Welcome

This course will give you the opportunity to explore best practices and essential mindsets, learn about the "what" and "how" of blended/personalized learning, and construct an innovative lesson plan that matches both you and your students' needs!

Goals

The teacher will explain how blended learning can be used to support student achievement through differentiated instruction, personalizing curriculum, and/or engaging students in his/her own learning
The teacher will identify where she would like to lie on the blended learning spectrum in order to set goals for future, meaningful implementation of technology through blended learning
The teacher will describe key mindsets needed to be successful in a blended classroom
The teacher will reflect on her practices in order to identify one instructional challenge that can be supported through blended learning
The teacher will design and implement one blended lesson using one of the identified blended models

As stated on the Home page, when beginning this course:

Find your personalized path - When beginning BL-101, first explore the course and objectives for each session to identify your own personalized path to the content. The course was built in 3 separate sessions so that each user can access the material at their own personal ability, experience, and interest level. Feel free to work straight through or jump around as needed.

Approach the material asynchronously - Though the professor will not be checking your progress, you can still engage with others completing the course through discussion forums and quick quizzes. This will give you the ability to reflect on your own learning, as well as reach out to others to ask questions, share advice, and push your own thinking.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for BL-101, since it is geared towards the novice blender.

NOTE: If this is your first time exploring blended/personalized learning, you should start with 1: The "What" and "Why" of Blended and approach the course in the order in which it was designed.

Completion

To be successful in this course:

Plan to spend approximately 5-7 hours working on this course.
Take your time, participate in all discussion forums, and complete each reflection section to help evaluate your progression.

Badging/Certification:

We're not providing badges or a certification for completion at this time, but feel free to check with your district or school to see if they are able to give credit upon completion.

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