Blended learning is driving student success in schools across the U.S., and education leaders in school districts far and wide are taking notice of the results.
Blended learning combines online learning with traditional classroom methods and gives students a measure of control over the time, place, path and pace of their learning. This technique has improved performance by increasing student engagement and one-on-one and small-group time, resulting in enhanced differentiation of instruction and higher levels of student and peer achievement.
More than half of school principals have observed positive learning outcomes resulting from implementing digital and online content in the classroom, according to Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up research. Teachers are starting to view themselves as having blended classrooms—one in three teachers described their classrooms as blended in the past two years.
These educators have learned that reaching digital natives, the current generation of students who were born into mobile technology such as tablets and smart phones, through digital learning techniques meets them on their home turf. Ninety percent of middle and high school students and nearly 40 percent of elementary students have access to smart devices at home. They learn by search engine and expect to learn that way whether schools take advantage or not. But when they do, all stakeholders win.
Additional Resources
Blackboard Classroom, a digital learning environment for K-12, erases barriers to learning by setting students, teachers, district leaders and parents on a digital learning path that positively impacts student achievement. Read on to learn how to implement a blended learning program in your classroom and school district.
Infographic: Student Success through Personalized Learning
Education leaders are seeing the value and need to personalize learning for students by leveraging digital learning tools. Explore this infographic to uncover ways to help students succeed in your classrooms.
Five Ways to Embrace Blending Learning in Elementary Education
Collaboration leads to engagement in the classroom, and that leads to student success. We asked Paula Barr, a second grade blended learning teacher in Lawrence, Kan., to share her tips on how to create a collaborative learning environment within the classroom.
Download: Project Tomorrow Digital Trends Report
The idea of personalized learning has been a long-standing goal of K-12 education. The digital tools needed to support this goal have finally caught up to the ideal. This report details the experiences and insights of innovative school and district administrators across the U.S. who are scaling the use of digital content, resources and tools to empower new learner-centric, highly differentiated classroom environments.
eBook: Learn How to Blend with Blackboard Classroom
Blended learning makes it possible for all students to succeed. Download this eBook to learn what it is, what it looks like in the classroom and how it can benefit students and teachers. Then, read five ways to incorporate blended learning in your school and get started on your pathway to student success.
