Playlists

One Definition of a "Playlists" from Caitlin Tucker

"The playlist concept stems from the Individual Rotation Model in which each student works from an individual playlist of activities ... The goal of the playlist model is to allow students some control over the pace and path of their learning.

When I design a playlist, I always start with a template. I include all of the activities that I believe MOST students will benefit from then I customize individual playlists to ensure that students who need additional scaffolding receive it and those who are ready for next challenge get it.

My playlists mix the following elements:

• Screencasts
• Offline activities
• Video explanations and instruction
• Online quizzes
• Personalized skill practice with online resources
• Pair practice
• Peer-evaluation
• Self-evaluation
• Side-by-side assessments
• Conferencing"

Here are three examples from science classes of playlists used at YSCA.

These were key ways of organizing asynchronous student learning experiences for virtual learning throughout the school year. For questions about these please contact Adam at abarney@yscacademy.com. If you are looking for math related playlists please contact Darren at dburris@yscacademy.com. Adam discusses his playlists on a video recording at this link near the 14:23 timestamp.