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August 18-20, 2020 -a Free PD Experience for BlendedLearning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This school year is dependent more than ever upon our ability to blend face to face (hopefully) and online learning. This conference and blog post is sponsored by Texthelp.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn. The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Engagement. Self-Regulation.
As I’ve embraced blendedlearning, I have transformed many of my whole group, teacher-led lessons into student-centered, student-paced learning experiences using different blendedlearning models. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through.
The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blendedlearning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective.
Starting each class with a two-word check-in like Brené Brown uses with her team, incorporating fun activities, like online icebreakers and scavenger hunts, and making time to conference with individual students can all help to build community and relationships with students, even if that work happens online. This is not new.
Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blendedlearning. Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blendedlearning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline.
You can use this time to conference about their reading level, the grade level goal, and book choice. She is bilingual (Spanish), Google certified, and passionate about leveraging her 15 years of experience to modernize teaching and learning.
The Danger of a Myopic Focus on AI Technology Tools It reminds me of the early days of the edtech boom when I would attend the Computer Using Educators (CUE) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conferences, and the most popular sessions had titles like “50 Tech Tools in 50 Minutes.”
Choice boards are one way to meet kids where they are as learners, as well as, give them ownership in their learning. Consider the structure of a choice board and how it aligns with the Universal Design for Learning principles. ConferenceLearning – I use this when I do sessions on Hyperdocs.
Whether it be ‘on tech’ or ‘off-tech’ these blendedlearning lessons can be designed to meet the needs of each classroom. The key to getting it just right is for teachers to focus on studying their students as they learn, taking time to reflect on lessons, and revising them to meet the needs of specific learning goals.
Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Join me in future weeks as together we continue this adventure in differentiated learning through technology. I enjoy learning from all of you.
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