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Welcome to Climbers Day!
Tools of the Mountain Climber Tools of the Summit Climber
BLENDED LEARNING
Climbers’ Day at Summit International School
October 10th, 2018
What is Blended Learning?
A combination of traditional learning and online learning using the following teaching/learning strategies:
Printed Instruction: Use of Textbooks, Notebooks, and Worksheets
Web-based Instruction: Online Resources and adaptive software using Chrome books
Experimental and Hands-on Activities: Manipulatives, Lab equipment
Why Blended Learning?
UAE’s Vision 2021 :
Development of a first rate education system
Complete transformation of the current teaching methods
All schools, universities and students to be equipped with smart systems and devices for all teaching methods
ADEK/MOE observed Summit was not addressing individual student learning needs.
ADEK/MOE observed Summit was not marking student work with enough detail.
H.E. Eng. Hussain Al HammadiMinister of Education
“…we are building an innovative educational system for a for a global competitive knowledge society based on looking ahead.”
What do our Classrooms look like?
What Resources do we use?
Literacy Program:
K-8: Reading A-Z
Grades 1– 8: Grammar for Writing-Books
Grades 7 and 8: HOLT Literature
Numeracy Program:
KG: Manipulatives: Blocks, Flashcards, cubes, counters, pocket charts
Grades 1-5: Go Math (Textbooks, Online and Manipulatives)
Grades 6 – 8: HOLT MacDougal (Textbooks, Online and Manipulatives)
Science Program:
KG: STEM Manipulatives
Grades 1-8: Dimensions (Textbooks, Online and Lab Equipment)
Where are the Resources we use?
Literacy Program:
K-8: Reading A-Z https://www.readinga-z.com/
Grades 1– 8: Grammar for Writing-Books
Grades 7 and 8: HOLT Literature
Numeracy Program:
Grades 1-5: Go Math (Textbooks, Online- www-k6.thinkcentral.com and Manipulatives)
Grades 6 – 8: HOLT MacDougal (Textbooks, Online -https://my.hrw.com and Manipulatives)
Science Program:
KG: STEM Manipulative
Grades 1-8: Dimensions (Textbooks, Online - http://hmh.trunity.org/users/sign_in and Lab Equipment)
Our Communication Platforms:
KG: Weekly Newsletter
Grades 1 – 4: Class Dojo
Grades 5 – 8: Schoology and Weekly Newsletters
https://www.facebook.com/Summit-International-School
https://www.instagram.com/summit_schools/
@Summit_Schools
Assessments show us growth
Formative/Ongoing-Daily/Weekly, look for “NS” on papers
Progress Assessment through adaptive software/Oral Assessments
Local Assessments
MAP testing Grades 3-8
Question a Day/TIMSS Grades 4 and 8
Project-Based Assessments
Portfolios
Where will you go from here?
Proceed to classrooms to meet our Climbing Guides!
-Engage with the software and resources
-See the new classrooms and our common
procedures
-Grab the rope and learn how Summit is going
TO THE TOP!