Blended Learning in the IB Classroom
by Bill Tolley
I first became interested in the Blended Learning Model when I realized the traditional model of flipped-learning designed and espoused by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams didn't mesh perfectly with what I wanted to accomplish in my History classes. My goals were to:
Blended learning provides me with a model for achieving all of these goals and my Open Space station at AASSA 2014 is a learning space where will collaborate to envision and design a blended learning model that suits your classes and content. To make the most of the experience, I highly recommend you review the following resources before attending. I look forward to seeing you in São Paulo!
- Integrate technology meaningfully
- Design authentic learning experiences
- Move to a coaching model as a daily routine
- Individualize instruction while maintaining a collaborative lab model for History
- Democratize and globalize education in the spirit of John Dewey
Blended learning provides me with a model for achieving all of these goals and my Open Space station at AASSA 2014 is a learning space where will collaborate to envision and design a blended learning model that suits your classes and content. To make the most of the experience, I highly recommend you review the following resources before attending. I look forward to seeing you in São Paulo!
- Lisa Michelle Dabbs: Edutopia: Blended Learning: We Are All New Teachers
- William Tolley: Education Week Teacher: Changing Instructional Mindsets for the 21st Century
- William Tolley: Education Week Teacher: Creating ‘Real Hybrid Classrooms’
- TeachThought Staff: The 5 Interactions Of A Robust Blended Learning Model
- David Carpenter: Edublogs: Blended Learning Workshop at the Holton Arms School
- Joshua Block: Edutopia: Embracing Messy Learning
- Shelley Wright: The Flip: End of a Love Affair
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