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Blended Learning
• SASKATCHEWAN PRINCIPALS’ SHORT COURSE #SPSC2015
• JULY 8, 2015
Jade Ballek – Learning Consultant
Fist to Five
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• 3 things you know about blended learning.• 2 reasons to try a blended approach in your classroom or school.• 1 challenge with implementing blended learning in your classroom or school.
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Action Research – 2014-2015 SWISI Fund (Sun West Initiative for School Improvement)◦22 participants◦1 unit, 1 subject◦Grades 1- 12◦ELA, Math, Science, History◦4 questions
◦ Engagement, communication, comprehension, targeted instruction (differentiation)
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Criteria for Blended Learningo formal education programo student learns at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from homeo student learns at least in part through online learningo some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace
Student Choice in Pace Pace - speed at which student moves through the learning Faster for some, slower for others
Student Choice in Path Path – ways in which students access the learning
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Comprehensive4
Thorough5
Essential to understanding the outcome
Highly desirable in understanding the outcome
Desirable in understanding the outcome
What all students need to know about the outcome
Application, synthesis, stretching your thinking
Top 3 Things We’ve Learned
1. The Power of Starting Small
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3. Importance of Planning and Preparation
Enable Education
Classroom Culture
• Start with the “why”• Open up discussions• Digital citizenship skill development• Goal setting, tracking progress (self-
assessment)
How might a blended model benefit your students?
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