Resource Center Webinar Focuses on Blended Learning Models, Changing Roles of Staff

A September 13, 2012, webinar hosted by the National Charter School Resource Center focused on blended learning and the many models for combining online and traditional teaching methods as a way to increase efficiency and boost student achievement.

During the hourlong webinar, Blended Learning in Charter Schools: Reimagining Traditional Models, Heather Staker, senior research fellow for the Education Practice at Innosight Institute, discussed examples of blended learning, including the arrangement of classrooms and schedules, student-teacher ratios, and impact on school budgets.

Also, Lucy Steiner, senior consultant with the education policy and practice organization Public Impact, discussed the impact of blended learning on staff development, including job descriptions and candidate screening, and accountability for interactions between teachers and students.