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Design a K-12 Online Curriculum to Meet the Needs of a Large Consortium of
School Districts
Jed Friedrichsen and Mark Gensimore
April 13, 2005
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In this presentation
• About blendedschools.net
• Course Offerings
• Instructional design
• Implementation– blendedschool.net Model
– District Models
About blendedschools.net
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South Central Regional Consortuim
• 1994 -The TIU consortium began with 4 school districts in Huntingdon, Fulton, Mifflin, and Juniata Counties and TIU 11.
• 1995 -TIU 11 and the 7 districts became the South Central Regional Consortium (SCRC) of the Partners in Distance Learning (PDL).
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2002--SCRC
• 47 member school districts
• Usesd• videoconferencing to
– Connect classrooms– Virtual field trips– Deliver professional
development
• Bridged multiple site videoconferences
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Videoconference is
• Two-way interactive television– People at two or more
sites can see and hear each other
– Print documents, video and audio tapes, slides, transparencies and computer screens can be displayed to participants at far sites
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Videoconference bridging
• Connects multiple videoconference sites at one time
• All participants can see and hear each other
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SCRC has
• Connected hundreds of classrooms so students could take classes otherwise not available to them, such as Latin and Calculus
• Taken thousands of students on virtual field trips
• Provided videoconference teacher training• Delivered professional development to
thousands of teachers
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SCRC became blendedschools.net on July 1, 2003
• A network of 85+ PA school districts that optimize technology to ensure all students have an opportunity to learn.
• Received 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation status, November 2003.
• Continues to facilitate the use of videoconferencing to connect learners with teachers.
• Offers a wide variety of online courses.• Continues to seek technology solutions
to increase learning.
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board of directors
7 regional representatives
from memberschool districts
10 at-large representatives
from memberschool districts
corporateadministrative
officers
Blendedschools.net Governance
“Customizing Solutionsthrough
Blended Learning”
A network of Pennsylvania School Districts working in concert to optimize the use of technology to create and provide meaningful experiences that enhance flexible, blended learning opportunities for all students.
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What is Blended Learning?
• Distance Learning (i.e.videoconferencing);• Virtual (i.e. online instruction);• Brick & Mortar (i.e. classroom settings);• Experiential (i.e. projects and internships).
Segmented
Course Offerings
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Online courses available
• Consortium-created and taught courses
• Partner-created and taught courses
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Online courses from partners
• 160+ courses• Lowest prices anywhere• A course for everyone
– AP– World Language– Mainstream curriculum– Credit Recovery– One semester and whole
year courses– Summer classes
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Consortium-created online courses
• Created by PA teachers
• For PA students
• To teach the PA Academic Standards
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Courses available September 2003
• Thematic Kindergarten
• Thematic 1st Grade• Reading/Language
Arts Grade 2• Reading/Language
Arts Grade 3• Reading/Language
Arts Grade 4• Reading/Language
Arts Grade 5• Reading/Language
Arts Grade 6
• Reading/Language Arts Grade 7
• Reading/Language Arts Grade 8
• Mathematics Grade 2• Mathematics Grade 3• Mathematics Grade 4• Mathematics Grade 5• Transitional
Mathematics• Algebra• Geometry
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Courses available September 2003
• Science Grade 2• Science Grade 3• Science Grade 4• Science Grade 5• Science Grade 6--Earth
Science• Science Grade 7--Life
Science• Science Grade 8--
Physical Science
• Social Studies Grade 2• Social Studies Grade 3• Social Studies Grade 4• Social Studies Grade 5• Social Studies Grade 6• Social Studies Grade 7--
Geography & Economics• Social Studies Grade 8--
Pennsylvania History
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Courses available May 2004
• English 9• English 10• American Lit. & Comp.• World Lit. & Comp.• Math Essentials• Advanced Algebra• Functions, Statistics &
Trigonometry• Precalculus & Discrete Math• Calculus
• American History• World History• Civics & Government• Sociology & Psychology• Environmental & Earth
Science• Biology• Chemistry• Physics
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Online courses development 04-05
• K-4 Student Online Induction
• 5-12 Student Online Induction
• Spanish 1 • Spanish 2• French 1 • German 1• Art History• Music Appreciation
• AP American History • AP Biology• AP Calculus• AP English Literature• 5 PSSA Recovery Math• 8 PSSA Recovery Math• 11 PSSA Recovery Math• 5 PSSA Recovery Reading• 8 PSSA Recovery Reading• 11 PSSA Recovery Reading
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Online courses development 05-06
• Spanish 3• French 2• German 2• Elementary Spanish 1 • Elementary Spanish 2• Elementary French 1 • Elementary French 2• German 1 • Elementary German 1• Elementary German 2
• Studio Art• Drivers’ Education• Java• AP Chemistry• AP English Language• AP Statistics• AP World History• 6th Health• 9th Health• 3 PSSA Recovery Math• 3 PSSA Recovery Reading
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Future online course development
• Electives• AP• World Languages• NCLB Requirements• Professional Development• Gifted Education• Alternative Education
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Course Maintenance
• Revise lessons
• Match with national standards
• Fix web links
• Differentiation
Instructional design
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How do we create online courses?
• Select course development teams• Implement a previously successful course
development process• Provide training• Monitor progress
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Course developer training
• Using Blackboard to deliver instruction• Using other software to enhance instructional
design• Finding and using resources• Designing online instruction
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Course development process
• Identify need• Assemble content development team(s)• Research• Brainstorm• Assign production roles• Ascertain resources• Create course• Edit course• Test
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If students become engaged in the right “stuff,” they are likely to learn what we want them to learn.
Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002
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5 types of responses students might make to any school task
• Authentic engagement—work has clear meaning and immediate value to student
• Ritual engagement—work has little or no inherent meaning or direct value to student
• Passive compliance—student is willing to work to avoid negative consequences
• Retreatism—student is not willing to do work
• Rebellion—student refuses to do work and disrupts others or attempts to substitute work in lieu of assignment
Schlechty, Shaking Up the Schoolhouse, 2000
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Student responses in the average classroom
Authenticengagement
Ritualengagement
Passivecompliance
Retreatism
Rebellion
Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002
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Student responses in the highly engaged classroom
Authenticengagement
Ritualengagement
Passivecompliance
Retreatism
Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002
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Instructional influences
• Best practices in online learning
• Differentiation• Theatres of Mind• Multiple
Intelligences• Habits of Mind• Constructivism• Significant Tasks• Teaching Every
Student in the Digital Age
• Teaching to the Brain’s Natural Learning Systems
• Most teachers view Internet as only a research learning tool
• All students can learn more than they are now learning
• National Curriculum Reports
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Some Recent National Curriculum Reports
• More experiential, inductive, hands-on learning• More active learning in the classroom• More diverse roles for teachers, including coaching,
demonstrating, modeling• More emphasis on higher-order thinking• More reading of real texts• More responsibility transferred to students for their
work• More choice for students• More attention to affective needs and the varying
cognitive styles of individual students• More cooperative, collaborative activity
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Kolb’s model for experiential learning
• Concrete experiences– What happened?
• Reflective observations– What do I conclude?
• Abstract conceptualization– Now what do I do?
• Active experimentation
Application
Knowledge
Reflection
Experiential Learning
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Establishing New Learning Environments
Teacher-centered instruction
Passive learning
Isolated work
Single media
Single path progression
Single sense stimulation
Reactive response Isolated, artificial context
Factual/literal thinking
Information delivery
Student-centered learning
Authentic, real world context
Proactive/planned action
Critical thinking, informed decision-making
Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning
Information exchange
Collaborative work
Multimedia
Multipath progression
Multisensory stimulation
TraditionalTraditional -------- -------- Incorporating Incorporating ------ ------ New EnvironmentsNew Environments
New StrategiesNew Strategies
Implementation Models
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Communication
• Superintendents
• Videoconference Primary Contact (VPC)
• Online Primary Contact (OPC)
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OPC Responsibilities
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OPC Administrative Roles and Blackboard Responsibilities
• Course Administrative Role– Managing Courses
• Create blank• Copy blendedschools.net courses
– Managing Accounts
• Portal Administration (Limited)– Customizing Portal
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Customization of Roles
• Course Administrator– Can only batch create users– Can only remove users from July – August
• Portal Administrator– Only have access during “Customizing the
Blackboard Community Portal for Your School District” training
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Account Creation
Two digit district identifier: Use the “School District 2-Digit Code”
document to determine your identifier
Student and teacher identifier: For students this is the expected year of graduation, certified teacher are 99 and non-certified staff is 88
Districts own identifier: Districts determine what this will be. Ex. first initial last name or student’s district ID number
ti99.mgensimore
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Course Creation
Two digit district identifier: Use the “School District 2-Digit Code”
document to determine your identifier
The course developmental level. For professional development courses use the number 20.
Districts own identifier: Districts determine what this will be. A numeric value or teacher’s name
Two digit subject identifier: Use the “School
District 2-Digit Code document” to determine your identifier
Please use the periods as separators. This will help when performing searchesLA.3.12.GA
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Manage Your Online School
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Training for your schools
• Managing your online school course offerings (OPC training)
• Teaching your online courses• Teaching & learning with Blackboard in your
classrooms• Using Blackboard to deliver professional development• Implementing and Marketing Online Curriculum• Course Development• Customized training
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Other Products
• Learning Management System
• Community Portal
• Wimba (Audio Integration)
• Advanced Student Tracking System
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Services
• Hosting and Technical support• Free Training• Implementation and Marketing support• Reduced prices on third party courses• Monthly meetings• Annual face-to-face meeting• Annual conference• Free videoconference bridging• Connection access to any and all of the videoconference
courses• Consortium service contract pricing for videoconference
equipment
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Options for districts implementing our online courses
• Your school district teaches any or all the courses to your own students
• Your school district enters a brokering pool with other school districts – share teachers and courses
• Your school district’s traditional classrooms use the courses for learning resources and instructional activities
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Online Member School Districts
• Bedford ASD – Cyber Charter• Bellefonte ASD – Schedule Conflict• Chestnut Ridge ASD – Traveler • Everett ASD – Home Schooling• Fannett-Metal SD – Summer School and
Alternative Ed.• Huntingdon ASD – Integrating in the
traditional classroom (GENIE project)• Intermediate Unit 1 – Professional
Development• Juniata County SD – Gifted Education
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Top 10 Instructional Methods for using Blackboard in Your Classroom
• Post announcements to remind students and parents of classroom activities, and deadlines.
• Post classroom lecture notes, handouts, worksheets, pictures and PowerPoint presentations.
• Create computer-graded assessments.• Use the online grade book to inform students and parents of progress.• Use the Digital Drop Box to collect assignments.• Use the threaded discussion board for online collaboration for group
activities. • Use email for communicating with your parents and students. • Create website lists to guide student research, provide additional
learning opportunities, direct student use of online tutorials, connect students to primary resources and engage students in exploratory activities.
• Post class events, assignments and tests to the online calendar.• Create surveys to gather information from your students and parents.
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blendedschools.net offers a second curriculum and
a new environment for schools and their students
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Customizing solutions through blended learning
http://www.blendedschools.net
