While I realize that I have had the benefit of exposure over the past two years to blended learning and its transformational potential, we have yet to personally experience it in a sustained fashion. Diving into this new frontier of education may seem daunting, but leveraging technology to fit the needs of our extremely needy population seems like a no brainer. In the short term that we had the ability to pilot blended learning, student ownership took hold and soft skills improved markedly. I am optimistic that students will be able to make substantial gains once we are able to leverage technology in a way that makes sense. While there were and will be hiccups, stay the course. We will learn together to create new student experiences that personalizes learning and impacts student achievement.
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I can't wait! You can't dive into the ocean without first getting your toes wet!
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