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Integrating blended learning into an existing curriculum can be both a difficult and beneficial task. Though it is a rapidly growing instructional model, the many different approaches to implementation can make finding the right solution can feel like going on a treasure hunt without a compass. Who better to lead you on your Blended Learning journey than education advocate, advisor, and author of Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World, Tom Vander Ark? Attendees of yesterday’s webinar participated in an active discussion lead by Tom about best practices for implementing Blended Learning. Tom shared different approaches for blended learning implementation through an analysis of several elementary school case studies. He demonstrated how blended learning can improve teaching, benefit student learning, and assist in transitioning to the Common Core Standards. Tom covered the impact of gaining real-time data on each student’s progress and how this affects teaching methods and practices. He also provided a critical evaluation of adaptive learning tools at the core of successful blended learning models. Watch the webinar to learn how to distinguish which blended learning model(s) are appropriate for your students. Quotes from the Session: “Yes, that’s me…trying to get up to date with tech!! here in rural NH. Thank you for the advice!” “We appreciate everything that you have shared!! I am finding that Blended Learning is a concept that needs to be embraced K-20!” “Thanks for all the info and Caroline for links! Especially helpful to hear about pitfalls of buying devices with no clear plan”
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BLENDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:REAL-TIME DATA, ADAPTIVE LEARNING, & THE CCSS
Tom Vander ArkCEO, GettingSmart.com
The shift to personal digital learning
experienced in a new kind of school that blends online & onsite
is a profound inflection in human history
Lead the shiftAnd you can
The Shift to Blended Learning
TextbooksSequentialPassiveAge cohortsAnnual testsTeachers
Digital contentAdaptiveActiveIndividual progressInstant feedbackTeams
5 Decisions1. Strategy2. School Models3. Platform & Content4. Devices5. Staffing & Development
StrategyKey questions:• School: Join, adapt or invent a model?– Rocky Mount NC: Rocketship + Carpe Diem– NGLC profiles (www.NextGenLearning.org)
• District: Enterprise or portfolio?– Enterprise: Moorseville NC: one strategy, school
model, curriculum, device, & community – Portfolio: NYC iZone: different models, platforms &
devices
StrategyKey questions:• Enterprise or portfolio?• How to leverage teacher leadership?
StrategyKey questions:• Enterprise or portfolio?• How to leverage teacher leadership?• Phase or plunge?
Strategy
Find the right balance
Innovation Execution
StrategyStart with learning goals• What learning experiences? • What student roles?• How will students show what
they know?
How Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learningwww.GettingSmart.com/Resources
Strategy• Start with learning goals• Key questions• Discussion starters: – www.InnosightInstitute.org– www.OpportunityCulture.org – www.DigitalLearningNow.com/DLN-Smart-Series
Poll
Are you using blended learning strategies?
School Models
Rotation Flex Self-Blend
• Station rotation
• Lab rotation• Individual
rotation
Online platform with F2F support and fluid schedules
Students attend physical school while taking 1 or more courses online
Innosight Institute:The Rise of Blended Learning
Adapted from KIPP Empower
Classroom Rotation Model
Lab Rotation Model
Poll
Are you using an adaptive math product?
Platform & Content
• Adaptive instruction– The place to start• Dreambox • i-Ready
• Key questions:– Single sign-on?– Unitary reporting?– Standards-based gradebook?
Staffing & Development
Staffing• Consider OpportunityCulture.org models• Differentiated roles: TA to master teacher • Distributed roles: part time, at a distance • specialists & hard to staff areas
Development• Combine school wide & individual JIT• Individual development plans
Building Your Blended Plan
5 Decision Points• Strategy:• School Models• Platform & Content• Device• Staffing & Development
• Infrastructure• Integration• Professional
Development• Support
Create conditions for success
Plan Implement Improve
• Measurement• Continuous
Improvement
• Building Support• Funding the Shift
Implementation: Success FactorsProfessional
DevelopmentImplementation
SupportInfrastructure
• Hold a kick off meeting – Clarify goals, responsibilities, timeline, budget
• Create clear management responsibilities– Use a team, consider outside help
• Set up a program management office– Link academics, tech, finance, & communications
• Stay flexible
Integration
DLN Smart Series Interactive papers that provide specific guidance for #EdLeaders on #CommonCore & #DigitalLearning
Current Papers• Funding the Shift to Digital Learning• Data Backpacks: Portable Records & Profiles• Getting Ready for Online Assessments • From Cohorts to Competency • Blended Learning Implementation Guide• Funding Students, Options, & Achievement• Improving Conditions & Careers
#SmartSeriesDigitalLearningNow.com/dln-smart-series/
New Getting Smart Papers• Elementary Blended Math (May)• Online Learning: Myths, Realities, & Promise (June)
THANK YOU!
Continue the conversation: GettingSmart.com@Getting_Smart @Tvanderark
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