Heather Staker - Blended Learning

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Heather Staker is a researcher and author in the United States  who has spent 15 years studying innovation in education and the rise of  blended learning as the enabler of student-driven learning. She is the co-author of the Amazon bestseller Blended: Using Disruptive  Innovation to Improve Schools (San Francisco: Wiley, 2015); The Blended  Workbook (San Francisco, Wiley, 2017); and the popular report How to  Create Higher Performing, Happier Classrooms in Seven Moves: A  Playbook for Teachers (Christensen Institute, 2017). Heather has been a featured presenter in over 125 radio, television,  podcast, webinar, and live events worldwide and in legislative hearings in  the United States as a spokesperson for student-centered learning. As the founder of Ready to Blend, Heather leads a team of 150 facilitators  in the United States, Middle East, and South America who have certified to  deliver blended-learning workshops to their teachers. She holds a BA magna cum laude in government from Harvard University  and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. She is the  mother of five children and lives in Austin, Texas. Key Takeaways: 00:14 Heather’s favorite thing about working with Young Learners 03:19 The Story behind the foundation of Ready to Blend 10:49 The Role of Adults in a Blended Learning Environment 16:37 Advice for Families and Educators who wants Change in the Current System 21:57 Is this Pandemic the best time to go non-traditional for learning? 26:47 Alternative Education, Is it an advantage or disadvantage to get into an elite university? 32:47 Metaphor that describes Blended Learning Quotes: "Try to honor their (children's) own path and help them find their gifts that they want to lean into." "One piece of advice is to do your due diligence about the micro schoo

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