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RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning

Lessons Learned in Teacher Mentoring: Supporting Educators in K-12 Online Learning Environments

This report provides a detailed look at how mentoring occurs in various virtual school business models. All 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have supplemental and/or full-time K-12 online programs, and teacher mentoring structures...

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...

Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 10th Edition

This report, the 10th in series of annual report beginning in 2004, examines the status of K-12 online education across the country. The Authors provide an overview of the latest policies, practices, and trends affecting online learning programs...

An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad

An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad seeks to highlight components of competency education in international practice, to inform US policymakers and decision makers seeking to implement high-quality competency...

Blending Learning: The Evolution of Online and Face-to-Face Education from 2008–2015

This report explores the development of blended learning from 2008-2015, the evolution of definitions across blended learning models and effective blended instructional strategies grounded in case studies. The paper depicts how schools are...

Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Policy and Practice from K-12 Schools Around the World

In 2006, iNACOL conducted its first international survey, titled An International Perspective of K-12 Online Learning: A Summary of the 2006 NACOL International E-Learning Survey. Since the growth of online and blended learning has grown at an...

Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009-10

This report provides national estimates about student enrollment in distance education courses in public school districts. Estimates are based on district surveys during the 12-month 2009-10 school year. Specifically, the survey covered the...

Blended Learning in Practice: Introduction to Case Studies from Leading Schools

The case studies shared in this report seek to highlight the experiences of leading blended learning practitioners, in particular, those implementing “lab” or “station” blended rotation models. The case studies were designed to address the following...

A Mastery-Based Math Teacher's Journey

This case study highlights a high school math teacher’s successful journey of taking the steps needed to move away from traditional teaching methods to innovative pedagogies supporting mastery-based teaching and learning. Mastery-based learning...

iNACOL Research Agenda

iNACOL publishes a research agenda on an ongoing basis to continue its work in field-building, capacity-building and knowledge-building. Based on a 2013 survey of the field to identify research needs, iNACOL developed a research approach, including...