1. Ann Kruze and Sara Armstrong, PhD
Alternative Instructional Strategies
Muir Middle School
March 22, 2016
Ann Kruze and Sara Armstrong, PhD

2. Alternative Instructional Strategies

3. Module Objectives: Teachers will 3 Objectives - Teachers will
become familiar with the concepts of blended learning
practice using a blended lesson/unit
become familiar with rotation as a good blended learning strategy
extend an existing lesson to alternative strategies

5. Blended Learning
Station Rotation – a Rotation-model implementation in which within a given course or subject (e.g., math), students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion among classroom-based learning modalities. The rotation includes at least one station for online learning. Other stations might include activities such as small-group or full-class instruction, group projects, individual tutoring, and pencil-and-paper assignments. Some implementations involve the entire class alternating among activities together, whereas others divide the class into small group or one-by-one rotations. The Station-Rotation model differs from the Individual-Rotation model because students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their custom schedules. (Example: KIPP LA Empower Academy) Show the video from ~2:30 to ~5:00 in time
Facilitator gives an example of a rotation (one method for blended learning that could be used at middles school) in a class period
2) Teachers, in department pairs, plan a 3-part rotation for one 45-minute period
Edutopia: Blended Learning: Making it Work in Your Classroom 5

6. Power of Words

7. Power of Words

8. Power of Words

9. Power of Words

10. Blended Learning – Rotation
Starting with a lesson you already deliver, develop a three-part rotation. Decide on the part you already have and add to it.
direct instruction
technology
hands-on

11. 6 Models of Blended Learning
Face-to-Face Driver Model
Rotation Model
Flex Model
Online Lab Model
Self-Blend Model
Online Driver Model

12. Flipped Classroom
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7 Things You Should Know About Flipped Clssrooms:

13. Create or convert a lesson you currently want to or are teaching
Work Time
Create or convert a lesson you
currently want to or are teaching
to a blended learning lesson.
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14. Seesaw

15. Reflection and Evaluation

16. Reflection and Evaluation

17. Module 6 - Next Steps
Teachers create/revise a few lessons in a blended learning model.
Teachers present the lesson and reflect on its successes and challenges.
Teachers continue using blended learning for differentiation and student-engaged learning.