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Blending with the Station Rotation Model

A Principal's Reflections

As I transitioned from the principalship to supporting districts and schools, I learned that blended learning was a powerful pedagogical strategy that could unleash students' potential while meeting their diverse needs. Over the course of many years, my work with Wells Elementary School provided a foundation that I pull from to this very day.

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Why These Educators Meet Regularly to Align Instruction with Mind, Brain, and Education Research

Edsurge

Tokuhama-Espinosa suggested forming a core group of interested staff members and to begin building a shared understanding of the principles and tenets of MBE. To my surprise, people were interested and they voted to meet before school at 7 a.m. We had strong, experienced teachers already making small changes. It started with coffee.

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Educator Voice Is Essential to Meeting Today’s Challenges. Here’s How We’re Highlighting It.

Edsurge

During a professional-development project designed to address complex trauma in students, every participating educator said they’ve experienced secondary traumatic stress as a result of the pandemic. Often, that means trying new and innovative approaches quickly, meeting students where they are.

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Time is the Best Resource You Have

A Principal's Reflections

While there is always an innate need for more, it behooves us to think about opportunities that already exist to improve lesson effectiveness while also meeting the unique needs of learners that lead to better outcomes. While the majority of the class works on the assignment, pull small groups of students or individuals for targeted support.

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Architect Dynamic Blended Learning Lessons with Your Adopted Curriculum

Catlin Tucker

There are various models within blended learning, including station rotation, whole group rotation, flipped classroom, and playlist models, each providing varying levels of autonomy for students. It’s often structured for teacher-led, whole-group instruction but not restricted to this application.

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Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy

Catlin Tucker

He uses it when he meets with each member of his team to exchange feedback at the mid-point and end of the calendar year. principal about staff meetings, kids about their helpfulness around the house) using the keep, start, stop strategy. Both he and his team members think about and provide feedback through this lens.

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The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

Catlin Tucker

I meet with the teacher-led small group and verbally explain my instructions to the students there. Students at the teacher-led small group station log in to their computers and fill out a Google Form. How do you think small group instruction can help you ? Once students are seated, I set the timer for 8-10 minutes.