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Welcome to Introduction to

Blended Personalized Learning

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Sarah Rich

srich9@asu.edu

@EdtechSAE

Dave Beard

drbeard1@asu.edu

@dbeardaz

Lisa Hrubec

LHrubec@asu.edu

@LHrubec

Jill Loveall

jloveal2@asu.edu

@JillNLoveall

Danielle Serna

ddgates@asu.edu

@DsernaTeach

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WHY?

OUR MISSION

We personalize education, improving outcomes for all students.

Blended Learning

Utilizing blended learning strategies makes personalizing easier.

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Time To

Think

  1. What is a strength you feel confident about bringing into this school year?
  2. What are you most hesitant about?
  3. What wish do you have for your classroom or your instructional practice?

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Blended Learning

Personalized Learning

An education program in which a student learns at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace; at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and these two learning experiences are aligned and connected.

The process / series of decisions schools and districts make to create learning environments more aligned to the interests, identities, and abilities of all students as they achieve mastery of skills & standards at their own pace; classroom strategies that empower students by building agency, ownership and / or student voice.

Hybrid Learning

A learning model where students attend in-person classes part of the week and work asynchronously from a distance during the remainder of the week. The hybrid model weaves blended and personalized strategies into instruction.

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VIDEO:

Why Blended?

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Give students credit for what they know.

Credited Source: Grading Inside Out by Tom Schimmer

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What are your strengths?

Reflection

  • Student Directed
  • Formative Focused
  • Differentiation
  • Pacing
  • Student Voice and Choice

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Student Agency

Moving from Teacher Directed to Student Directed

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Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side

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  • Moving away from stand and deliver, sit and get experience towards more active, collaborative experiences that shift the cognitive load to the students

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Assessment

Moving from Summative Focused to Formative Focused

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Move away from teach, test, move on

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  • Increase time for peer and teacher feedback before and during lessons
  • Teachers can plan instruction, intervention and extension appropriately in real time

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Blended Benefits

How Can BPL Improve Student Experience?

Differentiation

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Vary tasks depending upon level of understanding

Pacing

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Allow students to progress through content at slightly different paces to maximize understanding.

Student Voice

& Choice

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Connecting content to students’ lives and interests. Allow more student voice and choice in the classroom experience.

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Reminder

It is not all about technology. Create a balance both on and off devices.

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Let’s Explore The Most Popular Blended Models

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Station Rotations

Students rotate through stations during teacher designated intervals.

Teacher-Led

Differentiation

Mini-Lessons

Re-Teaching

Assessment

Conferences

Skills-Based

Collaborative

Problem-Solving

Social Skills

Empowerment

Creation

Project-Based

Real-World

Independent

Digital Curriculum

Self-Paced

Personalized

Self-Directed

Passion-Based

Reflective

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Station Rotations

Advantages

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  • Small group instruction
  • Allows for differentiation
  • Tech station can give formative data
  • Ss working at own pace

Challenges

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  • Time Management
  • Staying at your teacher led station
  • Expectations at each station
  • Students being able to problem solve independently

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Flex Model

Similar to the station rotation model, the teacher sets up learning experiences for students. Then, using online curriculum, students progress through learning at their own pace, choosing formats that work for them, and following their own time. Students may move in and out of areas multiple times.

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Flex Model

Advantages

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  • More flexibility for small group instruction
  • Ongoing data collection
  • Differentiation
  • Students are empowered to guide their own learning

Challenges

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  • Trusting students to manage their time wisely
  • Keeping up with students

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Flipped Model

Source: Dyknow.com

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Flipped Model

Advantages

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  • Class time is devoted to applied learning activities, higher-order thinking, and collaborative tasks.
  • Students can view skills and content at a pace that works for them.
  • Data can be viewed by teacher prior to class.

Challenges

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  • Student may not be able to access online content at home.

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Want to learn more about these models?

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Watch the brief series of Khan Academy videos “Four different learning models” as described by Michael Horn and Brian Greenberg.

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Please take a minute to fill out the Survey.

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Any questions?

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