SuccessMaker, an adaptive digital curriculum that provides a customized learning path and scaffolded feedback based on student performance. Teachers are also trained to use ST Math (ST is short for “Spatial-Temporal”), a software program developed by the MIND Research Institute.

From Teacher-Centered to Student-Centered: Blended Learning at Eastside College Prep

Critical Thinking 2. Communication 3. Collaboration 4. Creativity

“a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace, and at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home.”

In a February 2013 report by the U.S. Department of Education, a core set of non-cognitive skills—grit, tenacity, and perseverance—was identified as a critical factor for success in the twenty-first century.

and perhaps most important, is to put students in situations requiring them to think for themselves.

To transition to the 21st century, schools need to take a risk—they need a moonshot. They need to find a way to change the culture of the classroom from a teacher-directed model to a student-directed model. That is the basis of blended learning.

Khan Academy’s software not only allows teachers to see the problems their students are answering correctly and incorrectly; it also provides a dashboard of data ranging from the amount of time students spent on a particular exercise, to the exact concepts that students rewind

These three characteristics of online learning are what makes it so powerful: 1) there is immediate feedback; 2) the student owns the learning; and 3) the teacher does not play the central role. Being in control of one’s learning is key to the effectiveness for students.