Session Title: Successful Blended Learning in the Classroom: An Introduction
Presented By: Donna Goodwin
Tuesday 1:30-3:30
This session is for people who want to either develop or strengthen the use of blended learning in the classroom and to create a support system.
This session is for people who want to either develop or strengthen the use of blended learning in the classroom and to create a support system.
Session Objectives:
- Have a plan for blended learning and a personal learning network to support you in your journey
Session Agenda:
I. Brief Overview of Different Models of Blended Learning. It is not important to design your classroom exactly after a particular model, but it is worth exploring different models as you decide what you want in your environment.
I. Brief Overview of Different Models of Blended Learning. It is not important to design your classroom exactly after a particular model, but it is worth exploring different models as you decide what you want in your environment.
How did I write on that picture from Innosight Education? Awesome Screenshot
Case Studies:
- Flex - Flex Public Schools
- Flipped - Clintondale High School
- Lab Rotation - City Prep Academies
- Station Rotation - Kipp Academy
Want definitions of each model? Check out Innosight Education's "Definition of Blended Learning"
Want to read more case studies? Check out Innosight Institute's "The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning"
II. Survey
- Click on this link. First explain the benefits of the model that works for you. What gets you excited about this model? Then explain any concerns or questions you may have. What obstacles do you have?
How did I make that survey? Padlet
III. Two Ways to Approach Changing Your Classroom: shift a little to get a lot or 10X thinking
- Doug Daniels, Head of Google Maps and Earth for the North America region, explained at the Create Something Great Conference that Google does not plan incremental changes.
IV. Personalized Learning Network. The idea is that if you simply bookmark sites on your computer you are missing out on the power of
networking. This is where we will personalize the session and you will create something that will support your work.
- Why use PLNs?
- Personal Learning Networks for Educators short video by Skip Via
- Building a Personal Learning Network with Social Media longer video from #edchat's Beth Holland
- Which platform? Choose one to start.
- Flipboard on the iPad allows you to subscribe to blogs and post to your own magazine. See if you can find Edu ideas by dlgoodwin17.
- Google+ Communities Simple instructions
- Use Feedly to organize blogs. Instructions.
- Twitter. See 10 Powerful Twitter Tools. Organize Twitter with Tagboard or Hootsuite
- Keep notes with Diigo (you can also join communities like Diigo in Education) or Evernote
- Keep links with Symbaloo
- Which sources? Select a few to follow to start so that you are not overwhelmed
Blogs to Follow using Feedly, Flipboard, Diigo, Evernote:
- 5 PLNs for Educators from MindShift
- Atomic Learning Technology Tutorials
- Bud the Teacher
- Cool Cat Teacher
- Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners
- EdTech Teacher Blog
- Edudemic
- Edutopia
- Education Week Blogs
- Free Technology for Teachers
- iLearn Technology
- Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything
- Learning is Change (Ben Wilkoff)
- Learning in Hand
- MindShift
- Teacher Reboot Camp
- The Thinking Stick
- Will Richardson
Google+ Communities: the advantage here is that you can ask questions and contribute your ideas
- DCSD Digital Age Teaching and Learning
- Connected Classrooms Workshop
- Google Apps in Education
- EdTech
- In Google+ Communities in the Search Communities box to the right, search DCSD to find all of the department communities
Twitter Resources
- #edchat
- #tededchat
- #edtech
- @ web20classroom
- #getyourgeekon
- +DonnaGoodwin
- dlgoodwin@dcsdk12.org
- @DGoods
Please fill out the survey