New program prepares educators for blended learning by Raishay Lin

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Dennis Pierce, Editor writes, "As more schools look to combine face-to-face and online instruction, a new certification program could help educators learn how to teach effectively in blended-learning environments, Contributing Editor Raishay Lin reports."
Leading Edge Certification trains educators to teach in a blended-learning environment; also now includes ed-tech certification for administrators.

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Many brick-and-mortar schools want to incorporate more online instruction—but how should teachers prepare for the newly popular blended classroom? An update to a national certification program for educators promises to help them teach in a blended learning environment.

Leading Edge Certification (LEC)—an alliance of education agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities—has updated its educational technology course, now renamed the Online and Blended Teacher Certification program.

In a shift from its previous focus solely on online learning, the eight- to 10-week course—which debuted last year—now includes both online and blended learning topics in each of its eight modules. Upon completion of the course, which follows iNACOL’s national standards for high-quality online teaching, educators should be well versed in designing, presenting, and assessing lessons in both an online and a blended learning environment.

LEC on June 26 also announced the launch of another course, Leading Edge Administrator Certification, which aims to familiarize school and district leaders with educational technology and its needs and challenges. The alliance plans to introduce general ed-tech courses for classroom teachers, librarians, and professional developers within the next two years.
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