Develop clear understanding regarding the difference between tech rich and blended classroom learning experiences
Root blended work in authentic problem & root causes
Read: What is RBL?
(Must Do) What is Blended Learning? (2 min)
(Must Do) Read Blended Learning definition (slide 2)
(Must Do) Read Technology-Rich definition (slide 3)
(Must Do) Consider, Explore Graphic: Blended Learning in relation to other educational practices (slide 1)
(Can Do) Article, What Blended Learning is and isn’t?
Review your district identified problem - see example below
Respond to the following questions.
How have you seen this (the district identified problem) to be true?
What is your initial perception of how blended learning strategies could help make progress towards solving this problem?
Sample Problem Statement: "Based on 2018-2019 universal screener EOY data in K-2, support for quality Tier 1 instruction in the area of foundational reading skills is needed to ensure that students are reading on grade level. At the EOY window during 2018-2019, only 26% of Kindergarten students and 56% of first grade students were identified as probable readers...Probable readers can blend sounds and word parts to read words and sentences more quickly, smoothly, and independently than students in the other stages of development."