blended learning (ell) in low resource settings

Blended Learning (ELL) In Low-Resource

SettingsRowan E Wagner

EuroSpeak, Kazakhstan

Overview • What is Blended Learning?• Blended Learning Models• Fit For Purpose• Rotation Models in Low Resource Settings• Questions• Resource Links• References

What is Blended Learning?

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Blended Learning Models

Courtesy of the Christensen Institutehttp://www.christenseninstitute.org/

Fit For Purpose• What are the outcomes or learning objectives trying to be met?• What existing resources do you or your students already have?• What resources do you need? - time - financial • How can the technology/methodology be used in the future in similar

or different types of lessons or content?

Rotation Models in Low Resource Settings

• Station Rotation

• Lab Rotation

• Flipped Classroom

• Individual Rotation

New Models to Think About• Blended-Blended?Think about how you can take elements of different types of models and technology, and mix and match them to provide better learning opportunities for your students.

Questions

Resource Links• http://www.christenseninstitute.org/• https://www.google.com/edu/• http://www.gutenberg.org/• https://librivox.org/• https://www.teachingchannel.org• https://www.teachforgoogle.com/• http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/• https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/

References• A. Hientz and C. Procter (2006) Online Communication and Information

Technology Education, http://jite.org/documents/Vol5/v5p235-249Heinze156.pdf• Santa, C., Havens, L., & Valdes, B. (2004). Project CRISS: Creating

Independence through Student-owned Strategies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. • Senjnost, R., & Thiese, S. (2007). Reading and Writing Across Content Areas

2nd Edition Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.• H. Staker and M. B. Horn (2012) Classifying K-12 Blended Learning, http://

www.christenseninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Classifying-K-12-blended-learning.pdf