady.
- Need multiple teachers in a class to support all students who need individualized help.
- How are they integrating learning technology?

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Annette Nelson

Pros - students can work at their own pace, there is a teacher for support and accountability, the curriculum is already set up
Cons - As with all blended learning the availability of technology and internet,
the students have less time to work with others, student still needs motivation to learn, since the curriculum is set being able to adjust for student interests may be harder.

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I like the idea of the A la Carte settting

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I like the idea of the A la Carte settting

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Pros:  Students still attended regular classroom and interact with peers with individual and group learning.
Self paced on areas that they excel at.  Can get caught up on there own time in areas that they might be behind in our lack interest. Depending on the online program instant data tracking is also a bonus as you can adjust student learning on a more individual basis.
Cons: I feel that the biggest in con in all of the models is that they are only as good as the online programing. They are also only as good as the teacher that is trained in how to integrate or implement the online curriculum.

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Pros: accelerated learning, online support through multiple modalities
cons: needs technical skills, hard to find courses that are challenging.

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Marc Loberg
Pros-at student level, teacher support, can still be with other kids on site
Cons-looked too much like kids doing i-ready and sold that way, I know we stuggle with kids and parents and i-ready type lessons the older they get

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Pros: I'm curious about the idea of learning anywhere, anytime.
Cons: seems students have to have a strong intrinsic work ethic. Reliable tech anywhere they go and so much screen time. Does the amount of screen time allow for much socio-emotional development?

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Pros:
-students get to have more say in what they work on
-They could go deeper into their interests
-They can go at their own pace
-can work from home if there is wifi access

Cons:
-too much screen time
-the planning for each student seems not possible with so many students
-will that much screen time REALLY keep the kids engaged in what they should be doing?

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Pros:
Differentiated instruction - in a traditional sense
Student autonomy - working at their own pace, etc.
Seems like it could off load some of the work done by the teacher to an online source (lesson planning, grading, etc). I actually see this as a "con" but some would see it as a pro.

Cons:
Still using mostly traditional teaching methods (direct instruction), it's just moved to a computer screen instead of coming from a teacher. And the textbook is just online instead of in a book.
Student engagement - I noticed in the video example of the Touchstone Academy, which was the model school for this, students were working on what looked like iReady lessons. My experience with these types of online lessons is that students mostly find them boring and un-motivating (as they do with direct instruction in a classroom). The presentation of the material itself is not particularly engaging, regardless of whether it aligns with their current level of understanding or not.
Lack of engagement with peers. A big part of learning is to engage with ideas of others. In fact, one of the Mathematical Practices is to "construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others". I don't see much of this happening in this model. Unless you do it in some sort of online forum. Which, in particular for mathematics, is not very effective (yet) because of the need for notation, etc.

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I'd like to comment on the flex model. I think the pros are that students are able to:
1. Learn at their own pace
2. Choose their content
3. Still receive support that is necessary....
4. Have more ownership in their learning
Another pro is that teachers are freed from whole group instruction and can become facilitators/coaches.

The cons are:
1. Lots of sitting/not a lot of movement
2. Accountability for students
3. Creating the lessons
4. Cost of technology/software (although maybe offset by lack of textbooks?

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I like them ala carte model.

Pros: Students can complete work anytime, students are still interacting with each other and teachers, and they are learning 21st century skills (tech skills!)

Cons: Lots of screen time, requires a lot of upfront planning for the teacher, and requires that teacher know how to create online lessons.

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Pros:
Face to Face daily w/ teacher
Allow remote learning w/ teacher support
Fully online
Same teacher online and in class
Regular class setting
Cons:
Internet
Student must be motivated

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Pro:
*This allows for supplements to student interests.
*Done well, this could be a great way to engage the other 2-3 days of the week for students.
*It could work really well for special interest topics of students.
Con:
*Wi-Fi limitations at home...
*I'm wondering how effective AP-level learning could really be that one could get through this approach.

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The disruptive model I am choosing to comment on is the Flex Model. I feel the pros are: a) Students work at their own pace on their own terms. The students are working in the same room and one student can be on 7th grade math level and another can be in the 3rd grade math level; this is fabulous because the students are working on the content they are understanding and I feel the student who struggles, probably feels successful on the level they are learning and the gifted student does not get bored with the material he/she already knows. b) The teacher can walk around the room and have mini-conversations with students on where they are and what is their progress – I feel the teacher will have more time to do one-on-one conferring with students. The cons could be: a) budgets for computers and quality online resources that can keep kids working at their own levels otherwise the teacher will need to find online resources that are free, except that is very limited – usually there are many online resources that are free, but when you want the data to go with it, there is a fee to pay. b) There needs to be reliable Wi-Fi and/or internet service for all students to be on at the same time. Sometimes when many students are on at the same time, the internet is so slow or does not work.