article_snippet.sent: Huntley High School students and educators often refer to a blended learning program simply as "blended." a blended learning program allows teachers to write the curriculum, with students giving feedback about the focus.
article_snippet.sent: Unlike many traditional online learning programs, students have the option of a flexible schedule during allotted blended learning days.
article_snippet.sent: In blended learning, we focus on the content.
article_snippet.sent: Blended allows us to provide a stable environment that gives students the ability to spread students wings a bit, while we have the safety net of pulling students back into class if students need it.
article_snippet.sent: Before blended, that had to happen after school or before school or on Saturday or maybe not at all, because we had too many other activities that encroach upon (students')
article_snippet.sent: Blended learning is not a panacea, and the success of the program isn't about spending a bunch of money on technology.
article_snippet.sent: it turns out the blended learning program spends about $8,500 per student, less than the Illinois average of  $12,000 per student.
article_snippet.sent: The growth of blended certainly has corresponded with an overall rise in ACT scores," district spokesman Dan Armstrong said.
article_snippet.sent: Having blended gives us time to work on them, and get stuff done efficiently
article_snippet.sent: What's still left to be determined about blended learning is how well students do in college or jobs after students graduate, Burkey said.
article_snippet.sent: My own kids are still in elementary and middle school, so My own kids have not done blended learning yet, but My own kids definitely will when My own kids get to high school.
highlights_snippet.sent: a blended learning program allows students to combine online learning with in-person teacher instruction .