Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

Navigate the Transition to Blended Learning

Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K–12 schools. This hands-on guide is intended not only to be a resource for those wanting to make significant changes in their schools, but also an eye opener for people who feel content with what they have. Readers will find a step-by-step framework upon which to build a more student-centered educational system along with real-world advice for creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

Leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders will gain valuable insight into the process of using online learning, benefitting students and teachers alike, while avoiding missteps and potential pitfalls. Blended helps users:

• Discover an attainable framework for implementing blended learning in a classroom, school, or district
• Unlock the potential—and mitigate the risks—of online learning
• Find answers to the most commonly asked questions about blended learning
• Create a more student-centered system that functions as a positive force across grade levels

"There is a lot of hope and misunderstanding around online learning and its relation to in-person learning. Blended clearly shows that it isn't an either-or proposition, but rather that the most likely future is one in which online experiences enrich the physical ones and vice versa. Even more, the book gives concrete examples of how educators, parents, and learners can move us all to a world where technology makes the classroom more human, not less."
—SALMAN KHAN, founder, Khan Academy; author, The One World Schoolhouse