Blended Classroom Snapshots
4th Grade Reading Language Arts
Classroom #1 Snapshot
Kelly Eakin, Teacher
Classroom Overview: Teacher describes blended stations (teacher table, SMART paths and digital tools) and the weekly schedule.
In Action:
Teacher helps group of students analyze error patterns in unit test data (teacher table).
Teacher targets "reteach" on author's purpose based on students' specific unit test errors (teacher table).
Students describes differentiated lessons based on SMART paths and book clubs.
Student explains projects, cross-grade level book buddies and how the 4th grade blended classroom differs from traditional RLA.
Classroom #2 Snapshot
Robin Kimbrough, Teacher
Classroom Overview: Teacher describes monitoring students and providing scaffolds to help with SMART path completion, and explains differentiated spelling instruction.
In Action:
Teacher conducts 1:1 reading fluency screening and provides feedback.
Student explains differentiated spelling and “fun” ways to practice.