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Aurora Institute

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The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning

Author(s): Heather Staker, Michael B. Horn

Organization(s): Clayton Christensen Institute

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction

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Online and blended learning has the potential to be a disruptive force capable of transforming today’s monolithic, factory-like education system into a new, student-centered, highly personalized model of education. Authors Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker define blended learning, outline six blended learning models, assess the potential of blended learning, and provide policy recommendations to support blended learning’s transformational promise.