Month: March 2016

In Order for the Shift to Digital and Blended Learning to Happen in my School…

In order to shift to Blended and Digital Learning, what must:

  1. Administrators do?
  2. Teachers do?
  3. Students do?

Brainstorm some ideas with your staff using these questions. You can use a shared google doc or another technology such as padlet. https://padlet.com/

Roadmap to Digital and Blended Learning
Roadmap to Digital and Blended Learning

Setting a Vision: 

  • boost student achievement
  • provide access to out of reach courses and opportunities
  • improve a school system’s financial health
  • a combination of all three.

Roadmap to Digital and Blended Learning: Some questions for your consideration when creating your first roadmap.  Continue reading “In Order for the Shift to Digital and Blended Learning to Happen in my School…”

New to Digital and Blended Learning? Steps To Doing It Right!

Please raise your hand if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of creating a digital learning plan for your school or district.

When you start brainstorm the steps to having a digital learning plan, you’re hit with a blank word document or whiteboard, killing any creative notion you may have felt. Technology integration is daunting enough – never mind putting together a digital learning plan to be shared your school community.

Well, there’s good news: Creating a digital learning plan doesn’t have to be that daunting. With the right set of tools and information at your disposal, you could easily create an engaging digital learning plan — all without hours of research, a huge time investment, or hiring consultants.

We will walk through how to develop a digital learning plan in this series of blog posts. When we’re done you’ll know exactly how to create a digital learning. Ready? Let’s dive in.

Blended and Digital Learning
Blended and Digital Learning

First, let’s think about Blended and Digital Learning… Continue reading “New to Digital and Blended Learning? Steps To Doing It Right!”

The MassCUE Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning (LBDL) Program

The MassCUE Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning (LBDL) Program offers a job-embedded professional learning experience to prepare principals and their school-based leadership team to lead a digital and blended learning transition in their school. MassCUE is proud to bring this successful and nationally vetted program to Massachusetts school leaders!

  • Developing a shared vision for blended and personalized learning
  • Leading an effective blended and personalized learning transformation
  • Building a strong teaching workforce
  • Fostering a school culture that supports blended and personalized learning.
Blended Learning Infographic
Blended Learning Infographic

Presentation: Social Media Use in Chelmsford Public Schools


Using Social Media in the Chelmsford Public Schools 

  • Professional Use
  • Pro Social Use
  • District Perspective
  • Promoting Academics

Leading Future Learning, Holy Cross, March 11, 2016

  • Dr. Linda Hirsch, Assistant Superintendent of Schools @Dr_Hirsch
  • Anne-Marie Fiore, Executive Director of Technology and Information @Chelmstech
  • Dr. Matthew Beyranevand, Department Coordinator of Mathematics and Science, @Dr_Beyranevand & @MathwithMatthew