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BLENDED LEARNING DEEP DIVE

Blended Learning is a data-driven, formal education program in which a student learns: (1) at least in part through
online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace; (2) at least in part in a
supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; (3) and the modalities along each students learning path
within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated, authentic, and rigorous learning experience.

Learning Progression
1. NOVICE

2. INVESTED

3. KNOWLEDGABLE

4. SKILLED

5. MASTERED

2. GET INVESTED
Khan Academy: Introduction to
Blended Learning
Get an overview of blended learning
along with the definition of blended
learning and an introduction to several
different models of blended learning.

Digital Learning Now: Blended 2.0

Infographic

* See the basics of implementing Blended

Learning 2.0 in this infographic.

iNACOL: Blending Learning:

The Evolution of Online and Face* to-Face Education from 20082015
This paper discusses definitions of
blended learning and explores ways
in which blended learning is being
developed by a number of schools
around the country.

Aspire: Blended Learning

Handbook

* This is a great beginners guide which

includes some case studies and best
practices as well as lesson plans for
developing good management routines
around implementing technology in the
classroom.
* Also a good resource for Knowledgable

Cornerstone Charter Schools:

Introduction to Blended Learning
This video provides an introduction to
Blended Learning within the context of
Cornerstone Charter Schools. It provides
student interviews and rationale for why
this approach matters.

TedX: Blended Learning and the

* Future of Education: Monique
Markoff
This TedX video makes compelling case
for Blended Learning and points out the
misconceptions about what Blended
Learning is not.

EdElements: UNDERSTANDING
AND SUPPORTING Blended
* Learning Teaching Practices

This toolkit provides a good introduction

to what Blended 2.0 is and offers a rubric
to self assess against.

3. GET KNOWLEDGABLE
A Cat is Not a Dog and Other Advice
for Blended Learning Teachers
This short blog, written by a student,
answers some important questions about
the best tools, resources, and instructional
practices for Blended Learning from the
perspective of a student.

Next Gen Tools: Blended Learning

Classroom Design

* Learn about designing the learning space

to facilitate Blended Learning and student
agency in this Learning Brief by NGLC.

The Learning Accelerator:

Communications Planning for
* Blended Learning

This article provides in depth advice

for communication strategies within a
Blended Learning context.

How Blended Learning can Support

Student Agency

* This short blog provides reasons for how

Blended Learning can support student
agency as well as providing numerous links
to other resources.

NWEA: 7 Programs and Games

to Help Facilitate Personalized
Learning
This blog provides a list of programs
and games to facilitate Personalized
Learning. Make sure to click on the
Graphite.org link to get more tech
reviews!

Blend My Learning: Videos

This is a website with many case study
videos available. Dig into the case
studies to learn more about instructional
approaches, strategies, resources, and
tech tools being used.

Personalize Learning: Learner

Voice Demonstrates Commitment to
* Building Agency
This blog gives examples of student voice
in a Blended context and provides a helpful
student voice progression.

Better Lesson: Jeffs Digital Content

and Tech Tools
*

This video gives one teachers perspective

on choosing tools and resources to support
Blended Learning.

* Also a good resource for Skilled

TeachThought: How Playlists Can

Change Learning
This blog provides rationale for how to
create and tools for utilizing playlists
within a Blended Learning context.

Education Week: Schools Must

Bring Creativity to Blended
Learning
This short blog post highlights the key
differences between use of technology
in the classroom and Blended Learning
2.0.

Tools and Approaches to Digital

Assessment
*

This presentation offers rationale for and

examples of tools for digital assessment. It
includes a brief treatment of assessment in
general as well.

Edutopia: EdTech Products

Neurolgical Learning Goals
This post can help you make a list of what
you want from edtech digital tools that
will best suit your goals and that are most
consistent with neuroscience research
correlations about how the brain most
successfully processes information.

Coursera: Blended Learning: 4 Types

of Learning Software
This video expains the different types of
learning software and describes their role
in a blended learning environment.

Better Lesson: Multiple Sources of

Data: Using Multiple Data sources
This video describes ones teachers
approach to using multiple sources of data
to inform his instruction.

Christensen Institute: Proof Points

Blended Learning Success in School
Districts
This website provides a list of examples
of schools and districts using Blended
Learning 2.0.

DISD: Personalized Learning

Extended Coaching Rubric
This rubric can help you self assess your
general personalized level - you need to
think about how Blended Learning 2.0
layers over the different areas.

* Also a good resource for Skilled

Edutopia: Tools and Strategies

Resources
A website with links to various tools
and strategies for Blended Learning.
Its a real treasure trove of resources: if
you click into things, youll find general
descriptions, tips for how to implement,
and instructional resources for Blended
Learning.

DISD: Digital Online Community

*

This Google Community offers a place to

share resources, ask questions, and look
for tools related to Blended Learning.

iNACOL: Promising Practices from

Blended Master Teachers

* This is a Webinar featuring the classroom

strategies developed by three educators
featured in the Blended Master Teacher
Project. (There is a long intro: the Master
Teachers share-out starts at about 15
minutes.)

4. GET SKILLED
TeachThought: Assessment
This website provides numerous links
to Assessment resources. The Perfect
Assessment is a good starting place.

TeachThought: Tips for Creating

Effective Groups
This infographic provides a solid start for
how to determine groupings.

Better Lesson: Mastery Tracker Goal

Setting
This is a website with links to a video,
photo, and document used to track student
progress.

Better Lesson: Blended Learning

Data Share
This website links to a video, photo, and
document which share one teachers
approach to student agency in progress
monitoring.

TeachThought: What Great Teachers

Know About Their Students
This blog gives insight into how to create
plans to track important information about
your students.