Course Syllabus

DOANE EDU-699-56

Implementing Blended Learning in the K-12 Classroom

 

LOGISTICS:

 

June 19-23, 2017

O’Neill Public High School, Room 125

M-F: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Katie Morrow, Instructor

Phone (402) 336-2353; (cell) 340-2060

Email: mrsmorrow@me.com

WebPage: teach42morrow.com

        

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

Blended learning combines face-to-face instruction with online environments to offer maximum choice and flexibility for student learning. Learn how to design and implement blended learning in your K-12 classroom. Maximize your technology resources with various blended learning tools and models. Experience blended learning strategies first-hand, and promote active, self-directed learning for your students.  

 

MATERIALS:

 

Instructor selected handouts and websites

A fully functional Google account, preferably Google Apps for Education

Blended Learning in the Grades 4-12 by Catlin Tucker, Corwin Press, 2012 (optional)

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

Upon completion of this course the learner will be able to:

1. Define blended learning including its benefits and its various models.
2. Employ techniques for building a learning community- both physical and virtual.
3. Adapt strategies and assess student learning in a blended learning environment.
4. Access digital curriculum to design and deliver blended lessons.
5. Implement blended learning in a variety of classroom settings.

 

 

 

DOANE EDUCATION STANDARDS:

 

The graduate student, as a developing professional, works toward building and improving skills in the following areas:\

1. The developing professional understands the content knowledge of the discipline(s).
2. The developing professional understands how children learn and develop, and provides opportunities supporting intellectual, social, and personal growth.
3. The developing professional recognizes and provides for individual differences and diversity.
4. The developing professional uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of skills and strategies for critical thinking and problem solving.
5. The developing professional uses classroom management and motivational strategies

to create a positive learning environment.

6. The developing professional uses knowledge of effective communication techniques.
7. The developing professional utilizes effective planning techniques.
8. The developing professional understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies.
9. The developing professional is a reflective practitioner who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
10. The developing professional fosters relationships with school colleagues, families, and agencies in the larger community to support students’ learning and welfare.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Attendance, participation, voice, and insight.

Attendance is vital to performing the others. Due to the blended format of this course, full participation is expected both online and face-to-face; synchronously and asynchronously.

• Professional interaction through digital tools

Tools including, but not limited to: Canvas LMS, Google Apps for Education, Blogger, Blendspace, EdPuzzle, OER repositories.

• Design a blended learning unit for your classroom

Create a plan for a blended learning unit for your classroom environment for next year. This can be for personal professional use and/or for student use. The action plan should include at least three different techniques and tools we explored in class and detailed ideas for how you would use them (think lesson plans).

 

EVALUATION:

 

All work is expected to be of highest quality. Work not completed at this level will be turned back to the student for review and revision.

 

Attendance & class participation = 20 points possible

Blended Learning Tasks (on Canvas) = 50 points possible

Blended Learning Implementation plan = 30 points possible

90-100 pts. = A

80-89 pts. = B

70-79 pts. = C

 

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

 

Session	Topic/Objectives	Tasks
Monday	FOUNDATIONS Overview & Introductions Blended Learning Toolbox (ongoing) Blended Learning 101 – Station-Rotation experience (models) BLinAction: Ch. 9-10	Blended Learning definition poster Design a blended lesson station rotation style using Blendspace.
Tuesday	LEARNING COMMUNITY Physical Environment Virtual Environment LMS Exploration Art of Asking Questions Online (Catlin’s Ch. 4) Develop Online Learning Community (Catlin’s Ch. 5)	Icebreakers list Classroom Redesign LMS Deep Dive Classroom Code of Conduct Online Questions Grid
Wednesday	ADAPT & ASSESS Formative Assessment Station-Rotation Flipped Learning Catlin’s Ch. 10-11 Adaptive & Differentiated Groupings Quizzes (Canvas or Google Forms) Video/audio reflections	Instructional Video EdPuzzle Online Quiz Reflection prompts
Thursday	DESIGN & DELIVER Be BOLD Finding OERs Lesson Design Student-Selected Topics	Choose a chapter from Catlin’s Ch. 6-9 and study it.
Friday	PUTTING INTO PRACTICE	Blended Learning Implementation Plan