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In the News: ABLE OC Fellowship
In the News: ABLE OC Fellowship In the spring of 2017, the Diocese of Orange County California launched its Advancing Blended Learning Education Fellowship. Known as ABLE OC, this program adapts Fuse RI’s statewide model by instead matching Fellows with partner schools within the diocese. Bringing ABLE OC to life is the vision of…
Read MoreShawn Rubin & Fuse RI Featured on Getting Smart Podcast
Shawn Rubin & Fuse RI Featured on Getting Smart Podcast This episode, entitled “Network Effect Fuels Personalized Learning in Rhode Island,” features a discussion between Tom Vander Ark and Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer at Highlander Institute. Listen in to hear more about Shawn’s work and why networks are such a powerful catalyst for change. Originally published…
Read MoreShawn Rubin receives iNACOL 2017 Award
Shawn Rubin receives iNACOL 2017 Award On October 25, 2017, iNACOL recognized two outstanding leaders as recipients of the 2017 iNACOL Innovator Awards at the iNACOL Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The two awards are Outstanding Individual Contribution to Personalized Learning and iNACOL Teacher of the Year. We are proud to announce that Shawn Rubin,…
Read MoreLight a Fuse: How one state’s teachers are sparking digital innovation
Light a Fuse: How one state’s teachers are sparking digital innovation The nation’s smallest state aims to be a national incubator for technology in the classroom Originally published June 7, 2017 in The Hechinger Report by Nichole Dobo PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of teachers hovered around a group of students gathered in the center of a…
Read MoreQ&A With Dawn Manchester
Highlander Institute is excited to welcome Dawn Manchester to our team as an Educational Strategies Specialist. Dawn is known for her work ethic, strong skill set, and personable nature, all important traits for the Institute’s growing team. Describe the work you’ll be doing with Highlander: First of all, I will be trying to keep…
Read MoreAdaptive Software: Friend, Not Foe
February 25, 2015 In my work supporting blended learning in Rhode Island and the surrounding region, one of the push-backs I occasionally hear is, “Why would teachers embrace technology that’s going to make them obsolete?” When I am faced with this question, I feel a mix of anxiety and assurance. Anxiety because I know that…
Read MoreFuse RI aims to integrate, share technology in classroom”, writes Warwick Beacon
Kelcy Dolan, Warwick Beacon January 29, 2015 Classrooms across the country are quickly evolving as new technology is introduced. Gone are the days of just paper and pencil; schools are now incorporating tablets, e-readers, laptops among various other devices into the normal school day to help students prepare for the modern age of technology. Here…
Read MoreThe School of the Future is Here
Well, actually, it’s in California. Picture a child learning to swim whose parent keeps surreptitiously scooting backward to encourage them to swim further. That’s a little bit like how I feel in my work supporting blended learning at the Highlander Institute. Just when I feel like I’m starting to get it, the target moves a…
Read MoreRI Educators to Visit Summit Public Schools in Silicon Valley
Providence, RI (January 7, 2015) A team of educators from across RI will travel to the Bay area in California next week to visit with leaders of Summit Public Schools. The trip brings together local school leaders, education researchers, and school designers. Participants in the trip to Summit Public Schools include: Jessica Waters, RI Mayoral…
Read MoreR.I. Gets Boost in Connecting Classrooms To High-Speed Internet
BY LINDA BORG Journal Staff Writer lborg@providencejournal.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island expects that at least 95 percent of all classrooms will have high-speed wireless Internet access by March, just in time for the new state assessment that most students will take on a computer. According to the Rhode Island Department of Education, 85 percent…
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