Blended Classrooms Address RTT-D’s Personalized Learning Priority
Now that school districts have submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Education for the Race to the Top District Competition, it is a good idea for applicants to start thinking about how they will turn their proposals for personalized learning into reality.
The U.S. Department of Education requires that winning applicants submit a final list of participating schools,
scope of work consistent with their application, and school level implementation plans within 100 days of receiving an award.
The Department expects districts to include in their scope of work information such as:
At Education Elements, we’ve worked with schools and districts across the country to design and implement personalized learning environments. This work includes helping a number of districts with their RTT-D applications. If you are interested in the application process and our tools, please check out our RTT-D Application Toolkit below.
We have expertise in identifying preconditions, gaps in readiness, process steps, dependencies, timing, and budget factors required for successful implementations. Our design-driven process helps schools of all types use technology to facilitate sound, individualized instructional processes in a sustainable way. We take a holistic approach to designing and implementing Blended Classrooms that carefully marry innovative instructional techniques with powerful technologies.
A Blended Classroom is one that has a well-designed blend of traditional classroom instruction and innovative technology. Such a classroom uses digital content as an integral part of instruction, enabling small group instruction and planning based on individual student progress.
To learn more about the benefits of Blended Classrooms, our approach to building them, and how to create a strong implementation plan for RTT-D, contact RTT@edelements.com
November 27, 2012 9 am PST/12 pm EST
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Before December 31, 2012: U.S. Department of Education Announces RTT-D Awards
Late March/Early April 2013 (100 Days after awards granted): Implementation Plans Due including final list of participating schools, scope of work, and school level implementation plans
RTT-D Website: www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district
The Fundamentals of Blended Learning: http://vimeopro.com/edelements/blendedlearning
Timeline & Implementation Planning
Introduction to Blended Classrooms
Blended Learning Funding Resources
Readiness Assessment & Model Selection
Content Selection Considerations
Planning, Preparation and Infrastructure
Keys to Sustainability
The primary goal of the competition is to get school districts to improve outcomes by creating learning environments that support more personalized, student-focused approaches to teaching and learning. These strategies, tools and supports must be
RTT-D Application Toolkit
September 13
Education Elements Webinar on Blended Learning.
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October 6
Education Elements Webinar for America Achieves on Continuous Improvement.
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RTT-D Website: www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district
Useful Summary: http://www.whiteboardadvisors.com/research/race-top-districts-rtt-d-summary
Innosight Institute’s Guide to Personalized Learning: http://www.innosightinstitute.org/media-room/publications/education-publications/a-guide-to-personalizing-learning/
| Number of participating students | Award Range |
|---|---|
| 2,000-5,000 or Fewer than 2,000, provided those students are served by a consortium of at least 10 LEAs and at least 75 percent of the students served by each LEA are participating students (as defined in the notice) | $5-10 million |
| 5,001-10,000 | $10-20 million |
| 10,001-25,000 | $20-30 million |
| 25,001+ | $30-40 million |