Wilderness Podcast Episode 024 Teaching Wilderness In this episode, Wilderness Podcast host Adam Bronstein speaks with Liz Gottlieb about her Wilderness Studies course pilot. This is a truly unique offering for students to learn about wilderness ethics and history in the blended classroom and to immerse themselves in the backcountry to gain real world experience. [...]
We are pleased to announce that SF University High School is joining the Bay Area BlendEd Consortium in the 2020-2021 (Cycle 7) school year! SFUHS is enthusiastic to join forces with the BlendEd Consortium to make the most of online learning, remarkable teacher-student connections, and Bay Area resources. A range of onboarding and planning activities is [...]
New Course Model Pilot = A Summer Expedition + An Intensive Fall Trimester New for 2019-2020 school year, the Bay Area BlendEd Consortium is excited to pilot a new course model that kicks off with a summer experiential wilderness outing to Montana, followed by an intensive 12-week fall trimester with local area field experiences. The whole [...]
Lick-Wilmerding junior and BlendEd alum Ylva B shares how the #Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking course paved the way for her to launch a successful business with many prospects ahead... Ylva B took #Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking in Spring 2018 while a sophomore at Lick-Wilmerding. During the course, teacher Sanjev DeSilva prompted Ylva and her classmates [...]
After 5 years of the original 5 founding schools partnering together on the Bay Area BlendEd Consortium, we are pleased to announce that we are expanding our membership to include The Branson School in the 2019-2020 (Cycle 6) school year, with onboarding and planning activities starting this school year. Branson is very enthusiastic to join us in [...]
Two BlendEd Public Health students Natalia (Marin Academy) & Kianna (College Prep School) won 1st Place in the 2018 Just Video Contest for their video FreshDirect in the South Bronx– be sure to check it out!The Just Video Contest is sponsored by the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center. Public Health Students Win 2018 Just [...]
Bay Area Field Ecology (“little b” blend): An introduction to hybrid or blended learning, Bay Area ecology, citizen science and crowdsourcing New for 2018-2019 school year, Marin Academy will be piloting a “little b” blended version of Bay Area Field Ecology which was offered as a "big B" blend 2014-2016. The vision for “little b” blends [...]
I've taken two BlendEd classes now and plan to take more. I really enjoy them. The topics are always so unique and engaging, which I think outweighs the absence of a physical classroom environment. Also, due to the field trip flexibility, the opportunity for experiential learning is greater than my day to day courses. -Athenian Senior, [...]
Innovating Despite Success Follow the link below to read more or view the Issuu embed at fullscreen. Innovating Despite Success, Peeking Around the Corner: Insights on the Future of Learning, 2Revolutions, August 2017
Teaching with technology: Educators’ perspectives and recommendations for successful blended instructional strategies, The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning, September 2017 Kalyan Balaven Teacher of Beats, Rhymes & Life: An Exploration of Hip-Hop, its History & Global Impact, The Bay Area BlendEd Consortium Dean of Equity & Inclusion, The Athenian School Check out the full [...]
