Blending in Reverse Todd W. Reed Ed.D.

What is Blended Learning? Any time a student learns, at least in part, at brick-and-mortar facility and through online delivery with student control over time, place, path, or pace.

Face-to Face Driver Face-to face teachers deliver most of the curriculum. A physical teacher employs online learning in a technology lab or the back of the classroom to supplement.

Rotation Within a given course, students rotate on a fixed schedule between self-paced online learning and sitting in a classroom with a face-to-face teacher.

Flex An online platform delivers most of the curriculum. Teachers provide on-site, as-needed support through in-person tutoring or small group sessions.

Online Lab An online platform delivers the entire course, but in a brick-and mortar location. Often, students who participate in an online lab program also take traditional courses.

Self-Blend Students choose to take remote online courses to supplement their school’s traditional curriculum. This model of blended learning is extremely popular among high school students.

Online Driver An online platform and teacher deliver all the curriculum. Students work remotely and face-to-face check-ins are either available or mandatory.

Blending in Reverse

What is Blending in Reverse? Any time a student learns, at least in part, via an independent study programs, getting primary instruction through the use of an online delivery system with student control over time in content, place of learning, guided by a professional educator.

Blending in Reverse Blending in reverse is about kids and bringing personalization through technology with the support from qualified teachers.

Personalized Our schools must fit each learner.

Learner-Driven Instruction needs to let kids own their learning.

Applied Students should have practical relationship to the learning.

Cost- Effective Our districts will have to know that ratios of students to teachers support higher learning results and is feasible.

Tech-Enabled When 92% of all jobs require the use of some technologies, these need to be leveraged to support future careers.

Creating Learning Environments of Communication

Our Student’s Needs Looking at our student’s needs, history tells us that the most influential people had mentors. Martin Luther King Jr. and Benjamin Mays

Our Student’s Needs Looking at our student’s needs, history tells us that the most influential people had mentors. Opraha Winfrey and Mrs. Duncon

Our Student’s Needs Looking at our student’s needs, history tells us that the most influential people had mentors. Harry Potter and Dumbledore

Looking at Tradition 5 periods a day 35 students in each class 180 days a year = 40 minutes

What can we change? Independent study can change the educational landscape. Students can get personalized support and understanding through our effective communication 30, 45, 90 minutes or more a week.

Becoming a Mentor Key #1: Show, not Tell Key #2: Encourager Key #3: Follow My Lead Key # 4: Some Blunt Advise Key #5: Make Them Think Key #6: Sounding Board Key #7: Brainstorm Key #8: Mentor to the Rescue Key #9: Smack of Reality Key #10: If All Else Fails

Development of trust 13 Behaviors: Talk Straight Demonstrate Respect Create Transparency Right Wrongs Show Loyalty Deliver Results Get Better Confront Reality Clarify Expectations Practice Accountability Listen First Keep Commitments Extend Trust Stephen Covey, Speed of Trust

Motivation

Devoted Appointments Build Trust Provide for Needs Inspire challenge

Feedback cognitive understanding, motivation, engagement, and interpersonal connections.

Personalization The teacher is more relevant than ever to build trusted relationships, demonstrate steadfast belief in students’ potential competency, provide timely and high-quality feedback, and approach new learning with a proactive and reflective attitude.

Our Tools

Weekly Learning ReflectionWeek Beginning: ___________________ How did you get on in your learning last week? How can you be better this week? This week my learning successes were….. The bits I don’t get YET are…….. What will I do to make sure I improve this week? What will I need to help me make those improvements? What mistakes did I make that helped me learn? What will I do to ensure I am a good learner this week? Goal #1 Progress Goal #2 Academic Goal#3 Action Needed

Weekly Learning ReflectionWeek Beginning: ___________________ How did you get on in your learning last week? How can you be better this week? This week my learning successes were….. The bits I don’t get YET are…….. What will I do to make sure I improve this week? What will I need to help me make those improvements? What mistakes did I make that helped me learn? What will I do to ensure I am a good learner this week?