Virtual School Meanderings

REL Southeast Webinar | NC CBE Partnership: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Launching, Implementing, and Sustaining Competency-Based Education Note that competency-based education or CBE is often used as a rationale for increase corporate ed tech involvement in schooling.

October 16, 2026 Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 4:09 pm Tags: cyber school, education, high school, QM, Quality Matters, virtual school, webinar A webinar from the folks at QM. Thank you for your interest in CHLOE Conversations 2026: Key Findings.

The virtual stage is getting ready, and it’s almost time to grab your ticket to Digital Learningpalooza 2027 happening February 2 – 4, 2027! DLP is bringing online teachers, educators, leaders, and innovators from across digital learning for big ideas, practical takeaways, and conversations worth turning up the volume for all without the travel. And when registration opens, the earlier you grab your ticket, the more you save.

Michael, you have 7 more citations An item from one of my open scholarship networks.

An article that scrolled across my electronic desk over the past few days. Tali Gazit Sigal Eden ABSTRACT – In response to the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions have grappled with effectively engaging secondary school students through distance learning platforms.

An item from one of my open scholarship networks. D Kumar, S Mughal, SA Wagan, NA Soomro – Responsible Education Learning and …, 2026 The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted school education in Pakistan by interrupting face- to-face instruction and accelerating the shift toward online learning.

15 October 2026: Google Alert – LRN The alert for K12, Inc./Stride Inc. from yesterday. No comments yet.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 2:00 p.m. ET Join Dr. Amy Grincewicz for a closer look at one of the most persistent challenges in online program design: fragmentation. Drawing on current research and the new QM white paper, Amy will explore alignment from individual learning activities to course outcomes to program-level competencies and share practical approaches for creating a more coherent, cumulative learning journey. Attending QM Connect?

October 15, 2026 Filed under: virtual school — Michael K.

Thanks for registering for PSA Day with BCEDL – Oct 23rd! We are excited to announce our Keynote Speaker who will kick-off the day at 9am Pacific Time Ryan Fahey – author, speaker, educator and consultant in personal growth, well-being, education and leadership Ryan’s keynote presentation, which will be delivered on Zoom beginning at 9am (Pacific Time) on Friday, October 23rd will be an engaging, evidence-informed, and highly practical session, designed to help professionals take greater...