EducationThursday, November 12
Educators from across Texas wrap up a blended learning summit in Pharr today
The Good Day Edinburg team
If you teach in the Valley, today is the last day of a three-day summit on blended learning at the PSJA Napper Development and Support Building, 903 N. Flag St. in Pharr. Blended learning combines face-to-face teaching with online learning to help educators tailor instruction to students' needs.
The summit runs three days and ends with Align & Celebrate today
- Nov. 10Connect & Learn, with registration at 7:45 a.m.
- Nov. 11Site Visits, starting at 7:45 a.m.
- Nov. 12Align & Celebrate, starting at 7:45 a.m.
Source: Texas Border Business
“If the student has any gaps, the blended learning approach allows the students to meet with a teacher.”
- Hosts: Texas Education Agency, Texas Tech, UTeach Professional Development, PSJA ISD
- Districts taking part include Raymondville, Mercedes, Harlingen and Lasara
- Also taking part: Rio Grande City Grulla, Uvalde, Anthony and Texarkana
This is PSJA's second year of blended learning, and Davalos said the district noticed great results the first time. It also made an investment in advanced educator preparation through Texas Tech University.
13PSJA educators in the first Texas Tech certificate cohort
They enrolled in the university's Blended and Personalized Learning Graduate Certificate Program, and six were later accepted into its doctoral program.
Source: Texas Border Business
Sources: ValleyCentral.com, Texas Border Business