1. Katie Martin
martin@sandiego.edu
BLENDED LEARNING
A guide to transforming the traditional
classroom

2. What is Blended Learning?
• Blended learning goes beyond technology integration. It
leverages technology to afford students more
personalized learning experiences by having control, to
some extent, over pace, time, place and path of learning.
http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning-3/
• Watch the video from the Christiansen Institute on
Blended Learning and read about the 4 most common
models.
• http://www.christenseninstitute.org/blended-learning3/

3. What are the benefits of Blended
Learning?
• Design opportunities for students to achieve desired
outcomes using mobile devices.
• Provide multiple and differentiated pathways
• Blended Learning allows teachers to personalize learning
and targeted instruction based on their individual needs.

4. What might Station Rotation Blended
Learning look like in a classroom?
Station Rotation is the most
common in K-5 traditional
school. During a
designated math or
Language arts
block, students can rotate
between three designated
stations in
small, differentiated groups.

5. Sample Activities in Blended
Learning Stations

6. How do I set up a Blended
Learning classroom?
• Routines and classroom culture are critical to its success.
Involving students in the organization, layout and systems
will increase buy in and on task behavior.
• Students will have to be explicitly taught how to be on-
task during their independent work.
• These routines should be practiced before students work
independently (see example mini lessons).
• The teachers must be the designed of the learning
experiences and set up stations that support the overall
classroom objectives and learning goals.

7. How might I design my learning space
to facilitate Blended Learning?

8. Design Your Space
• Draw a diagram of how you might reconfigure your
classroom space to facilitate blended learning.
• What would you add?
• What might you take away?

9. How might I select appropriate curricula?
• Selecting curricula depends on the purpose, budget and
and available resources.
• Read the following article and reflect on your Blende
Learning goals:10 Steps to Chosing Digital Curriula for
Blended Learning

10. Free Resources
• There are a number of free resources that teachers can
use to organize and create their own curriculum for
blended learning.
• The following resources provide examples for:
• Math Content
• ELA Content
• Video Resources
• Annotating Apps
• Organizing Content

11. Math Content

12. ELA Content
Students can study and learn spelling and vocabulary words
based on their personalized lists.

13. Video Resources
http://www.youtube.com/education

14. Organizing Video Content Lessons

15. Annotating

16. Organizing Content
Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your
class to connect and collaborate, share content, and
access homework, grades and school notices.
Activate Instruction is a free personalized
learning tool to create and share playlists of digital content

17. Reflection
• Process: How have you deepened your understanding of
effective technology integration in through today’s
activities?
• Content: Which programs or apps do you think will be
the most useful to design blended learning opportunities
for your students?
• Personal: What steps are you going to take in your
classroom to design blended learning opportunities?