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The Why, How, and What of Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

My adaptation of Staker and Horn’s (2012) often cited definition is rooted in constructivist principles emphasizing the student’s role as an active participant in the learning process. The Flipped Classroom Model. Ultimately, the goal of blended learning is this fundamental shift in control from teacher to learner.

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Mysimpleshow–Online Video Creator for Educators

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s his feedback on a new slideshow creator he found for the 2016-17 school year: I think I may have stumbled upon one of the web’s best kept secrets for teachers and educators – it’s called mysimpleslideshow. Storyline templates for educators range in subject areas, so all teachers can utilize the tool.

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Podcasting in Education: Teacher's Guide

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Since I published this post over 10 years ago (2012), podcasting has come a long way. It has become mainstream with more and more teachers and educators incorporating it into their teaching practice. The web now is teeming with all kinds of educational podcasts covering various topics from politics to science and digital citizenship.

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Flip It! The Flipped Classroom Model is for Everyone. Here’s Why.

Fractus Learning

“Will a flipped classroom work in your subject and grade level? ” In The Flipped Class: Is Flipping for Everyone? hosts Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams demonstrate basic ways subject-area educators can apply the flipped classroom model to their teaching practice. Is Flipping for Everyone?

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Flipped Classroom Pilot Results in 14.5 Percent Fewer DFW Grades

EmergingEdTech

Piloted Course Offerings With Flipped Lessons Consistently Yield Better Outcomes Having seen increasing data supporting the effectiveness of flipped teaching and learning techniques throughout 2012. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Flipping Your School’s Professional Development

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

A few years ago, flipped instruction was a concept touted by only the most adventurous of educators. Now the movement has taken off and is an integral part of thousands of classrooms all over the world. Flipped Professional Development at Hudson Middle School.

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How to Differentiate Teaching for the advancement of student Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 5)

100mentors

In the current installment, we will see how a cluster of specific thinking skills, that are put forward by both the IBO and contemporary educational research, can surface through differentiated teaching. Differentiation” doesn’t refer to special education. The answer to this riddle can be the “flipped classroom”.