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The Origins of Blended Learning
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

The Origins of Blended Learning

by Gary Kaplan Clayton Christensen’s contribution to education The term Blended Learning has its origin in work done by Clayton Christensen and his colleagues at the Harvard Business School in the 1990s and early 2000s. They coined the term Disruptive Innovation, a coinage that has seeped into the nooks and

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Roadmap to Recovery, How to rebound from the pandemic
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Roadmap to Recovery

by Gary Kaplan How to rebound from the pandemic “How much did the pandemic affect students?” asked the lede of a July 28 New York Times story. The answer came in the next line: “Dramatically.” The Times story is one of many reports on a McKinsey & Company study released

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Visible Learning for Accelerated Achievement
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

Visible Learning for Accelerated Achievement

by Eileen Wedegartner How language and mindset empower teachers and impact students In 2016, I enrolled in a Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement class for teachers offered by the state. The professor mentioned two books by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie, one for ELA and the other for

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A school is a Village, Education as Communication
- Authored by: Cathie Maglio

Education as Communication

by Cathie Maglio The school is a village I was asked how my job as a Learning Specialist with JFYNetWorks has changed this school year, and how I have supported teachers at East Boston High School with remote and hybrid learning.

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MA High School Students: No Cost Online Academic Support Available
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Free Online Academic Support For High School Students

Brought to you by JFYNetWorks and DESE JFYNetWorks offers schools and districts an opportunity to provide high school students with standards-aligned online math and ELA instruction through a special initiative with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (announced in Commissioner Riley’s March 1 Weekly Update). The goal of this

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Data and Measurement Reporting with JFYNet
- Authored by: Cathie Maglio

JFYNet Data Reporting—Analyzing Student Performance

by Cathie Maglio, Learning Specialist and Statistician A voice for the silent partner The JFYNet Learning Specialist wears many hats. One hat is Statistician. Wearing that hat, we collect and analyze data from the math end ELA programs our students use. We also analyze MCAS data for each of our

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