The final keynote of #iNACOL14 was given by Michael Horn, author of Blended and Disrupting Class. This was my favorite keynote of the conference. I read Disrupting Class a couple years back and Horn’s talk made me want to go back and skim over some sections. My notes, in tweets: #blendedlearning: 1. promise of personalization – … Continue reading →

Discussion on the lawn: “Leading Innovations in Learning” with Michael Horn, author of Blended and Disrupting Class This session ran as Horn fielding questions from the audience (as a group at the beginning of the session and then again in the middle) and weaved the answers into his speaking. Some highlights I grabbed: #Blended solutions … Continue reading →

Well, I was super excited about this session, but all that happened was presenters reading through their document of tech tools… and then asking participants for tools they liked. No context, just tools… If you’re interested, here is the document of tech tools – Creating Digital Grit: Tech Tools to Transform Your Teaching

Day #2 at #iNACOL14 with Gene Wilhoit. We’re at the point where policy & practice must come together. Stop working around the system, & work on the system. ~Gene Wilhoit #iNACOL14 — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) November 6, 2014 #iNACOL14 Gene Wilhout: Schooling, as we know it, is in a weakened state.” It’s time to change…and … Continue reading →

Some odds & ends from afternoon sessions — Discover Open Tools for Personalized Learning Competency Education Toolkit for Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, & Grading (a ton of documents shared in this session) Using ePortfolios to Evaluate Teachers for Idaho’s K-12 Online Teaching Endorsement Full notes here…

Video instruction can feel like a judgement free, on demand learning environment #iNACOL14 — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) November 5, 2014 Videos are just a start. A real education involves human beings, interaction, community, … ~@salkhanacademy #iNACOL14 — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) November 5, 2014 “Online learning isn’t to replace the physical classroom; it’s to liberate the … Continue reading →

Blended learning offers multiple curricula paths, which pushes toward greater student-centered pedagogy #blendedjourney #iNACOL14 — Sean Michael Morris (@slamteacher) November 5, 2014 Blended Learning Innovations: 10 major trends via @tvanderark #iNACOL14 #blendedjourney pic.twitter.com/GrRbDbJscN — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) November 5, 2014   Blended Learning Innovations: 10 Major Trends paper by @DreamBox_Learn & @Getting_Smart http://t.co/of7EVlaiWX #BlendedJourney — … Continue reading →

Sessions notes… these are a bit rough but hopefully some good food for thought for those of you reading — Brief into to Summit Schools: 7 charter schools in the SF Bay area, and growing Reimagined HS model; take the best practices that we see out there and apply them to our schools Initial Goals: … Continue reading →

My first iNACOL experience is happening right now in sunny Palm Springs, California! Excited to be here to learn and chat about online & blended learning and best practices for teaching and learning. To begin, the opening keynote was titled: “Powering Up Kids and Teachers” and delivered by: Susan Patrick “President & CEO for the … Continue reading →