+ Blended Learning to Advance Student Thinking A Culture of Continuous Improvement
Jan 20, 2015
+Blended Learning to
Advance Student ThinkingA Culture of Continuous
Improvement
+OverviewPurpose
Transform classroom instruction through blended learning (face-to-face and virtual) experiences
Expose teachers to frameworks for blended learning Clarify CCS expectations
Process Ongoing professional development
Payoff Students who are ready to compete in a global
society
+BLAST Vision StatementThrough the establishment of blended learning environments, the vision for BLAST isto enhance and transform instructionin order to advance student thinking,
thereby preparing our students for careers in an increasingly complex, interconnected world.
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+Achieving the Vision
We will build upon research-based best practices by incorporating 21st century skills and tools into our instruction.
+Current Practices
What research-based practices do you already implement in your classrooms? As a table group, select 3 words that best answer the question above.
Table groups share out:
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+Are You Ready for the Future?
+Preparing Today’s Students for the FutureWhat will we use to guide us?Let’s not recreate the wheel!
National standards for technology integration
Rubrics for on-going feedback and continuous improvement
Research-based instructional strategies
+Frameworks for Continuous ImprovementNational Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
NETS*S for Students
NETS*T for Teachers
Technology Integration Proficiency (TIP) Charts
+Frameworks for Continuous ImprovementNETS: Roadmaps to teaching effectively and implementing 21st century skills.
NETS*S: Skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and live productively.
NETS*T: Skills and knowledge teachers need to change the way they teach and grow.
TIP Charts: Rubrics that describe levels of implementation for students and teachers.
Provide on-going feedback via eWalk data
+A Closer Look
Table groups complete the graphic organizer for your assigned strand
Compare and contrast the information in the TIP Chart, NETS*S, and NETS*T documents for the following characteristics:
Student Behaviors Teacher Actions Document Structure Purpose or Use
Summarize key similarities and differences in two sentences.
+To Summarize
TIP Charts, NETS*S, and NETS*T provide frameworks for improving teaching and learning
TIP Charts have levels of implementation for both students and teachers
The “Ideal/Target” level best matches the NETS standards for students and teachers
The NETS*S and NETS*T have additional standards that are not on the TIP Charts
+Expectations
Continued development of moodle courses
Progression towards Ideal/Target on the TIP Charts
Collaborate with grade level and content colleagues
Communicate additional implementation needs
+BLAST Supports
Help Desk in every school
Student Tech Camps
Parent Orientation Sessions
Atomic Learning
Additional ITRT and CO support during first week of implementation
+More BLAST Supports
Division and school-level PD
Reflective Friends, PLCs, Action Teams, and Content Teams
ITRTs
NETS*T Certification
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Change is a journey
not a blueprint Michael Fullan
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