Sophia Introduces Flipped Classroom Certification for Teachers; Hosts Ongoing Instructional Webinars MINNEAPOLIS (May 15, 2012) – More than 85 percent of teachers who have used the “flipped” classroom model said they saw improvement in student grades, according to a recent study of more than 400 teachers who use Sophia, an innovative …Continue Reading
Teachers around the country are flipping their classroom and having great success. We recently surveyed 400 teachers who use Sophia and found that 85 percent of those who have flipped their classroom have seen improved grades and nearly all who have tried it would recommend it to others. We also …Continue Reading
Why I’ve “flipped” over the Flipped Classroom Crystal Kirch High School Math Teacher Santa Ana, California One of my goals for this year was to find a way to get my students more actively involved in their learning. I always felt that I was the one doing all the work …Continue Reading
Sophia, an online learning platform recently acquired by Capella Education Co., on Wednesday released 25,000 free tutorials aimed at college and high school students. The for-profit Capella plans this summer to introduce “Sophia Pathways for College Credit,” a souped-up version through which students’ competency in subject areas, beginning with college …Continue Reading
It’s an exciting day at Sophia! Today we are debuting a new site that offers students, teachers and parents a variety of new tools and continues our mission of providing many ways to learn. The site now offers more than 25,000 free academic tutorials taught in a variety of ways …Continue Reading
[Article from The Washington Post, College Inc.] Capella Education Co., one of the nation’s largest for-profit higher education providers, ventured into unaccustomed territory Wednesday by putting 25,000 free academic tutorials online through an education site it owns, Sophia.org. Capella, which operates the 37,000-student Capella University, completed its aquisition of Sophia …Continue Reading
Enhanced Social Education Platform Provides Content, Offers Quizzes and Assesses Learning Preferences to Help Students Learn the Way They Learn Best. Sophia is continuing to customize the way students learn with its newly updated online platform that now offers more than 25,000 free academic tutorials taught in a variety of …Continue Reading
[Article from Minneapolis - St. Paul Business Journal] Students struggling with homework often turn to the Internet for help. Minneapolis tech firm Sophia Learning aims to make sure they find it in spades. Read more
[Article from Twin Cities Business] A public beta version of Sophia launched in March 2011, and the teaching and learning website is now used by individuals from more than 170 countries who collectively represent 5,000 schools and universities. Read more
[Article from Minneapolis - St. Paul Business Journal] Capella Education Co. said Monday it has acquired Sophia Learning, a tech startup that allows teachers and students to share academic tutorials online. Read more