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Alpha Public School Students Talk about Blended Learning
Alpha students are responsible for this blog post. The paragraph that follows, the poster in the photograph, and the short video were all created by students at the school.
I believe that learning on computers and with teachers is great. Learning on a computer, you get to experiment with how much you know, and it presses your knowledge. With a teacher you get one-on-one help; you get to ask…
Monday Lunches, Hesitant Optimism and the Power of Numbers
Last July I arrived in San Jose with half of my belongings still en route from the east coast, a bit disoriented, and dove straight into professional development at the still studentless site of Alpha: Blanca Alvarado. The first week was filled with exciting discussions of the school’s vision and the promise of blended learning. Though I’d arrived with a fairly substantial knowledge of…