Hot Topic: Are you willing to give up online privacy for a customized online experience?
Main Course: Blended Learning
What is Blended Learning?
Tools for Blended Learning
What It Looks Like...
Allison Zmuda: Students at the Center: Personalized with Habits of Mind
McClaskey and Bray: How to Personalize Learning
Catlin Tucker: Blended Learning in Action
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Blended learning is a blend of instruction, technology and data to build a student centered learning experiences that leads to personalization.
- face to face teaching, integrated with an online learning component - in grouping based on data
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schools have done a lot of work with
- Standards inpriority standards and proficiency scale in place in many districts.
- Blended learning is a way to pull those two initiatives together.
- 1:1 with devices.
- That could be a tech rich environment -include opportunities for Student control of path, place, pace, choice, voice,
- Ultimate goal is to personalize learning for students - students are an active part in the goal setting, and learning process so their learning becomes more personalized.
Tools for Blended Learning
- LMS
- Instructional/Content Videos
- Actively Learn
- Quizziz
- Front Row
What It Looks Like...
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In a typical rotation you might have 4 stations
- mini-lesson with the teacher with a small group
- students working on independent practice
- digital content
- students are focusing on one of the 4 c’s collaboration, creativity, cooperation, communication with other student
- Timer
- A playlist where students choose which activity they complete
- Flexible groups based on students’ skill and standard needs
- Weave student choice and voice into your class
Allison Zmuda: Students at the Center: Personalized with Habits of Mind
McClaskey and Bray: How to Personalize Learning
Catlin Tucker: Blended Learning in Action
Learn more about our Blended Learning program here.
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