Episode 23: Grace Magley, Director of Online Learning at Natick Public Schools
This episode's guest is Grace Magley, the Director of Online Learning at Natick Public Schools in Natick, Mass. Grace wears a number of different hats when it comes to administering and promoting high quality online and blended models in Massachusetts. We talk a bit about how she’s able to work with so many educators in her district to control for high-quality online content and develop effective teaching strategies, as well as helping to change the leadership mindset around the state when it comes to possibilities for online and blended learning. Be sure to follow Grace on Twitter at @gmagley, check out the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators website, as well as all the initiatives being undertaken by BlendinMass.
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