Understanding by design

in the blended classroom

Morten FahlvikEducation Research Manager

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The classroom has changed

The blended classroom

Technology in education What does it look like?

Illustration by French artist Villemard in 1910

Teaching music in 2014

• Music education in lower secondary school

1 class hour pr week in year 8, 9 and 10.

• The teacher teach 13 classes with 26-30 pupils in each

• In total approx. 340 pupils

• All of them with individual needs

• A lot to do … little time….Prioritisation is needed!

Key components

• Understanding by design – backwards design• Standard based assessment with rubric• Wide range in student pre-knowledge and skills• Student centric teaching• Student choice• Many songs to choose from• Some choice in tasks

• Teacher made content (instruction video)• Students demonstrate their learning

Understanding by designBackward design

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2:

3:

Kriterier for 1a) Musikkens grunnelement:

Teacher made content

1) The standards

2) The assessment task

3) The content

Lesson start

Student choice

New teacher role

Assessed assignment

Morten FahlvikEducation Research Manager twitter.com/Fahlvik

“The Blended Classroom” The potential is in the intersections