Episode 3: Christina Jean
Christina Jean, Innovation and Blended Learning Specialist with the Colorado Department of Education’s Office of Blended and Online Learning, is our guest in Episode 3. The work of the Office of Blended and Online Learning involves supporting the responsible growth of online and blended learning throughout the state by providing pertinent information and data to various schools, programs, students, parents and other stakeholders, helping them shape policy and practice. Christina was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about some the systemic shifts that she is witnessing in her state in regard to personalized learning and competency-based education.
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