Showcase Visits: Seeing is Believing

Site visits are among the most impactful professional development (PD) opportunities to expose, inspire, and motivate school leaders and practitioners to implement blended instructional practices. RBL participants are invited to visit pilot campuses to "see" blended learning strategies in action and learn from teachers and campus leaders about their experiences.  All showcase visits will include an overview of the district and campus approach to blended learning, a visit to classrooms to observe blended learning in action, a teacher panel and time for questions.

October 19, 2023 @ 8:30am - 12:30pm: Floresville ISD - South Elementary & Floresville Middle School: Complete.

November 1, 2023 @ 8:30am - 11:00am: Lamar Consolidated SD - Taylor Ray Elementary School: Complete.

November 9, 2023 @ 8:00am - 12:00pm: Ector County ISD - Hays STEAM and Pease Elementary Schools: Complete.

November 9, 2023 @ 7:30am - 12:00pm: Garland ISD - Rowlett High School: Complete.

November 28, 2023 @ 8:00am - 12:00pm: Garland ISD - Beaver Tech Elementary School: Complete.

November 29, 2023 @ 8:30am - 11:30pm: Arlington ISD - Venture Accelerated High School: Complete.

December 12, 2023 @ 8:30am - 11:00am : East Central ISD - Pecan Valley Elementary: Complete.

January 18, 2024 @ 9:30-11:30: Tomball ISD - Willow Creek Elementary School: Complete.

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe K-2 elementary ELA blended learning classrooms.

January 23, 2024 @ 9:00am - 11:30am: DeKalb ISD - DeKalb Elementary, Middle & High Schools: Rescheduled.

The focus will be math and science classrooms across several grade levels (1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th & 9-12th) and their FLEX Academy job certification program.

January 24, 2024 @ 9:00am - 12:00pm: Stephenville ISD - Chamberlin Elementary School: Complete.

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe an elementary math station rotation model.

January 31, 2024 @ 9:00am - 11:45am: Weslaco ISD - Sam Houston Elementary School: Complete.

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe an elementary ELA station rotation models in K-4th grade classrooms.

February 1, 2024 @ 8:00am - 12:00pm: Harlingen CISD - Bonham Elementary & Memorial Middle School: Complete.

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning in pre-K -5 literacy and 6th grade ELA and math classrooms.

February 13, 2024: Venus ISD - Venus Middle & High Schools: Complete.

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning in secondary ELA Flex Blocks in middle & high school classrooms.

February 20, 2024 @ 8:15am - 10:45am: Socorro ISD - Hilley Elementary School: Registration Closed. 

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe an elementary ELA station rotation model.

February 27,  2024 @ 8:30am - 11:00am: Hutto ISD - Farley Middle School: Registration Closed. 

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning in middle school math classrooms.

February 28, 2024 @ AM (9:00-11:30): Lewisville ISD - Lakeview Middle School: Registration Closed. 

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning in 6th-8th grade ELAR classrooms.

March 4, 2024 @ 8:15 - 10:15am: Terrell ISD - J.W. Long Elementary: Registration Closed. 

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning in K-5 ELAR classrooms.

March 26, 2024 @ 1:30 - 4:00pm: CAST Lead: Register Here. 

On this visit, participants will have the opportunity to observe blended learning with a focus on student agency at the high school level.  

Virtual Site Visit Professional Development: 

The Blended and Personalized Learning at Work: See Schools in Action Series, developed by The Learning Accelerator (TLA), provides a unique opportunity to virtually explore numerous blended learning campuses.

Using the TLA virtual case studies, RBL developed this self-directed 3.5 hour PD opportunity to encourage RBL sites to gather a group of colleagues and collectively explore blended learning campuses and classrooms virtually. The self-directed format allows each team to work through the content at a convenient time and pace. The PD is structured in 5 steps and includes independent work and two group sessions intended to be led by a RBL district or campus leader either in person or virtually.  

Key learning objectives include:

• To learn how other campuses are thinking about a blended student experience and putting their vision into practice.  

• To “see” specific classroom strategies in action which align to the RBL Implementation Continuum. 

• Implement a specific blended strategy and reflect on the impact of the new practice.