Blended learning post

Blended learning

The concept of blended learning to me sounds wonderful, but I would love the opportunity to sit in one of these classrooms and see it in action.

What I like about the concept is that you are addressing each student’s learning needs.  And you are making the students more responsible for their learning is something that helps them move higher function learning.

If I were in a school with blended learning I think my classroom would be a mixed of the Flipped classroom with students watching lectures at home and practicing in my classroom; and the station rotation which has various learning centers throughout the classroom and area for group instruction if need be. 

I like these two choices because as a teacher you already have centers that you have used in the past, these centers can be modified and put into use again within the needs of your students.  Of course all these activities and home instruction has to provide authentic exercises that make sense and can build on prior learning. 

As for the flipped classroom, there are plenty of resources teachers can find to have students learn at home with their technology and then provide practice and even individual instruction for those that need it in the classroom. 

My only fear with blended classrooms is that student that just may feel overwhelmed and not get the attention they need.   Each learner is different and every household is different.  If I rely on a student to get on the computer at home and watch a lecture or video on how to do a math problem but that student is not motivated or does not have the tech tools they need, what do I do then?  How do I get students motivated to follow through at home?  And how do I get my students to be at about the same level?  These are things that worry me. 

Although I love the concept, I would be extremely nervous and would use the resources I listed on the resource page to prepare me for what I have to do.  

*****Just so you know the schoology page kept crashing on me, I had to get out and back in 2x's and got very frustrated with the page, I did not post this in schoology.*****************