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Blended Learning: Building a Playlist

Catlin Tucker

At the start of a virtual workshop last week, a teacher sent me a note in the chat saying that she wanted to quit. My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. Need more support getting started with blended learning or online learning?

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. That requires data. Choice Boards.

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Pre-assessment is Key to Designing with Intention

Catlin Tucker

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans?

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

Each student progresses differently based on prior knowledge, learning preferences, and exposure to the language. Science Labs and Experiments: Scientific inquiry and experimentation involve forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, collecting data, and drawing conclusions.

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The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Catlin Tucker

This twist on the station rotation model combines the strategic collection and use of data with student agency to create a more personalized and student-centered approach to this blended learning model. In a traditional station rotation, all students rotate through the same sequence of learning activities or stations.

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Go Bold School: Old School + Blended Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. In today’s show, Weston Kieschnick talks about blended learning and old school teaching: The old school wisdom we should hold onto. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Data really is the secret sauce in the K-12 classroom

eSchool News

Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago. Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago. We were primarily using a reading workshop and balanced literacy model to teach reading.

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