Creating a Blended Learning Classroom

Verena Roberts@verenanz

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Create a Blended Learning Environment

With play dough

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What does a Blended Learning Environment Look Like?

My Story

Mom, Teacher and Open Learner

How Did I Get Here?

Canmore Triathalon – July 2011

This is

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Who won?

Alberta: Framework for Student Learning

AB Framework for Student Learning

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making

Creativity and Innovation

Social, Cultural, Global and Environmental Responsibility

Communication

Digital and Technological Literacy

Lifelong Learning, Personal Management and Well-being

Collaboration and Leadership

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Engaged Thinker

Ethical Citizen

LITERACYNUMERACY

Have you heard this before?

Integrating Technology Into Our

Classeshat ignited the idea even more...

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http://morethanenglish.edublogs.org/for-teachers/blooms-revised-taxonomy/

We are all Learners – Together

Focus:

http://thecleversheep.blogspot.ca/2012/06/seven-degrees-of-connectedness_06.html

1. Lurker

2. Novice

3. Insider

4. Colleague

5. Collaborator

6. Friend

7. Confidant

7 Degrees of Connectedness

Why Education…is not authentic

http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/open-collaborative-learning

• Everyone there to learn together (no hierarchy)

• Teachers encouraged to connect with learners

• "Nodes" (Digital Learning areas) to interact and connect with others outside of “regular” instruction

• Flipped Learning – Multimedia - UDL

• Content given in Digital Format

• Choice of Activities/Task – INQUIRY Based Learning

• Activities presented in open forum for feedback

• Competency Based Assessment/Badges/Dual Credit

• All activities presented using social media

Open Learning “Thinking”

Continuum of Open Learning k12

1 2 3

Open Classroom Model

CreateCollaborateConnect

CONNECT

Social Media

Awareness

Blogs & Wikis

Awareness

Join Classroom

2.0, Online

Community

Consider Free

Online PD

Lurker

COLLABORATE

Classroom Blog

Collaboration

Interact with Others

in Online Communitie

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Participate in Free Online

Courses

CREATEBe the change that you want to see…

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Creating an Open Classroom CourseStarts TODAY

The Open Classroom

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