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Connected Educator Month Blended Learning Panel. See archives here: http://blendedlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/86632270/CEMBlendedLearning2014. Recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2014-10-06.1623.M.A7BDF1B9F9F6E044B01D18DAE60636.vcr&sid=2008074
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What is Blended Learning and What are the Best
Implementation Strategies?
October 6, 2014
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What is Blended Learning and What are the Best Implementation Strategies?
Presenters: • Heather Staker, Christensen Institute • Mike Lawrence, CUE.org• Allison Powell, iNACOL • Rob Darrow, Blended Teacher Network
CEM / CUE Blended Learning Strand Draft Slides
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Housekeeping• This session is being recorded and will be emailed out
and posted on CEM and http://cue.org/blended-learning-theme_2014
• Archives here: http://blendedlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/86632270/CEMBlendedLearning2014
• Hashtags: #ce14 #blendedlearning• Future BL webinars sign up via CUE website:
http://cue.org/blended-learning-theme_2014 • Feel free to share with others.
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CEM Blended Learning Strand
• Monday webinars for 4 weeks – 7:00 EST• Tuesday Tweet Ups – 8:00 EST (#ce14
#blendedlearning)• Ongoing discussions via Linked In “Blended Teacher
Network” Discussion group. Free to join.• Blogposts via
– CEM blog (connectededucators.org) , – CUE (blog.cue.org), – Rob’s Blog (robdarrow.wordpress.com)
Link your blogs with #ce14 #blendedlearning
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Quick Poll• What do you say Blended Learning Is?
– A. Students control their own learning plan– B. Online tools used in face-to-face
classrooms– C. A change in teaching pedagogy that better
personalizes learning for students.– D. Putting lesson plans and videos on the
web– E. All of the above
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Blended Learning Definition
• Important for research• How to teach others (professional
development)• Implementation• Let’s start what it is not…
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Teaching and Learning• What the student is
doing and where the student is.
What the teacher is doing and where the teacher is.
What and where the content is.
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Generally Defining Terms: “Teaching and Learning”
• Traditional = the way it has always been done – (e.g. teacher lecture, quarterly benchmark
testing, if students don’t get it, the teacher moves on, limited use of technology)
• Blended = use of technology, course management system, flexibility of time, student centered learning and data to personalize learning for students
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Blended Learning Definition – Christensen Institute
A formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace
and
at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home, and , and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.
(Horn & Staker, 2013)
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Definition Discussion
• Heather Staker, Christensen Institute• Allison Powell, iNACOL• Mike Lawrence, CUE • Rob Darrow, Blended Teacher Network
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Challenges to the definition?
• Student perspective• Teacher perspective• Content perspective• Future perspective• Will it change some more?
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Allison Powell, iNACOL
iNACOL
Blended Learning
Teacher Competency Framework
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No textNo textNo text
WhatCore values or beliefs that guide thinking, behaviors and actions that align with goals of educational change and missionHowUnderstood, adopted, and committed to
WhatPersonal characteristics and patterns of behavior that help an educator make the transition to new ways of teaching and learningHowCoached, encouraged, and reinforced
WhatHigher complexity that are generalized across domain/jobs. Help people tackle problems and tasks where the solution might be unknown or that require organizational learning and innovationHowDeveloped through modeling, coaching and reflective practice
WhatSkills that are known and specific to task and domain. Observable “know-how” and basic mechanics and expertise helpful for execution and implementation of day-to-day job (for teachers instruction)HowAcquired and mastered through instruction, training, and practice
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Overview of Domains• 4 Domains, 3-4 Competencies in Domain, 2-5
Standards Each Competency
Mindsets
● New Vision for teaching and learning
● Orientation toward change & improvement
Qualities
● Grit
● Transparency
● Collaboration
Adaptive Skills
● Reflection
● Continuous improvement & innovation
● Communication
Technical Skills
● Data Practices
● Instructional Strategies
● Management of Blended Learning Experience
● Instructional Tools
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Blended Learning: Student Perspective
• How does blended learning look from a student perspective?– Descriptions, examples and discussion– Mike
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Blended Learning: Teacher Perspective
• How does blended learning look from a teacher perspective?• Descriptions, examples and discussion
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Blended Learning: Administrative Perspective
• How does blended learning look from the administrative perspective?• Descriptions, examples and discussion• Rob
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Blended Learning: School / District Perspective
• How does blended learning look from a school / district perspective?• Descriptions, examples and discussion• Allison / Rob
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Implementation
• Takes time to transform teaching• Takes time to put proper infrastructure in
place• Takes time to re-engineer the school
system to be more personalized for students
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Implementation Ideas
• What are some of the best ways to implement blended learning in a classroom or school or district?
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iNACOL Blended Learning Roadmap – 6 Elements
(Allison / Rob)
• Leadership• Professional Development• Teaching / Instructional Practice• Operations / Management / Policies • Content• Technology
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LeadershipSchool Implementation• Identified administrator/leader and teachers at each school• Ongoing interactions (one-on-one, formal and informal) and
meetings of those involved in iLearn• Administrators, teachers and administrators work together
towards the blended learning goals established in each school
Promising Practices• School culture of innovation and empowerment• Start small and build• Communication is strong and occurs between involved people
in a variety of ways (one-to-one, phone, email, chat, etc.)
…Panel Thoughts…
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Professional DevelopmentSchool Implementation• Both formal and informal (Schedule trainings to one-on-one
customized PD)• Modeling, webinars, small conferences, workshops, cohort
meetings• Tech support teachers are key
Promising Practices• Scheduled Time• Teacher Resources• Professional Sharing• School Support
…Panel Thoughts…
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Teaching/Instructional PracticesSchool Implementation• Support for new blended learning teachers – modeling, mentoring
and measures of success• Analyzing real-time data to personalize learning for each student
Promising Practices• Classroom Setup• Data Analysis• Individualized Instruction• Student Engagement• Digital Content
…Panel Thoughts…
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Operations/Management Systems/Policy
School Implementation• Restructuring of the traditional school class / school day• Emphasis on using real-time student performance data• Change in instructional delivery model
Promising Practices• Operational support• Policy development examples• Data-driven instruction
…Panel Thoughts…
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ContentSchool Implementation• Common platform • Content providers to choose from• Professional development and teacher sharing about content
provider and platform use
Promising Practices• Content Decision Making (purchase or build your own)• Customizable platform – many teachers using base curriculum
and supplemental based on student needs• Customizable for individual student needs
…Panel Thoughts…
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TechnologySchool Implementation• School leadership ensures that technology needs of students
and teachers are addressed, and proper training provided.• Dedicated technical support for the blended learning
programs.• School leadership is visible in their own use of technology;
modeling expectations.
Promising Practices• Technology Training • Technology Support • Hardware and Software Needs
…Panel Thoughts…
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Quick Quiz
• What is blended learning? – A. Students in control their own learning plan– B. Online tools used in face-to-face classrooms– C. A change in teaching pedagogy that better
personalizes and engages students in learning through the use of technology.
– D. Putting lesson plans and videos on the web– E. All of the above
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Contact / Resources
• Heather Staker, Christensen Institute. www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning/
• Allison Powell, iNACOL. www.inacol.org.– apowell@inacol.org
• Mike Lawrence, CUE. www.cue.org – mlawrence@cue.org
• Rob Darrow, Blended Teacher Network, www.blendedteachernetwork.org– Robdarrow74@gmail.com
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