Kirkwood High School Distance Learning

School districts and educators, we want to hear from you!

In 2008, online and blended learning gurus Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn predicted in their book, Disrupting Class, that by 2019, about HALF of high school courses would be delivered online!

After a follow-up conversation asked by us in January 2019, Horn has shared from his collected data that, conservatively, at least 13 MILLION students experience blended learning during their school day.

So, we want to know: How present is online and blended learning in your high schools? How has this transformed the educational environment for your students?

Discuss with us and colleagues below, and check out our Twitter poll too!

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?

Online learning may be different than F2F, but that doesn't mean it's better or worse - just different.

3 big misconceptions about online learning - eCampus News Many students and higher education professionals continue to misunderstand the benefits and realities of online learning.

We often forget that students need time to reflect in order to be in control of their learning.

7 Ways Reflection Gives Students Ownership of their Learning In his book, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg describes keystone habits as,“small changes or habits that people introduce into their routines that unintentionally carry over into other aspects of their lives." Reflection has been one

Live video coming up.

Kirkwood High School Distance Learning will be presenting at the Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Virtual Conference on January 24th.

Skills transform lives and drive economies; better skills means better jobs and higher pay. Digital literacy is a skill ALL students in adult education would benefit from mastering. Having the ability to submit job applications online, monitor children's school grades, and enrolling in post-secondary education are competencies we educators and community leaders can influence by incorporating digital literacy into our programs, instruction, and conversations.

Join us for the Expanding Possibilities: Adult Education and Virtual Conference January 24-January 26th to learn more about incorporating digital literacy into adult education. http://yourfuturestartshereiowa.org/virtual-training1/

Expanding Possibilities AEL Virtual Conference - Iowa Adult Education

For all you impacted by the new WIOA laws.

WIOA State Plans at Your Fingertips National Skills Coalition is a broad-based coalition working toward a vision of an America that grows its economy by investing in its people so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper.