This works because of Rocketship's
Learning Lab model.
Monday, October 3, 2011 ROCKETSHIP CHARTER SCHOOLS TAKE OFF ACROSS SOUTH BAY — HYBRID CLASS -
LEARNING LAB MODEL GAINS NATIONAL ATTENTION BUT FACES CHALLENGES
Not exact matches
Through its Disaster Resilience and Recovery
Lab (DRRL), SBP works to share lessons
learned, prevent common barriers to recovery and help communities utilize SBP's standardized, repeatable and proven - effective
model.
The project is
modeled on CERN, the Swiss high - energy physics
lab formed after World War II to restore Europe's tradition of scientific
learning.
What makes this work exciting is that the robots can
learn a range of visual object manipulation skills entirely on their own,» said Chelsea Finn, a doctoral student in Levine's
lab and inventor of the original DNA
model.
Our
lab blends computation and theory in close collaboration with experimentalists and clinicians, developing machine
learning approaches and statistical
models of next - generation sequencing data.
But the BBB also blocks the passage of many potentially useful drugs to the brain and it has long stymied scientists who want to
learn more about this vital tissue because of the lack of realistic non-human
lab models.
For example, when another teacher asked who had created the
lab model Sayre School uses, she was amazed to
learn that Debbie and her teaching partner Rachael Holsinger had designed it themselves.
One of the lessons taught by
Learning Lab staff teacher Lucilla Ralfa when I visited recently was about erosion: After a lesson about the concept, the students, inner city children in grades 4 - 6, were given dirt, sand, pebbles and rocks to make a
model of a mountain that would stand up to a hurricane.
Produced by edtech consulting company Education Elements, this video illustrates and explains the four main
models of blended
learning, including
lab rotation, class rotation, flex, and pod.
They practice what they call the «Rocketship Hybrid School
Model,» which combines traditional classroom instruction with individualized instruction through online technology and tutors in a «
Learning Lab.»
The hybrids, which include the Station Rotation,
Lab Rotation, and Flipped Classroom
models, combine online
learning with the traditional classroom.
The question arises, «Have studies shown unequivocally that one - to - one computing has a significantly higher impact on
learning than the traditional
lab or classroom center
model?»
The Khan
Lab School, which charges $ 22,000, opened with roughly 35 students and intends «to research blended
learning and education innovation by creating a working
model of Khan Academy's philosophy of
learning in a physical school environment and sharing the
learnings garnered with schools and networks around the world.»
In our Time - Technology Swap — Rotation
model, students alternate between
learning with teachers and working in a digital
learning lab, where they
learn online and engage in offline skill practice, homework, and project work.
The independent study conducted by SRI, Evaluation of Rocketship Education's Use of DreamBox
Learning Online Mathematics Program, was commissioned by Rocketship to measure the impact of online math learning on its students» academic growth in Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid Schoo
Learning Online Mathematics Program, was commissioned by Rocketship to measure the impact of online math
learning on its students» academic growth in Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid Schoo
learning on its students» academic growth in
Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid Schoo
Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid School
Model.
Participating cities are launching ambitious plans for change that include components of the Education Redesign
Lab's strategy for systemic change: creating student - centered, customized
learning experiences for students; integrating social, emotional, and health services with education; providing easily accessible, high quality expanded
learning and enrichment experiences for all children; and creating governance structures that will support this integrated
model of services.
In September 2011, the school implemented a rotation blended
learning model with a Khan Academy
learning lab for all students enrolled in an Algebra Readiness or Algebra 1 course to close a «
learning and confidence» gap with its students.
In September 2011, we implemented a rotation blended
learning model with a Khan Academy
learning lab for all students enrolled in an Algebra Readiness or Algebra 1 course to close a «
learning and confidence» gap with the students.
A key ingredient to the Rocketship Hybrid School
Model's success is
Learning Lab, in which students each day spend one - on - one time on computers utilizing adaptive, online programs to master reading and math skills.
«To date, this is the most comprehensive analysis of the key component of our hybrid school
model, our
Learning Lab.
Providence was fortuitously already engaged in expanding each area of the
Lab's focus: the mayor's office had recently convened a Summer
Learning Task Force, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) was already finding success with expanding personalized learning models, and both the city and schools had an interest in expanding social - emotional learning (SEL) support for c
Learning Task Force, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) was already finding success with expanding personalized
learning models, and both the city and schools had an interest in expanding social - emotional learning (SEL) support for c
learning models, and both the city and schools had an interest in expanding social - emotional
learning (SEL) support for c
learning (SEL) support for children.
Fortunately, several states are already
modeling a constructive way forward and sharing their
learning with one another — as part of the Innovation
Lab Network at the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Traditionally, blended
learning models include one or more of the following
models: Station Rotation
Model,
Lab Rotation
Model, Flex
Model, and Individual Rotation
Model.
On - Site
Learning: ASCD Faculty experts come to your school or district for workshops, coaching, development of demonstration classrooms and labs, model lessons, and professional learning communities» protocols and pr
Learning: ASCD Faculty experts come to your school or district for workshops, coaching, development of demonstration classrooms and
labs,
model lessons, and professional
learning communities» protocols and pr
learning communities» protocols and processes.
Blended
Learning: In a «flipped»
model, students are introduced to new content and practice skills online, either at home or in a school
lab.
In middle and high schools, students in these
models rotate on a fixed schedule between a
learning lab and regular classrooms — a «Time - Technology Swap.»
A facilitator who only monitors student progress and technical issues within virtual
labs would not be categorized as part of a blended -
learning model, he said.
He could have returned charter schools to their original
model as
learning labs, run by teachers, not outside businesses, supported by the community, and overseen by parents and the local school board.
-- Matt Trask, a secondary senior physics teacher is having students make musical instruments to
learn about wavelength — Kelly Skehill using design and software for students to apply calculus
models to create new pop bottle designs — teachers are using technology to capture assessment information during the
learning process — one particular good example at PJ Elementary — Kindergarten teacher (Sonia Southam) using iPads to engage parents and transform communication by capturing daily learning and sharing immediately via email with parents — the creation of Gleneagles Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning exp
learning process — one particular good example at PJ Elementary — Kindergarten teacher (Sonia Southam) using iPads to engage parents and transform communication by capturing daily
learning and sharing immediately via email with parents — the creation of Gleneagles Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning exp
learning and sharing immediately via email with parents — the creation of Gleneagles
Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning exp
Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of
learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning exp
learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor
learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning exp
learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor
learning exp
learning experiences
Utilizing the 5E instructional
model and cooperative
learning strategies, teachers will practice and receive
lab - based activities designed to address TEA Chemistry STAAR performance descriptors.
The acclaimed Rocketship Education schools in San Jose, Calif. use a
lab - rotation
model, in which students rotate to a
learning lab for two hours each day to
learn online with paraprofessional supervision.
As schools face increasingly tighter resource constraints, the online
lab model of blended
learning is a viable option for helping students complete courses, including those not offered at the specific school site.
There are some great school design
lab models out there that we can benefit and
learn from, here's just a few that I spoke to:
LAB's academic
model combines empirically effective
learning practices with innovative implementation strategies, including a blended
learning model that integrates high - dosage tutoring with game - based adaptive courseware and teacher - led lessons.
Odysseyware curriculum can be delivered in a variety of settings, including fully online, as part of a blended
learning model, after school,
lab setting, alternative program, and / or over the summer.
«America is a
model scholar who demonstrates kindness and respect towards others during her
learning labs,» said Michelle Kenbeek, elementary school teacher.
Rocketship's unique «hybrid school»
model allows students to
learn through a combination of working with highly effective teachers in the classroom and working individually on computers in a «
learning lab», or with tutors for additional support.
Zebra finches, red - cheeked little songbirds from Australia, are used in
labs as a
model for vocal
learning.
Learning how this corporate
model works, in fact, may be the primary reason why Ucommune, China's largest co-working operator, partnered with Serendipity
Labs to enter the U.S. market, Hoopes notes.