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Blended Learning: Trends & Innovative Approaches

Tom Vander Ark Tim Hudson, PhDCEO, Getting Smart Senior Director of Curriculum Design, DreamBox Learning

Blended Learning

• Christensen: Students learn at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of control over time, place, path, and/or pace.

• Getting Smart: A shift to an online delivery for a portion of the day to make students, teachers and schools more productive.

Trend #1The deeply student-centered learning experience

Key Questions

• In what ways do your students control:– WHEN they learn (time of day)– WHERE they learn– HOW they engage learning– AT WHAT RATE they learn (pace)

Trend #2Soaring numbers of digital learners

Key Question

What is happening in your classroom that students

cannot get on the Internet (or anywhere else)?

Trend #3Supporting standards and higher-order thinking skills

Which model has more higher order thinking?FLIPPED-CLASSROOM ENRICHED-VIRTUAL

Blending is a means to what ends?

What is happening with the teacher?What is happening on the computers?

H. Staker, M. Horn, Classifying K-12 Blended Learning, © 2012

Trend #4Realizing benefits for both teachers and students

Teaching Multiplication Today?

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Trend #5Data-driven instruction to personalize learning

First Grade: Week 1

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Trend #6Personalized learning accompanied by a lean, blended, iterative approach

WHAT should this student be learning, doing,

and thinking about

tomorrow?WHERE could or should she be

learning it?

Personalized Approach

Trend #7Productive gamification

Casual Game Design Principle

Learning through safe exploration• Use trial and error/failure as a tool to lead to “aha” moment

for the player.• If the player loses or performs below their expectations, make

it clear why that happened and how they can do better.• Classroom application: Engage in Exploration First

Trend #8The mobile world is where learners live now

Learning is the Goal.

Not Tech use.

Trend #9BYOD is here and key to active three-screen days

SAMR Model by Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura, www.hippasus.com/rrweblog

Trend #10More broadband, please!

Thank You!

• @Getting_Smart • @DreamBox_Learn

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learning paths• Tailored to each student’s

unique needs

Motivating Environment • Motivating and empowering

environments• Gaming fundamentals,

rewards

Rigorous Mathematics• Common Core State

Standards, Texas TEKS, Virginia SOL, Canada WNCP & Ontario Curriculum

• Standards for Mathematical Practice

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Robust Reporting

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Strong Support for Differentiation

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• Interactive white-board teacher

lessons

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• Tutorials for virtual manipulatives

• Concept video introductions

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