Blended learning presentation
- 1. Blended Learning: The First Steps
- 2. To build a community of independent learners through thinking, creating, and collaborating for the future.
- 3. The Catalyst Experience 1. A rigorous and in-depth PBL approach integrated into a standards-based curriculum 2. Integration of technology into global understanding 3. An inquiry-based, multi-age, connected-community 4. Standards-based seminars and projects
- 4. The Catalyst Experience 5.Blended math instruction through individualized on-line math and guided small groups supported by a Catalyst Teacher 6. Opportunities to select non-core courses including world language, band and choir in the RMS setting. 7. Art, tech ed. and physical education through infusion of instruction in the charter school setting.
- 5. The Catalyst Experience 8. Campus located within Ripon Middle School with opportunities to participate in co-curricular activities 9. Student “voice and choice” in projects and community 10. Technology driven differentiated instruction 11. Transition from externally directed to self- directed inquiry and decision making
- 6. Central Themes Global STEM: (Science, Citizenship: Technology, Engineering, and • Prepares students to Mathematics) collaborate and communicate globally • Prepares students to think critically, •Digital citizenship solve problems, and make decisions • Prepares students to use technology • Prepares students effectively and to think using productively creativity and innovation
- 7. Typical Schedule Times 6th 7th 8th 1st Reading Band/Choir/Project WL/Reading 2nd Advisory/Seminar Advisory/Seminar Advisory/Seminar 3rd Band/Choir/Seminar Math Band/Choir/Project 4th Math Reading Math 5 th Project Project Project 6th Project/Specials Project/Specials Project/Specials 7th Project/Specials Project/Specials Project/Specials
- 8. Technology Education Specials Electives 1.Intro to Lego Robotics 2.Build'em, Bust'em: Building the Indestructible Bridge Art 1. Ceramics-Creating with Clay 2. Cartooning, Manga, and Anime-Learn to draw different types of cartoonsz Choir 1.Caught in the Act: Improv PE 1.Recreational Sports/In Line Skating 2.Exercising your mind and body. Cup stacking and work out equipment. 3.Geocaching and snowshoeing/cross
- 14. Google Calendar linked on Blog
- 15. Google Forms to Survey Students
- 17. 2012 Projects • Technology Bootcamp (Google Apps, Use of devices, netiquette, copyright, Edmodo, Dropbox) 4 days • Definition Me – 8 days (Learning styles, self-assessments) • Digitween (Global citizenship with Flat Classroom Project) Sept. – Jan • Mysteries of Ripon – 7 days (Unravel the mystery of an artifact of Ripon) • Marvelisk – 27 days (History of Obelisk, scale cardboard obelisk, simple machine to lift a cement obelisk) • Icivics – 17 days (Compare U.S. government to another country's) • Genetics – 10 days (How genetics are passed down) • Movement – 15 days (How do you apply Newton’s Laws to a wheel-less vehicle and a pasta car) • 8th graders are presently working on independent projects
- 18. Flipped Lesson Flipped Lesson are Not are: Just videos A means to INCREASE An online class interaction and Replacing teachers with personalized contact time between students videos and teachers Students working An environment where without structure students Students working alone take responsibility for their own learning
- 19. Benefits of Flipped/Blended Learning A class where content is permanently archived for review or remediation. (Wiki) A class where all students are engaged and take ownership for thier learning..
- 20. Applications of Flipped 1. Video introduces a problem or a challenge 2. Video introduces homework 3. Video models strategies 4. Students teach 0r demonstrate understanding with video
- 21. The Beginnings 1. Started with the end in mind 2. Kept it simple 3. Used other available resources for videos
- 22. To Introduce
- 23. To Model a Strategy
- 24. To Model a Reading Strategy
- 25. PC/MAC Jing: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Screencast-o-Matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ Screenr: http://www.screenr.com/ IPad •Educreations: http://www.educreations.com/ •Explain Everything http://www.explaineverything.com/
- 27. Learning Management Systems Wikispaces Edmodo
- 28. Webquests
- 29. •Catalyst Charter Middle School (http://catalystcharter.wikispaces.com) •Resources for Flipped Lessons (http://catalystresources.wikispaces.com) •Catalyst Charter Middle School Blog (http://catalystchannel.blogspot.com) Contacts: Sandy Wisneski – wisneskis@ripon.k12.wi.us Tim Scottberg – scottbergt@ripon.k12.wi.us Kristin Burgert – burgertk@ripon,k12,wi.us
Editor's Notes
- #23: https://vimeo.com/49519574
- #24: https://vimeo.com/49519755
- #26: ng http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ Play on screen: http://youtu.be/I4JOsrEsyo0 (explain Everything)
- #27: Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/
- #28: Edmodo - http://www.edmodo.com/ Wikispaces: http:/www.wikispaces.com
- #29: Zunal - http://www.zunal.com/ http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=159821
- #30: http://catalystresources.wikispaces.com http://catalystchannel.blogspot.com