Index
Assessment 68Blended 153Engagement 6Feedback 57Interaction 34Management 12Model 35Personalize 32PICRAT 10Planning 12Practice 55Structure 15
Assessment
Preface
- … you create an activity and/or Assessment that can be used in a blended lesson.
- … link to a brief readiness self-Assessment survey. The survey should take you 2-3…
Blended Teaching Foundations
Online Integration
- … design of blended instruction, Assessments, and activities. (2.3)
- … better customize instruction and Assessments to meet your students’ needs. This…
- Think about an Assessment, learning software, or online application that students…
- … individual needs. You can then use Assessment data from the online activities to…
- … evaluation is usually the easiest Assessment to make. If your students are absorbing…
Data Practices
- 3.1.2 Creating Assessments for mastery-based progression
- Creating Mastery Assessments
- Competency: I can create formative Assessments with mastery-thresholds (3.1)
- …dents (3.3) and to evaluate and improve Assessments and instructional materials …
- 3.3.3 Improving and Informing Assessments and Learning Materials
- …lead you to discover weaknesses in your Assessments or learning materials. Looki…
- …are finished. Would there be individual Assessments? Would the group present the…
- …s, and the number of attempts to answer Assessment questions.
- Once you have (1) created or acquired Assessments, (2) matched Assessment items …
- …ding. You can also find the projects or Assessments she will use to illustrate t…
- …e surprised that when students took the Assessment, nobody demonstrated mastery.…
- …ategorize numerical information such as Assessment results, frequency of attenda…
- …ny students not mastering the SLO final Assessment?
- Review the items in one of your unit Assessments and map each item to the SLO th…
- …t that includes formative and summative Assessments that align with unit learnin…
- Use Assessment data for one student from either a class Assessment or a state st…
- 1. Assessment Functioning— items that most students are missing.
- Good Assessments are key to effective learning. Good Assessments come in many fo…
- 1. Is the Assessment accurately measuring the SLO?
- Table 3.1 Strengths of different Assessment types administered in-person & onlin…
- 1. Improve Assessments.
- …ween scores for Observation 2 and final Assessment suggest the following possibi…
- …tivities, assignments, projects, and/or Assessments are the best match. Consider…
- …there possibly something wrong with the Assessment or students’ preparation fo…
- …ing activities, the instruction, or the Assessments used to gather data.…
- …dent has achieved a mastery level on an Assessment or SLO, yellow indicates near…
- … will develop a wide range of formative Assessments for your classroom. Among th…
- …ressing from Observation 1 to the final Assessment?
- Type of Assessment
- …s: summative and formative. Summative Assessments are usually given at the end…
- Review a previous Assessment that you have given and gather some data about stud…
- Some ways that you might act to improve Assessments or learning materials based …
- …e for a given standard and what form of Assessment can best measure them.…
- … classroom and brainstorm mastery-based Assessments for that standard (http://bi…
- For an Assessment to be useful for mastery-based progression, each element needs…
- As you know, Assessments can have many forms—quizzes, tests, reports, essays, …
Personalizing Instruction
- 4.3 Personalizing Assessment
- … strategies for personalizing Assessments (4.3).
- … individual pacing and more efficient Assessments to inform and tailor instruction.”
- Align a list of Assessment options to various student interests or preferences.
- … individual students. Its integrated Assessments and instruction routinely measure…
- Create personalized Assessment options for your students, complete with descriptions…
- … instruction, or unit. Next, you plan the Assessments that will tell you how well…
- … profile to help match them to the Assessment that is best for them. In cases where…
- … how do you know what kind of Assessment is best for each student? It all goes back…
- Assessments can be personalized along the dimensions of time place, pace, and path…
- GOALS/PATH/PACE-Students take a diagnostic Assessment and then choose learning resources…
- The kinds of Assessments that students can choose to complete vary greatly. Students…
- Create a list of Assessment options for one of your units.
- … move beyond grade level based on Assessment data.Video 4.7 (1:34) http://bit.ly/btb-v483
Online Interaction
- … the structure, flow/timing, and Assessment of discussion prompts. The tables provide…
- Table 5.9 Assessment – Clarity of expectations.
- Assessment—Clarity of Expectations
- … body and make judgments based on Assessments. They also both provide reports. However,…
Blended Design in Practice
- … standard, and began to develop Assessments and activities using them, you might…
- … to house learning activities, Assessments, data, learner profile information, and…
- Final Assessment
- Pre-Assessment through the LMS, Begin the Volume Measurement and Estimation Activity
- … elements of a unit—objectives, Assessments, and activities.
- … important that your learning goals, Assessments, and activities are aligned as seen…
Blended
About This Book
Preface
- … assessment that can be used in a Blended lesson.
- … of your current aptitude for Blended teaching specific to each competency.
- At this time the six Blended Teaching Badges are not fully available. However,…
- … feedback, ideas, and experiences with Blended teaching. Your input can help us…
- … well as examples of completed Blended Teaching Roadmaps for elementary and secondary…
- This book is your guide to Blended teaching in K-12 settings. It was designed…
Research
- … book as a tool for evaluating Blended activities.
- … research related to the K-12 Blended Teaching Readiness model that is used to…
- … researchers in the area of K-12 Blended and online teaching.
Blended Teaching Foundations
- 1.1 What Does Blended Learning Look Like?
- 1.0 What is Blended Learning?
- Blended Learning Models Web Resource 1.1 http://bit.ly/btb-v032
- … technology skills I need for Blended teaching (1.1-1.2)
- Definition: Blended Learning
- The 6 Ps of Blended Teaching Video 1.4 (2:40) http://bit.ly/btb-v005
- Successful Blended environments often involve a shift from teacher-led to more…
- Challenge 1: Use section 1.3 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to do a self-assessment…
- … competencies needed for successful Blended teaching are ultimately not technology…
- Blended teaching provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge and…
- … of seven different models of Blended learning. You can also see links to schools…
- … reasons why teachers might choose a Blended teaching approach:
- … skeptical about some aspects of Blended learning presented in this book, we hope…
- … are many different models of Blended teaching that are commonly used by teachers.…
- Successful Blended environments often involve a focus on mastery-based progression…
- As a teacher in a Blended classroom, your role will likely be different from what…
- Successful Blended teaching requires the careful integration of online and in-person…
- … is important to remember that Blended learning is the strategic combination of…
- To teach using effective Blended methods, you need to be able to combine online…
- What to Look For: How does Blended learning differ from classroom technology…
- … effectively using the online or Blended space?”
- Blended learning is the strategic combination of online and in-person instruction.…
- Successful Blended teaching will require taking risks, failing at times, learning…
- … that characterize high quality Blended learning?
- Successful Blended environments almost always involve a reliance on data to help…
- Complete Section 1 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to help identify your purposes…
- … have already developed to begin Blended teaching. If you need guidance in developing…
- … less of” as they transition to Blended teaching roles?
- … skills related to technology for Blended teaching
- … each of the core competencies of Blended teaching, it is helpful for you to be…
- … Important dispositions for effective Blended teaching build upon what is already…
- … develop your ability to teach in a Blended environment. These areas are critical…
- Blended teaching is an excellent way to provide access and flexibility to student…
- … 1.1 Important dispositions for Blended teachers
- … as you begin to develop your Blended teaching skills.
Online Integration
- 2.3.3 An Evaluative Framework for Blended Teaching
- 2.4 Managing the Blended Classroom
- 2.3.2 Blended Activities That Engage (The PIC Framework)
- 2.3 Evaluating Blended Activities
- 2.4.2 Managing Blended Rotations
- … I can evaluate the design of Blended instruction, assessments, and activities.…
- … create guidelines for managing a Blended lesson (2.4)
- Systems and Procedures for Blended Learning Video 2.10 Part 1 (12:26)
- Blended Teaching Models Web Resource 2.1 http://bit.ly/btb-v149
- … that you’ve reflected on some Blended learning models, it’s time to consider…
- … core knowledge and skills of Blended teaching. By the end of this chapter you…
- … guidelines is especially important in Blended courses for four reasons:
- … these can be adapted to fit your Blended learning style. In the end, it’s important…
- The word “Blended” in Blended teaching is used intentionally. Blended teaching…
- Quality Blended teaching will not only have some student-teacher and student-student…
- … the most common mistakes novice Blended teachers make is to have students engage…
- Complete Section 2 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to plan and evaluate elements…
- … rotation is a popular form of Blended learning. However, because you are working…
- … technology. That’s the beauty of Blended learning! As seen in Video 2.8, sometimes…
- … elementary schools. However, in a Blended version of a station rotation, for…
- … games on the device, etc.) in the Blended classroom.
- One advantage of Blended learning is that it can make learning more engaging for…
- … already have can be adapted for Blended learning. What matters most is that you…
- … PICRAT matrix to determine if our Blended activities are meeting the full potential…
- … behavior in the online setting, Blended teachers use many strategies for managing…
- … (and in turn, help you) manage Blended learning.
- … opportunities that occur in a Blended classroom happen offline. As a result,…
- … chapter, there are many different Blended teaching models. These models are structures…
- … collaborate, and receive feedback, Blended courses also need to have an online…
- In fact, “Blended” learning implies that we use the online interactions with…
- … video could be useful in your Blended classroom.
- … right or wrong model to use in Blended teaching. Therefore, you should select…
- … help with a different aspect of Blended teaching: managing digital distractions.…
- … and examples of four different Blended learning models: flipped, station rotation,…
- … the top half of the quadrant. Blended classrooms, however, can include interactions…
- … expectations for at least one of the Blended teaching routines that you will…
- … students stay engaged in the Blended environment are the clamshell technique…
Data Practices
- …e and skills are essential to effective Blended teaching. By the end of this cha…
- Use section 3.2 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to determine what data you have …
- …types are central elements of effective Blended teaching. Administering assessme…
- Use section 3.3 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to plan the grouping strategy th…
- …n the classroom—you the teacher. In a Blended classroom you want to use your t…
- …w ready you are to use data in your own Blended classroom.
- Use section 3.1 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to determine mastery levels for …
- …ept of mastery-based progression. Many Blended classrooms use this approach bec…
- Complete Section 3 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap to plan and outline your stra…
Personalizing Instruction
- Step #4: Choose your Blended model.
- … Three basic elements of planning Blended lessons.56
- … 4.1) in this chapter because Blended classrooms increase the ease of personalizing…
- See full Blended Teaching Case at http://bit.ly/btb-3sia2(Web Resource 4.3)
- … classroom to help you manage Blended activities. They can’t help you gather…
- … personalization are essential to effective Blended teaching. By the end of this…
- See full Blended Teaching Case at http://bit.ly/btb-3sia4(Web Resource 4.5)
- … on the news. As a teacher in a Blended environment, your role is to guide students…
- … preparation for personalizing in a Blended environment. How ready are you?
- … interests, wants, and goals. Blended learning allows you to give students some…
- … Badge! Complete Chapter 4 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap. (http://bit.ly/MyBTRoadMap-Ch4)…
- An effective Blended classroom will mix these two practices—differentiation…
- See full Blended Teaching Case at http://bit.ly/btb-3sia3(Web Resource 4.4)
- … introduced several different models of Blended teaching. All of these models…
- See full Blended Teaching Case at http://bit.ly/btb-3sia1(Web Resource 4.2)
- Blended teaching allows us to shift from teacher-led practices — in which the…
Online Interaction
- Using Blended Feedback - A Teacher ExampleVideo 5.8 (2:58) http://bit.ly/btb-v495
- … Badge! Complete Section 5 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap. (http://bit.ly/MyBTRoadMap-Ch5)…
- One of the important aspects of Blended learning is for the teacher to decide…
- … Both place and time can vary in Blended courses, from a low degree of flexibility…
- … to leverage the advantages of Blended learning is the ability to create a positive,…
- The Blended classroom presents some interesting challenges and opportunities in…
- … interaction are essential to effective Blended teaching. By the end of this chapter…
- … express their thoughts. In the Blended classroom, there are many options for…
- … asynchronous discussions to your Blended classroom comes from Eric Brussel and…
- … that teachers who are new to Blended learning often make is using their LMS to…
- … online interactions in your own Blended classroom?
Blended Design in Practice
- … the Rationale to Support Your Blended Lesson
- 6.3 Sequencing Your Blended Lesson
- Example Blended Lesson Sequence
- Example Blended Lesson Rationale
- … confidence to take on an entire Blended unit.
- When you began planning your Blended lesson, you should have chosen some reasons…
- … door to the vault of learning. Blended teaching presents a better system. Plutarch…
- As an effective Blended teacher, you need to be able to integrate online and in-person…
- … role content curation plays in Blended teaching.
- … skills that bring all elements of Blended teaching together are essential to…
- As you implement Blended activities, it’s important that you take note of wins…
- … for the next iteration of the Blended lesson. This is an iterative process. It’s…
- Implementing Blended teaching practices for the first time will be challenging.…
- … start.” If implementing an entire Blended unit is overwhelming, there are many…
- … point you have read a lot about Blended teaching and completed your Blended teaching…
- … created learning materials, and Blended teachers are no different. Creating online…
- … understand the goals for your Blended lesson, you should make sure that the way…
- … Badge! Complete Chapter 6 of the Blended Teaching Roadmap. (http://bit.ly/MyBTRoadMapCh6)…
- … It’s also good to remember that Blended learning can be more flexible in the…
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
- Systems and Procedures for Blended Learning Part 1
- See it in Action #2 - Full Blended Teaching Case
- Blended Learning Models
- See it in Action #3 - Full Blended Teaching Case
- See it in Action #4 - Full Blended Teaching Case
- Using Blended Feedback – A Teacher Example
- See it in Action #1 - Full Blended Teaching Case
- The 6 Ps of Blended Teaching
- Systems and Procedures for Blended Learning Part 2
- Blended Teaching Models
Appendix C: Blended Teaching Roadmap
Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources
- Blended Teaching Readiness Survey - http://bit.ly/K12-BTR
- Blended Models
- …ortant technology skills for successful Blended teaching.
- …ist of resources related to each of the Blended teaching competencies. …
- Blended Teaching Dispositions focus on the teacher's beliefs and attitudes about…
Engagement
Online Integration
Data Practices
- …ing your assessments to monitor student Engagement and learning. In this section…
- …t results, frequency of attendance, and Engagement measurements, but we also use…
Personalizing Instruction
Blended Design in Practice
- … student learning outcomes or Engagement to a goal of increased convenience for you.…
- … increase student opportunities and Engagement. You should be able to map each part…
Feedback
Preface
Blended Teaching Foundations
Online Integration
Personalizing Instruction
Online Interaction
- 5.4 Blending Feedback
- … technologies to create effective Feedback (5.4).
- Effective Feedback? Video 5.6 (2:00) http://bit.ly/btb-v493
- 5.4.2 The Feedback Burger
- … Students (and Yourself) React to Feedback Web Resource 5.4 http://bit.ly/btb-v453
- Quality Peer FeedbackWeb Resource 5.1 & 5.2 http://bit.ly/btb-v442 http://bit.ly/btb-v472
- Using Blended Feedback - A Teacher ExampleVideo 5.8 (2:58) http://bit.ly/btb-v495
- 5.4.4 Accepting Feedback from Students
- … ability to moderate posts, provide Feedback, and track student progress. This…
- … terms of (1) group size, (2) peer Feedback structure, and (3) meaningful roles.
- Feedback: Guiding students to post to specific people, seemingly set at random,…
- Feedback: Several students still may not receive a response.
- … book. Chrissy provides them with Feedback in-person, in text, and via screencast…
- Feedback: What are students supposed to respond to their peers about?
- … reconsider how and when they provide Feedback.
- Feedback: Only one response? Also, they will likely only reply to a friend or popular…
- … longer to manage and provide Feedback. Most, if not all, Learning Management Systems…
- Feedback: There are now clear guidelines for responses, and enough time has been…
- We often focus on giving Feedback, but how good are you and your students at receiving…
- Feedback: A clear role in the response has been created that will stimulate a meaningful…
- … strategies for providing effective Feedback. We chose this metaphor because it…
- Feedback: A perfectly sized group allows for diversity of thought within a manageable…
- Feedback: There isn’t enough time for students to create meaningful responses…
- … demonstrate new knowledge, and receive Feedback from the teacher as the “expert.”…
- Feedback: Too big of a group means they won’t read everyone’s ideas.
- … 5.6 Structure – Who gets peer Feedback.
- … projects without prescribing timely Feedback that allows students to achieve their…
- Feedback: Too small of a group means there won’t be enough responses to have…
- … for students to provide helpful Feedback regarding learning activities or units.…
- Feedback: When is this due? When should the students post their responses?
- … communication to provide effective Feedback (e.g. electronic rubrics that you’ve…
- … on you providing students with Feedback, students providing Feedback to you can…
- Feedback: What if they don’t disagree about anything? Does stating what they…
- … give and receive better peer Feedback in online discussion forums?
- … not likely to make full use of Feedback that's provided weeks after it was submitted.
- … opportunities in regard to providing Feedback. For instance, in blended environments,…
- … is not the same as providing Feedback. Teachers often provide students with grades…
- … among students and teachers, and Feedback written on assignments.
- So, what constitutes powerful Feedback? The simple answer is that Feedback is powerful…
- Feedback and instruction are closely related. In fact, you can view Feedback as…
- Structure—Who Gets Peer Feedback
- … probability that one seeks and needs Feedback, but the more important it is that…
- Feedback: What is meant by how they felt? Should they state whether they agree…
- Feedback: Students should now understand the specific evaluative criteria for their…
- … quality of their posts. Providing Feedback to students will be discussed in the…
- When providing Feedback, you should act more like a physician than a coroner. A…
- Feedback: Students still don’t know how they will be graded.
Blended Design in Practice
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
- Using Blended Feedback – A Teacher Example
- Effective Feedback?
- Feedback - 1
- Feedback - 2
- … Students (and yourself) React to Feedback
Interaction
Preface
Blended Teaching Foundations
Online Integration
- … collection of the following types of Interactions: student-content, student-teacher,…
- … fostering meaningful student-student Interactions and teacher support. Watch Video…
- … student-teacher and student-student Interactions online, but the use of technology…
- … implies that we use the online Interactions with in-person Interactions. Most blended…
- … quadrant with student-content Interaction on the right and student-human Interaction…
Online Interaction
- 5.1 Types of Interaction
- Test Your Readiness: Online Interaction http://bit.ly/K12-BTR
- Dimensions of Interaction Video 5.1 (4:29) http://bit.ly/btb-v452
- … and limitations of each form of Interaction and how each can be used to benefit overall…
- … participate in extended discussions. Interaction takes place over a period of time.…
- One of the major Interactions that can happen in an online setting is the use of discussions.…
- … foster online communication and Interaction. They are described in Table 5.2.
- The term “Interaction” means different things to different people. In 1989, Michael…
- … student-instructor and student-student Interactions have different place, time, and…
- Student-content Interaction occurs when students engage with learning materials through…
- … expectations for appropriate Interactions. This includes following “netiquette”—a…
- … learn the guidelines for online Interaction.
- … major limitation of in-person Interaction. Given the bell schedule, time for a robust…
- … a balance in terms of teacher Interaction. Too little teacher Interaction and students…
- … knowledge and skills around online Interaction are essential to effective blended…
- … of both in-person and online Interaction and figuring out strategies for how to capitalize…
- … you must figure out how online Interaction can extend student learning. It’s helpful…
- … for creating student-student Interactions. If the discussion group consists of more…
- … on being ready to use online Interactions in your own blended classroom?
Blended Design in Practice
- … This practice increases personal Interaction, allowing me to provide each student…
- … information, and opportunities for Interaction; however, we have not fully discussed…
- … personalize instruction, foster online Interaction and combine all of these skills…
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources
- Examples of Online Interaction
- Dimensions of Interaction
- Chapter 5 - Online Interaction
- Online Interaction focuses on the teacher's ability to facilitate online interac…
Management
Online Integration
- Hardware Management:
- Learning Management that includes specific classroom systems, procedures, and guidelines…
- … can view examples of station Management for elementary classrooms in Video 2.12.
- Software Management:
- … school districts now have learning Management systems (LMS) that help you, as the…
Data Practices
Personalizing Instruction
- … because it may make classroom Management more difficult, AND because there is a…
- … learning programs or learning Management systems (see Chapter 2) and the use of…
Online Interaction
- … feedback. Most, if not all, Learning Management Systems (LMS) have a discussion…
- … features. At the same time, learning Management systems and other online communication…
Blended Design in Practice
- … districts have adopted a learning Management system (LMS) that allows you to easily…
- … use password protected learning Management systems (LMS) such as Blackboard or Canvas.
Model
Research
- … West, R. E. (2020). The PICRAT Model for technology integration in teacher…
- … K-12 Blended Teaching Readiness Model that is used to organize this book, below…
Blended Teaching Foundations
- Blended Learning Models Web Resource 1.1 http://bit.ly/btb-v032
- … see examples of seven different Models of blended learning. You can also see…
- … said, there are many different Models of blended teaching that are commonly…
Online Integration
- 2.1.4 Flex Model
- 2.1.5 Choosing your Model
- Flex Model Video 2.6 (5:28) http://bit.ly/btb-v129
- Blended Teaching Models Web Resource 2.1 http://bit.ly/btb-v149
- … reflected on some blended learning Models, it’s time to consider strategies…
- … school. When implementing this Model, you should also carefully consider how…
- … elements of your blended teaching Model and blended teaching routines. (http://bit.ly/MyBTRoadMap-Ch2)…
- … other stations. As a result, this Model is most effective when students can…
- … that uses the station rotation Model has stations set up so that students can…
- In the flex Model the majority of learning occurs online. Because of this, students…
- The lab or whole-group rotation Model is similar to the station rotation Model…
- … allow you to use the flipped Model to prepare students for the activity.
- … that you teach. Using the flex Model, determine how you would incorporate this…
- … many different blended teaching Models. These Models are structures and patterns…
- … as part of a station rotation Model.
- There is no right or wrong Model to use in blended teaching. Therefore, you…
- … station rotation or lab rotation Model.
- … four different blended learning Models: flipped, station rotation, lab rotation,…
Personalizing Instruction
- Step #4: Choose your blended Model.
- … direct instruction and teacher Modeling that students then repeat and mimic.…
- … introduced several different Models of blended teaching. All of these Models…
Online Interaction
- … this balance is important to Model in online discussions.
- … example of a discussion board that Models both great discussion board posts…
- … when beginning. You will want to Model the nature of the posts you are expecting.…
Blended Design in Practice
- … you chose your blended teaching Model and standard, and began to develop assessments…
- … and relies on a lab rotation Model.
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources
Personalize
Online Integration
Data Practices
- …t chapter will talk more about creating Personalized goals for students that nee…
- …, and even politicians like the idea of Personalized learning.
- …homogeneous and heterogeneous groups to Personalize instruction. This is common …
Personalizing Instruction
- “Personalized learning means tailoring learning for each student’s strengths,…
- … approaches that may make it easier to Personalize learning for students. Check out…
- “Personalized learning emphasizes student-driven instructional objectives, content,…
- … order to guide them through a Personalized learning program.
- … some of these ideas to implement Personalized playlists in your class?
- “Personalized learning refers to instruction in which the pace of learning and the…
- LEAP Learning Framework for Personalized Learning
- … ingredients needed to create a Personalized learning program. Because their list…
- Create Personalized assessment options for your students, complete with descriptions…
- … mean it is better than a non-Personalized aspect of education. In order to craft…
- … common ways teachers implement Personalized learning is by giving students flexibility…
- … allow for learning goals to be Personalized by changing the time, place, pace, or…
- … can follow or choose from to Personalize pace, time, place, and/or path.
- … more choice and opportunities to Personalize their learning:
- “Personalized learning occurs when all learning is focused on, demonstrated by,…
- But what does Personalized teaching look like in today’s K-12 schools?
- … and differentiation. They are Personalized because the students have had some choice…
- Assessments can be Personalized along the dimensions of time place, pace, and path…
- … sheets to help your students Personalize their learning goals?
- … most essential step in creating Personalized learning. A 2018 iNACOL survey of K-12…
- … will be met, enabling you to Personalize learning objectives. This collaboration…
- … do to be prepared to implement Personalized learning.
- … is important to remember that Personalized learning is not the same as independent…
- … that suggest how to implement Personalized learning in the K-12 classroom. Our goal…
- … teachers are trying to implement a Personalized learning approach with their students.…
Blended Design in Practice
- … ideas from the lab and helps Personalize pace by providing students with additional…
- … learning, use data practices, Personalize instruction, foster online interaction…
Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources
PICRAT
Research
- … some publications related to the PICRAT framework that we use in section 2.3…
- … R., & West, R. E. (2020). The PICRAT model for technology integration in teacher…
Online Integration
- PICRAT Video 2.9 (4:33) http://bit.ly/btb-v123
- We can use the PICRAT matrix to determine if our blended activities are meeting…
- … your classroom fits within the PICRAT matrix.
- … technology use is through the PICRAT framework discussed in the next three sections.
- … classroom and where they fit on the PICRAT matrix.
- … the two together to form the PICRAT matrix.(See Figure 2.11). By examining…
Blended Design in Practice
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
Planning
Preface
Online Integration
Data Practices
Personalizing Instruction
- Figure 4.2 Three basic elements of Planning blended lessons.56
- … the steps traditionally used in Planning teacher-centered instruction that tends…
- … readiness goals. Are students Planning to go into the military, straight into…
Online Interaction
- … students meet them. It takes Planning to formulate an effective online discussion.…
- … Edutopia article.71 They suggest Planning ahead and thinking strategically about…
Blended Design in Practice
- When you began Planning your blended lesson, you should have chosen some reasons…
- … had for students when you began Planning your blend. If the goals remained the…
- We recommend Planning your lessons using a table that aligns each of the three…
- … unit alignment, you can start Planning the lesson sequence, or the ways that the…
Practice
About This Book
Preface
- … to see the evidence of blended Practice they will likely require.
- … skills taught in the chapter in Practice.
- … support your blended teaching Practice. Then you will be introduced to four key…
- … learn from reading this book into Practice. At the end of each chapter, there…
Blended Teaching Foundations
- Though these benefits can improve Practices, they cannot be gained by simply adding…
- … video, we have added a seventh P, Practice with Feedback. The following is a summary…
Online Integration
- … amplifies or transforms classroom Practice.
- … technology to make their current Practices a little more efficient without really…
- … replace or digitize your current Practice is still a good use when it makes the…
- … full potential of our teaching Practices and therefore helping students to meet…
- … transform (T) traditional teaching Practice (see Figure 2.9). Each of these terms…
- … amplifies or transforms your classroom Practices.
- … technology changes our traditional Practice.
- What to Look For: Think of Practices in your own classroom that may work best…
- … or transform your traditional Practices? If students are watching a video lesson…
Data Practices
- Test Your Readiness: Data Practices http://bit.ly/K12-BTR
- Having core data Practice knowledge and skills are essential to effective blende…
- …tudent learning and to inform classroom Practices? (http://bit.ly/BTRoadmap).…
- …n Academy allows you to manually assign Practice problems to students in each sk…
- …vely using data to inform your teaching Practices. Student data will help you an…
- …ry (yellow) and just need a little more Practice to achieve mastery.
- …student data, but there are many proven Practices that can help you. In this sec…
- To introduce data Practices, we will first discuss the concept of mastery-based…
- (#2) The student has had minimal Practice in 4 additional areas.
Personalizing Instruction
- Basic Personalization Practices Video 4.1 (2:27) http://bit.ly/btb-v356
- … consists of a system of mindsets and Practices that allows teachers to increase…
- … implementing personalization Practices.
- Many of these Practices can be easily implemented through using learner profiles,…
- … personalization and how to make those Practices effective.
- These Practices include allowing students to:
- … Differentiation is also a good Practice but is distinct from personalization because…
- … these strategies for learner led Practices if you want more information. Which…
- … to meet student interests. In Practice, we would meet with a small group of students…
- … to present a lesson, provide Practice, and then assess learning. When you give…
- … start by adding more student-led Practices. This means finding ways to allow students…
- … classroom will mix these two Practices—differentiation and personalization.…
- … opportunities for students to Practice their agency as part of their educational…
- … these strategies for learner led Practices. Which do you think you could use?
- … personalizing your instructional Practices. Often the personalization comes during…
- … us to shift from teacher-led Practices — in which the teacher determines what…
Online Interaction
- … technologies in my classroom Practices (5.2).
- … used it as an opportunity to Practice communication skills because students used…
- Practice using various types of communication to provide effective feedback (e.g.…
Blended Design in Practice
- … who need more instruction. This Practice increases personal interaction, allowing…
- … in-person learning, use data Practices, personalize instruction, foster online…
- … allowing students to receive Practice with feedback (one of the seven Ps) to a…
- … identified the following best Practices:94
- … dynamic content is used to apply, Practice, and demonstrate. Because there are…
- By reflecting on your Practice using learning data, observations, and student evaluation…
- … people respond to them. This Practice amplifies students’ opportunities to share…
- Implementing blended teaching Practices for the first time will be challenging.…
Appendix A: Chapter Resources
Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources
- Chapter 3 - Data Practices
- Data Practices focus on the teacher's ability to use digital tools to monitor st…
Structure
Online Integration
- … teacher’s station organization and Structures direct student learning and behavior.
- … teaching models. These models are Structures and patterns that help teachers to…
Personalizing Instruction
- … software, which can provide a Structure for facilitating personalization in the…
- … find the right balance between Structure and flexibility in your classroom. An…
Online Interaction
- … good and bad examples of the Structure, flow/timing, and assessment of discussion…
- Table 5.7 Structure – Meaningful roles.
- … these aspects into categories of Structure, content, flow, and timing. Each aspect…
- … thinking and has detailed content, Structure, flow, and timing instructions.
- Table 5.6 Structure – Who gets peer feedback.
- Structure—Discussion Group Size
- Structure—Meaningful Roles
- … discussion prompts is whether they are Structured to be teacher-led, student-led,…
- Table 5.5 Structure – Discussion group size
- Structure—Who Gets Peer Feedback