Monday, March 21
1:30 PM-5:00 PM
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W5: Blended or On the Rocks: Making Blended Learning Work

Workshop ID: 48870
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    Marcia Kish
    DSD Professional Development

Abstract: Blended learning has been around for the last twelve years. With four key models of blended learning schools have taken pieces and parts to create their own mixology of blended learning. There is no right or wrong way to stir together the ingredients of blended learning, it is all about how to make the program work for your school or classroom. During this hands-on workshop the participants will watch, learn, and explore data from blended learning schools from around the country. The workshop will be set up in a rotational blended learning model. As the participants move from teacher directed, group activities, and independent learning they will have time to reflect on the different learning modalities, level of student engagement, define different types of blended learning models, and compare the blended learning techniques. This session is geared for all levels of blended learning educators and administrators.

Objectives

The session “Blended or On the Rocks” will start out with a whole group discussion on what is blended learning, defining blended learning, and exploring blended learning models through an interactive Pear Deck activity. Then the participants will break up into groups based on level of experience with blended learning or by grade levels. At each of the different locations around the room, participants will be able to engage and learn from the showcased educators. After 10 minutes, a buzzer will sound and the participants will be able to move to new location within the room to talk with a new group of blended learning experts. There will be a total of three different rotations that will focus on the following objectives: Define the different blended and personalized learning models Compare and Contrast blended learning programs from around the country Analyze data from blended learning programs Construct a blended learning model that will best work in their classroom or school Collaborate with colleagues about blended learning With multiple learning objectives and goals, the participants will have the chance to pick the learning path that best fits their current blended learning level of understanding or application.

Topical Outline

Throughout the whole workshop, a backchannel using Twitter or Today’s Meet will be used to collect questions, ideas, and resources to share out with the group. The last 10 minutes will be spent answering the large group questions and helping the participants to create a personal learning network to use after the lecture has ended. Supporting Research: Blended Learning Cookbook Blog: http://www.blendedlearningcookbook.com/blog Getting Smart: How Blended Learning Changes the Game http://gettingsmart.com/2015/03/8-ways-blended-makes-learning-fun-starting-in-kindergarten/ Blended Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools By: Michael Horn

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of What is Blended Learning A mindset to learn more about how to implement blended learning into any learning environment Basic technology skills

Experience Level

Intermediate

Qualifications

Marcia Kish has been working and implementing the Blended and Personalized Learning model across the country.  Her most recent projects have been working with schools to implement rotation blended learning that focuses in on use data to drive the learning that allow students to move at their own pace, place, and path.   Marcia has presented workshops on Blended Learning at the OETC 14/15/16, ISTE 2014/15, FETC 2106, iNACOL 2015, College Campus Technology Conference 14, NWEA Fusion East 2014, Teaching and Learning iPad Conference, CUE 2015, and SITE 2015, Keynote Speaker.  Marcia Kish has 18 years of teaching experience. Eleven of those years were working for Worthington City Schools as a classroom and technology teacher. Four years as a professional development coordinator and blended learning coach for DSD Professional Development and one year as a Director of a Blended Learning School in Central Ohio.  Marcia graduated from the University of Dayton with her bachelor degree in Elementary Education in 1998.  She earned her master’s degree in Instructional Technology K-12 in 2007 from National University.  Marcia is also an adjunct professor for Ashland University in Ohio.  Marcia's workshops are all hands-on and differentiated for each type of learner.  Her largest professional development workshop contained 150+ teachers.  Each teacher walked away learning at their own pace, place, path, and were able to successfully implement the data tools into the rotational blended learning classroom. 

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