The Ohio Blended Learning Network collaborated with The Learning Accelerator and the Christensen Institute on a comprehensive survey of Ohio schools and districts that shows a majority are
using blended learning in their classrooms and suggests how the state can move to the next level on blended learning.
Districts leaders say all Mentor teachers will get the training and space they need to figure out what works on a small scale, before
they use blended learning in every classroom.
Not exact matches
In my
blended classroom, I
used a three - pronged approach to engage the students and to extend the
learning beyond the
classroom.
As a result, I encourage regular teachers (like myself) to embrace this term and
use technology to create a
blended curriculum that combines engagement and active
learning in the
classroom with meaningful work done online.
She currently
uses the flipped
classroom model with over 150 students, as well incorporating a
blended learning environment
in a 1:1 iPad school.
Learning and Development managers can better attain the «10:20:70» effort in learning model using the inverted classroom method with blended learning p
Learning and Development managers can better attain the «10:20:70» effort
in learning model using the inverted classroom method with blended learning p
learning model
using the inverted
classroom method with
blended learning p
learning projects.
Growing interest
in «
blended learning» and other
classroom uses of technology, which help teachers customize and individualize
learning by letting some students move at their own pace online while teaching other kids
in smaller, perhaps more homogeneous groups.
The real challenge lies
in figuring out how to deliver relevant development opportunities for teachers
in order to help them with continues professional development and training for making best
use of the
blended learning environment and smoothing the transition process from traditional to
blended classrooms.
If Korea
uses its famed skill of rapidly adopting new trends and ideas to scale innovations like the flipped
classrooms in Busan about which I have written and other forms of
blended learning that escape the factory - model of education, then perhaps some praise from President Obama would be well deserved.
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond has found that for technology to be
used effectively
in the
classroom, three key criteria must be met:
Learning must be interactive; the technology must be
used to explore, design, and create rather than to «drill and kill»; and there must be the right
blend of teachers and technology.
Take advantage of the wide range of resources available online that can teach you the
ins and outs of devices, predominant programs
used at the school, and any other topics related to
blended learning and the incorporation of technology
in the
classroom.
In the book Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker offer a practical guide to implementing blended learning techniques in K - 12 classroom
In the book
Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker offer a practical guide to implementing blended learning techniques in K - 12 clas
Blended:
Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker offer a practical guide to implementing
blended learning techniques in K - 12 clas
blended learning techniques
in K - 12 classroom
in K - 12
classrooms.
This is another tool created for
blended learning, that you can
use to enhance the engagement
in your
classroom.
Join the discussion of issues including: •
Using blended learning strategies to increase mathematical achievement • Integrating mathematical discourse to help students develop effective reasoning skills and proficiency • Combining manipulatives and problem solving strategies
in the
classroom
Discover how educators are
using video to empower girls with STEAM classes
in video creation, to teach online courses, to create flipped or
blended learning classrooms, to foster literacy, and to help English language learners.
(Rocketship
uses the term «hybrid,» rather than the increasingly prevalent term «
blended learning,» because the computers are not actually «
blended» with face - to - face instruction
in the same
classroom.)
Now,
in its second year, the school has shifted away from a single - provider model to instead making teachers the primary designers of the
blended -
learning models
in their individual
classrooms by
using a wider range of tools.
WTTW
in Chicago takes a look at Intrinsic Schools, a Chicago charter school that
uses blended learning and puts lots of students
in one big pod, a large
classroom with flexible furniture that a teacher can reorganize to create spaces for independent work, collaboration, instruction, and 1 - on - 1 time with teachers.
Moodle is
used for
blended learning, distance education, flipped
classroom, and other eLearning projects
in schools, Universities, workplaces and other sectors.
Blended learning is about more than just
using computers
in the
classroom though.
Students work
in multi-age
classrooms,
blending the
use of technology and
learning under the guidance of experienced teachers.
By giving students flexibility over their own
learning, we don't have to spend our whole day
in the
classroom and utilizing
blended learning allows us to
use a greater variety of instructional techniques.
For those teachers looking to get started with
blended learning or to enhance the current model they
use in their
classrooms, I recommend keeping four things
in mind:
Blended: Using Disruption Innovation to Improve Schools by Heather Staker (of the Christensen Institute) is a highly recommended educator's guide to implementing blended learning in classrooms in ways that enhance student le
Blended:
Using Disruption Innovation to Improve Schools by Heather Staker (of the Christensen Institute) is a highly recommended educator's guide to implementing
blended learning in classrooms in ways that enhance student le
blended learning in classrooms in ways that enhance student
learning.
Caverna Elementary School will
use Leader
in Me as a framework to implement a mix of self - paced technology, flipped -
classrooms,
blended -
learning, and flexible
learning spaces.
The school is the first of its kind
in Rhode Island; a high school which
uses a «
blended learning» model of on - line curriculum and
in -
classroom teaching.
The rotation model of
blended learning allows students to move between the
use of technology — which allows them to
learn new material at their own pace — and face - to - face instruction with teachers
in a
classroom environment.
You can implement a station rotation model
in your
classroom with just a few Internet - connected devices, even if no one else
in your building is
using a
blended learning approach.
Recommends training solutions,
using various delivery formats (
classroom, Webinar, technology - based training,
blended learning curricula)
in support of defined instructional objectives
Two teaching and
learning trends expected to accelerate the
use of educational technology
in classrooms in a year or two, the report said, were the
use of
blended learning and STEAM (an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education.
At the beginning of this spring semester, I started teaching my dual credit U.S. History class («DCUSH»)
using the flipped
classroom (
blended learning) method — partially taken online and
in - person.
Dr. Fisher's 30 Days to Improving Literacy
blended learning series is designed to help educators build their skills and practice with daily videos and strategies the can put to
use in the
classroom each day.
Dr. Fisher's 30 Days to Improving Instruction
blended learning series is designed to help educators build their skills and practice with strategies they can
use in the
classroom each day.
The afternoon session covers the book titles within the program, creating effective lessons, and how to
use them to differentiate
learning in the
classroom in a
blended instructional program.
Blended learning differs from traditional «distance education» courses
in that the class is not entirely conducted online, whereas it also deviates from simply including the
use of computers inside the physical
classroom.
While personalized and
blended learning techniques can be
used throughout a school building, teachers have found that these techniques are particularly useful
in special education
classrooms.
DCPS has introduced school - wide
blended learning programs
in 17 schools, and many other schools
in the system are
using the approach
in at least some of their
classrooms.
Educators are moving toward
blended learning in their
classrooms — and the same methodology can be
used to support teachers with their own professional needs, when they need it and where they are able to access it.
Learn how to
use effective coaching strategies
in blended learning classrooms and to support ongoing teacher professional development.
During the first year of implementation, Mineola launched a pilot
using a highly personalized station rotation model
in 6th — 8th grade math
classrooms at Mineola Middle School.The Mineola
blended learning models include targeted
use of small group time, data - driven instruction, goal setting, student progress ownership and transparency, increased choice and flexibility, and targeted attention to student attitudes towards math and
learning.
Flip teaching or a flipped
classroom is a form of
blended learning in which students
learn new content online by watching video lectures, usually at home, and what
used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done
in class with teachers offering more personalized guidance and interaction with students, instead of lecturing.
The K12 Pilot Program is designed to help you dive right into Brightspace for K - 12 so that you can
use an LMS
in your
blended classroom to transform
learning at your school — quickly.
We hope that this new PDI,
using a unique
blended learning approach, will encourage participants to not only
learn about student engagement issues but also to collaborate with one another as they try to determine the best strategies to implement
in their
classrooms and ultimately become more effective educators.
Are you
using a
blended learning program
in your
classroom?