Connected Educator Month 2014 

Blended Learning Strand Archives - October

Coordinated by CUE , Mike Lawrence and Rob Darrow

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Webinar Archives

Blended Learning Panel 1: What is Blended Learning and What are the Best Implementation Strategies? (Oct. 6, 2014)

• Discussed the ongoing definition of blended learning and implementation strategies.
• Panel Members Heather Staker, Christensen Institute; Allison Powell, iNACOL; Mike Lawrence, CUE; and Rob Darrow, Blended Teacher Network 
• Recording Here. *** Slide deck here.  

Blended Learning Panel 2: Blended Learning and Teaching. What does it take to be an effective blended teacher? (Oct. 13)

• Discussed what it really mean to be a blended learning teacher. 
• Panel: Blended Learning Teachers: Meghan Jacquot, English teacher,Fusion Academy, California; Haley Hart, Science teacher, EAA, Detroit, Michigan; Jeff Gerlach, 7^th Grade Social Studies / Instructional Designer, Michigan Virtual University, Detroit, Michigan; Brian Thornley, Algebra II Honors teacher, Huntley, Illinois; Lesley Farmer, Professor, Librarianship, California State University, Long Beach, California; 
•  Recording   *** Slide Deck 

Blended Learning Panel 3: Blended Learning and Leadership. What are the best ways for administrators to support blended learning? (Oct. 20)

• Discussed barriers and solutions to blended learning leadership.
• Panel: Blended Learning Leaders, Administrators and Support Teachers: Anna Gu, Research Assistant, Christensen Institute, California; Anne Pasco, Blended Learning/Ed Tech Department Chair, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois; Brian Bridges, Coordinator eLearning Strategies Symposium; California eLearning Census; Travis Phelps, St. Justin Catholic School, San Jose, California.  
• Recording *** Slide Deck 

Blended Learning Panel 4: Reflections and Insights about Blended Learning. (Oct. 27, 2014)

• Discussed key aspects of blended learning including the importance of professional development, and how we need to talk about verbs rather than nouns to better engage learners.

• Panel: Andrea Ferrero, Manager, Blended Learning, CFY, NY;  Tina Silverstein, Instructional Designer, Alameda County Office of Education, Ca.;  Lee Collver-Richards, Teacher, Los Angeles USD, Ca.;  Adina Sullivan, Education Technology Coordinator, San Marcos Unified, San Marcos, Ca.; Rob Darrow, CUE / Blended Teacher Network, Ca. 

• Recording *** Slides

See the archives from the Fall CUE conference (Oct. 24 and 25) that included blended learning related sessions including:

• Keynote by Lucien Vattel: The Importance of Game Based Learning
• Keynote by Diana Laufenberg: Creating the Classrooms we Need
• The Great iPad vs. Chomebook Showdown 2014
• Launching and Maintaining a Blended Learning Program
• How Good Ideas Spread
• YouTube – Engage, Educate and Inspire Your Students with Powerful Video
• Creating Spoken Word Poetry to Inspire Social Change
• Minecraft Projects for Every Classroom
• Level Up! Classroom Gamification for Even the Non-Gamer