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OER State Policy in K-12 Education: Benefits, Strategies, and Recommendations for Open Access, Open Sharing
This report helps policymakers promote collaboration and deeper learning with Open Educational Resources (OER). The authors demonstrate how policymakers are helping teachers to build resources, share educational materials, and personalize...
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Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education
This paper provides a scan of the literature to expand the knowledge base for the field of online, blended, and competency-based education. The goal of the paper is to explain the nuances of key terms used across the field of K-12 education related...
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iNACOL's New Learning Models Vision
This brief summarizes iNACOL’s New Learning Models, which personalize learning using competency-based approaches. Supported by blended and online learning modalities, teachers use technology to differentiate instruction and engage students in deeper...
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A Roadmap for Implementation of Blended Learning at the School Level: A Case Study of the iLearnNYC Lab Schools
This roadmap was designed to provide guidance to NYCDOE school administrators in implementing blended learning programs in their own schools. Over the 2012-13 school year, iNACOL worked with 8 NYCDOE Lab Schools, each with its own blended learning...
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Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 11th Edition
Keeping Pace with K–12 Digital Learning is the title of this year’s report. Digital learning is replacing the previous reference to online and blended learning. This seemingly small word change signifies a significant evolution in the landscape, and...
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The iNACOL State Policy Frameworks: 5 Critical Issues to Transform K-12 Education
Over the last decade, the American education system has seen unprecedented transformation of teaching and learning as educators have grasped the power of new learning models to close achievement gaps and extend access to high-quality learning...
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Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts
This report includes information on implementing blended, competency-based education. It discusses the implications of personalized learning as a main pillar of school design, structured around ensuring equity and quality. To assist school and...
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Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute - Research Clearinghouse for K-12 Blended and Online Learning
This Clearinghouse is a collaborative effort led by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the Michigan Virtual Learning Research InstituteTM (MVRLITM) to provide a repository of references to research articles and other...
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Performance-Based Funding & Online Learning: Maximizing Resources for Student Success
The report is focused on performance-based funding and the costs in online learning programs. This study examines the variety of funding models for K-12 online learning, explores adequacy costs, and outlines the guiding principles of...
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Using Online Learning for Credit Recovery: Getting Back on Track to Graduation
This research paper illustrates how schools and programs are using online learning to provide credit recovery for students with a wide spectrum of academic needs. The report investigates credit recovery and its impact on today’s students, state and...
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Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
This paper explores how an Alaskan school district shifted from a traditional K-12 education system to a personalized, competency-based system, embedded in the culture of the community, which led to increased student achievement. Chugach School...
