Classroom Design for Blended Learning

Essential Questions

• What blended options are best for my classroom?

• What should I consider as I design and develop my blended classroom?

50% of all high school courses

will be delivered online

by 2019.

Online and blended learning are changing the way

students learn and teachers teach.

a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or paceand

at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location way from home.

The modalities along each student’s learning path are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

Blended Learning is…

Blended Learning“Blended is a strategy for helping teachers achieve what they strive to do every day—deeply understand and enable each student they work with to reach the very highest levels of educational mastery.” (Powell, Rabbit, Kennedy 2014)

Blended Learning ModelsBrick and Mortar Online Learning

Blended Learning

Station-Rotation Model

Rotation Model

Flex Model

A La Carte Model

Enriched-Virtual Model

Lab-Rotation Model

Flipped-Classroom Model

Individual-Rotation Model

Station Rotation Model

Lab Rotation Model

Individual Rotation Model

Flipped Classroom Model

Flex Model

Blended Learning +

1. Personalized Learning2. Mastery 3. High Expectations4. Student Ownership

The Six Assumptions We Make

1. The school year2. The school day3. The daily schedule4. Class size5. Classroom configuration6. Groupings by age and grade

“The physical environment can play a big role in enhancing or impeding students'

learning. Think about the following components of your space and how you

can use them to your advantage.”

http://www.league.org/gettingresults/web/module1/diversity/build_space_learning.html

Classroom InventoryAs you plan your blended classroom, give deliberate consideration to:

Desk PlacementEquipmentScheduleTemperature & LightingFurniture

What is your teaching style?

Sample Classrooms

Collaboration Space

Flexible Learning Space

“It's conventional wisdom that different types of instruction require different seating arrangements. It's also a no-brainer that classrooms should be inviting, environments that make students feel good to be there. ”

Mark Philips – Teacher and Educational Journalist http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-physical-environment-of-classrooms-mark-phillips

Lighting

Cozy Areas Promote Productivity

Tips and Points to Considerhttp://marker.to/snOhLZ

Additional Planning Resources• http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/

• http://www.conceptdraw.com/helpdesk/how-to-draw-classroom-floor-plan

• http://www.floorplanner.com/

• http://classroom.4teachers.org/

• http://www.classroomdeskarrangement.com/ClassroomDeskArrangement/16_Students.html

Now What?

• Start small• Start manageable• Start realistic• Start

Resources • Alliance for Excellent Education

The Digital Learning Imperative• Clayton Christensen Institute (formerly Innosight Institute)• Digital Learning Now!• Edgenuity

Online and Blended Learning Planning Workbook • Evergreen Education Group

Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning• iNACOL• Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Blended Learning Case Studies• U.S. Department of Education

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning

Thank You!