A few years ago, during a professional development session at the language school where I taught in Brazil, one of my colleagues presented us with the concept of "Blended Learning." Shortly after that, the director put me in charge of a new High School program based on the Texas Tech University K-12 online program. This program was modified by the educational team at High School Serviços Educacionais (HSE), which is a group that has found a way to give Brazilian students the opportunity to earn an American High School diploma alongside their Brazilian one. They now work with the Mizzou K-12 program, but the concept is the same. Students study content, do projects, and take exams online, like independent study, but also meet in classrooms several times a weeks to get instructional support from a native English speaking guide. This is a "flipped classroom" type Blended Learning approach, and it is proving to be ver...
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