In a blended learning classroom, the teacher becomes a facilitator, students become active owners of their learning, modalities of learning expand, and learning is personalized. Transforming today’s traditional classroom to the 21st century classroom is a complex endeavor.
Starting August 2015 Colegio Karl C. Parrish adopted phase one of a formal Blended Learning education program. The program design is based on best-practice research that has been carried out by Redbird Learning and Stanford University. This program is supported by our solid technology infrastructure and the BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) program for grades 3 through 12.
Delve into the resources that prepared our teachers to create blended learning environments in their classrooms!
Watch short videos and read articles about 21st century learning.
Understand what blended learning is and how it extends beyond mere "technology integration."
Learn how the SAMR (Substitution-Augmentaion-Modification-Redefinition) model and UDL (Universal Design for Learning) fit into the picture of blended learning.
Rediscover what good classroom management looks like in a blended learning environment.
Put the theory into practice!
Learn about digital curricula.
Understand the difference between tradictional lesson planning and lesson planning in the blended learning mode.
Discover SAMR in the light of digital tools and get familiar with G Suite for Education.
Continue to grow as a blended learning educator.
Learn how you can obtain new heights of classroom management by developing the "withitness" factor.
Read articles that will help you draw conclusions on ways that data can drive your instruction and how this is vitally important.
Take differentiation to a new level. Understand what personalizing learning means and how it fits in the blended learning classroom.
What's the connection between blended learning and PBL?
What are the characteristics of rigorous projects that are conducive to better learning?
How can the community become a part of PBL?
The project is completed. How can you assess its quality?