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Please share your thoughts, feelings, and/or concerns about the presentation.
Add your comments to the board. Thanks!

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Four school districts in the state including Montgomery County and Baltimore City saw slight dips in their graduation rates. (The Baltimore Sun, 2/12/16)

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Graduation rate at Maryland public schools reached 87% last spring, gapping a 5 year climb to the highest rate of seniors earning their diplomas in state history. (The Baltimore Sun, 2/12/16)

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Trend 2 : Flexible pacing                     APEX (Online curriculum- credit recovery

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Trend 2 : Flexible pacing                     APEX (Online curriculum- credit recovery

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"These are students who didn’t succeed in a traditional classroom environment. Apex Learning digital curriculum allows them to work at their own pace to complete challenging coursework and earn the credits they need."

Dianne Vaez

K-12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Director
Temecula Valley Unified School District California

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Students tend to be more engaged. In a study 59% teachers reported that students were more motivated to learn in a blended learning environment.
The latter survey also found 60 percent of educators believed online learning better motivated students and virtual, blended and flipped learning instructors use more digital content than traditional instructors. In addition to regular online courses students pay to take, free, large-scale classes known as massive open online courses (MOOCs) are now drawing up to 100,000 students per course. Some MOOCs also come with verified certifications for students who complete them, which some colleges and universities are beginning to accept for credit.

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What does a blended classroom look like?

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A Brady High School science teacher uses Schoology, mastery-based learning, and backwards design to create an engaging, differentiated blended learning environment for his students.

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Blended learning is gaining school-wide support. As per a survey of educators completed by Learning in the 21st Century, 76 percent of those asked believe blended learning is beneficial to students. That is a significant group of educators and that percentage has only grown with enhancement and awareness increase relating to the use of technology in education.
The prevalence of online classes is growing. It's predicted that by 2019, half of all classes for grades K-12 will be taught online.

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What is blended learning?

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Learn about Education Elements and high level concepts of blended learning.