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6. Blended Design in Practice

Appendix A: Chapter Resources

Appendix B: Chapter Notes & Sources

1. Blended Teaching Foundations

Blended Teaching Readiness Survey Resources

3. Data Practices

… learning focuses on student performance RATher than seat-time to determine…… outside of the classroom can demonstRATe competence in those skills and move…… students, teachers, parents, administRATors, and even politicians like the…… trusting that the assessment is accuRATely measuring what it is intended…… presentations and physical demonstRATions… student learning outcome (SLO). RATher than focus on overall scores for…… 1, all but one student demonstRATed significant weakness in at least one…… Finally, you will learn several stRATegies for identifying meaningful patterns…… without having all of the narRATive details.1. Is the assessment accuRATely measuring the SLO?… level (see Figure 3.12d). In prepaRATion for the outcome quiz, you conducted…… assessment or students’ prepaRATion for the assessment?… assessments she will use to illustRATe that the gaps have been filled. The…There are essentially three stRATegies that can be used when grouping students…… determine how they would demonstRATe understanding of the standards once…… For: These teachers list several stRATegies for helping students know where…… group peer teaching, and collaboRATive projects. Peer tutoring and small…… students complete from a teacher-cuRATed playlist or activities recommended…Recommending cuRATed student-content activities is a particularly good option…… Roadmap to plan the grouping stRATegy that you will use with your students…… Roadmap to plan and outline your stRATegies for gathering and using student…

2. Online Integration

Effective integRATion of online learning activities together with in-person…… students to communicate and collaboRATe in ways never before possible.… Our goal is to help you integRATe both in-person and online learning in ways…How ready are you to integRATe both online and face-to-face teaching in your…… complete their work, creating a frustRATing situation for you, your students,…… discuss class topics or to collaboRATe on projects.… from the station rotation model. RATher than spending the majority of your…… high level of planning and prepaRATion. It may occur in conjunction with…… determine how you would incorpoRATe this program to teach a lesson.… it’s time to consider stRATegies for creating the actual learning activities.…… teaching goes beyond technology integRATion that simply adds online content…… online (maybe through collaboRATing on a presentation or a Google Doc).… make their lives a little better RATher than using technology in ways that…… the history of technology integRATion, we find that teachers typically tend…… technology use is through the PICRAT framework discussed in the next three…The RAT frameworkis a helpful approach for seeing how the range of technology…… we’ve discussed the PIC and RAT frameworks sepaRATely, let’s bring…… classroom fits within the PICRAT matrix.… and where they fit on the PICRAT matrix.We can use the PICRAT matrix to determine if our blended activities are meeting…The RAT analysis, however, can be more difficult. This is because you must…… students go to discuss, collaboRATe, and receive feedback, blended courses…Two stRATegies that work very well for helping students stay engaged in the…… setting, blended teachers use many stRATegies for managing students’…… important that you find which stRATegies work best for you.Choose or create a stRATegy for moving students from station to station. Support…2.1 Developing a StRATegy2.2 IntegRATing Online and In-person Activities2.3.1 The RAT FrameworkTest Your Readiness: Online IntegRATion http://bit.ly/K12-BTR… can create activities that integRATe the in-person and online spaces (2.2)PICRAT Video 2.9 (4:33) http://bit.ly/btb-v123

5. Online Interaction

4. Personalizing Instruction

… outnumber the teachers, administRATors, and support staff by up to a 30:1…… learning personal. Through the integRATion of online learning programs or…… feedback concerning your prepaRATion for personalizing in a blended environment.…… activities) through the integRATion of online activities (see Chapter 2).…… path of the learning experience, RATher than giving that responsibility to…… Resource 4.1.) When you incorpoRATe personalization into your classroom,…… learning is focused on, demonstRATed by, and led with the learner, and connected…… have choices in how they demonstRATe mastery of a concept. Choices include…… that 40% of schools have a modeRATe level of student-led classrooms and 20%…… begin to build student-demonstRATed practices into your classroom, which…… to Look For: Explore these stRATegies for learner led practices if you want…… For:  Check out some of these stRATegies for learner led practices. Which…… student-centered lessons is by incorpoRATing project- and problem-based learning…… given time, meaningful collaboRATion and discussion are almost impossible.…… students to be able to illustRATe or understand at the end of the lesson,…… learning objectives. This collaboRATion with students can be a lot of work,…… goal should always be to geneRATe data (see Chapter 3). Once you have performance…… they like to learn and demonstRATe that learning. Maybe they prefer being…… interests. You can also use these stRATegies for creating project-based or…… playlists. Playlists are most often cuRATed by the teacher around a specific…… individual students. Its integRATed assessments and instruction routinely…… Thinking, Creativity, CollaboRATion, and Communication).Table 4.5 contains some common stRATegies that might be used to help with…Table 4.5 Grouping stRATegies.Grouping StRATegy… interests. Strengths of this stRATegy include:… interests. Strengths of this stRATegy include:Strengths of this stRATegy include:… Developing a Personalization StRATegy… Learning Framework - Learner Led StRATegies Web Resource 4.11  http://bit.ly/btb-v390b… Learning Framework - Learner DemonstRATed StRATegies Web Resources 4.12 http://bit.ly/btb-v362bCompetency: I can develop stRATegies for personalizing assessments (4.3).4.4.3 Grouping Students StRATegicallyCompetency:  I can develop stRATegies for personalizing learning activities…