Schools

The district is moving toward a blended learning model in classes across the district, where students spend part of their in class and out of class time with online resources. The district is interested in resources that can be accessed anytime anywhere.

The Abilene Independent School District in Texas serves 17,078 students.

A network of 19 public charter schools in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, CT, and Brooklyn, NY. In the 2010-11 academic year, Achievement First served 5,500 students in grades K to 12.

A small charter school serving grades 1 to 9, located in Austin, TX. Students use online programs for most instruction with face-to-face teachers providing support.

Provider of alternative education solutions for at-risk youth. Provisions and operates tech-enabled academies co-located on high school campuses.

The district is working to transition curriculum to focus more on critical thinking and incorporating 21st century skills.

The Alameda County Office of Education is opening a makerspace for teachers to participate in professional development workshops, improving computer science for students and teachers, and building accelerated college and career pathways for students .

The district is rolling out Amplify tablets to all students and uses Amplify’s built-in content for resources and formative assessments, with a focus on differentiation.

District school founded in 1999 serving 622 students in grades PreK-12.

District school serving 400 students in grades K through 8 in Detroit, Michigan.

Private Catholic school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania serving 869 high school students.

The network is focused on providing students with personalized learning opportunities, including small group instruction, blended learning models and extended days (and year) to provide maximal learning opportunities for students.

District middle and high school located in Boonville, California serving grades 7 through 12.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles believes that innovation is critical to student success and aims to support all schools by upgrading technology infrastructure, and to explore and expand innovative models.

The district sees technology as one avenue for personalizing instruction. Teachers use technology to assess what students need and to become more agile in how they shape and adjust their teaching towards those needs.

Charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana serving 422 students in grades K-8.

Charter school founded in 2009 serving grades K through 8 in Oakland, California.

Top-performing California network of charter schools serving 12,000 predominantly low income students in grades K-12.

The organization has learned some lessons along the way regarding rolling out a blended learning program. Their number one rule of thumb is to start by setting expectations and working to develop a shared mindset around what blended learning is.

The district is rolling out providing more devices to move to a 1:1 model, utilize LMS tools to organize content and student data, implement professional development for technology and use technology to facilitate communication and collaboration.