Voice from the Field: Finding Renewed Purpose from Personalization

Students and educators at Shannon High School in Birdville ISD recognized tremendous gains in their first year of implementing blended and personalized learning. Shannon offers an alternative high school program, targeting juniors and seniors who have not found success in the traditional classroom.

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Birdville ISD Showcases Blended Learning for Other School Districts

 

Birdville ISD is combining the best in-person instruction and online technology to deliver student-centered learning

Blended learning takes place when a student learns at least in part online, with some element of student control over the time, place, path, and/or pace of their learning, while also enjoying the benefits that come with education at a brick-and-mortar school.  (Christensen Institute definition)

BISD’s blended teachers and school leaders will open classrooms and share their experiences with visitors from other school districts.

  • Thursday, February 15 – Two BISD campuses will host visitors from other districts who are implementing blended pilots through Raise Your Hand Texas grant support
    • 9:00– 11:30 a.m., Shannon High School
    • 1:00– 2:30 p.m., Richland High School’s English 1 & 2

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Birdville ISD: Raising Blended Learners

Birdville ISD began the 201617 school year with its Raising Blended Learners year-one pilot in ninth-grade English Language Arts and Reading, across the District’s three traditional high schools. Birdville is part of the Raising Blended Learners demonstration initiative showcasing strategies for using blended learning to improve student achievement across diverse student demographics and geographic regions in the state.