The document discusses the modern 21st century classroom, which is technology integrated, connected, collaborative, and focuses on personalized and blended learning. It describes blended learning as incorporating both face-to-face instruction and online instruction, with 30-70% of instruction presented online. The document also discusses flipped classrooms, personalized learning, and how student performance data can be used to better understand learning and provide individualized instruction.

2. The 21st century Classroom
And yet, it is 2017,
and we are almost
twenty years in…

3. Today’s classrooms are…
Technology integrated
Connected
Collaborative
Creative
Personalized
Reflective
Focused on problem solving
Hands-on
Teacher as facilitator
Performance focused

4. Balanced Instruction
When a portion – huge continuum from
30% to 70%- of instruction is presented in an
online format.
Blended learning incorporates face-to-face
instruction and online instruction.

5. Personalized Learning
The needs for freedom in choice and personalization
of service are fundamental truths many of us value
and appreciate.
In almost every facet of our day we receive some
type of personalization, whether through the food we
order, the medicine we receive, or the cars we drive.
Every decision that we make is guided by a choice of
options that are tailored to a diverse want or need.
http://hechingerreport.org/blended-learning-
classroom-really-looks-like-urban-teachers-reboot/

6. Flipped Classroom
The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which
the typical lecture and homework elements of a
course are reversed. Short video lectures are viewed
by students at home before the class session, while in-
class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or
discussions.

7. Students

8. Teachers
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9. Activity…
What tools are you using now to provide a Balanced
Instruction approach in your classroom?
(Include Blended, Flipped, Personalized tools, activities,
and strategies)

10. A significant portion – huge continuum from 30% to
70%- of instruction is presented in an online format.
Blended learning can provide powerful tool for
personalize learning as it incorporates face-to-face
instruction and online instruction.

11. As cited in the U.S. Department of Education’s “Evaluation of
Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis
and Review of Online Learning Studies” (Revised September
2010),
“Students in online conditions performed modestly better, on
average, than those learning the same material through
traditional face-to-face instruction” (p. xiv) and, notably,
“Instruction combining online and face-to-face elements had a
larger advantage relative to purely face-to-face instruction than
did purely online instruction” (p. xv).

12. Strategies and Tools….

13. Why focus on Balanced Instruction and Blended Learning…
Student performance analytics can be used to study and
better understand student learning. We can personalize for
instructional needs and student choice.
Data analytics can also identify students who need early
intervention, thus increasing retention and mastery of
content.
The online tools available in blended courses can also
significantly enhance student engagement, ensuring that
all students participate in course discussions and benefit
from collaborative learning.

14. When we approach teaching as facilitators as opposed to
instructional experts, our students become the experts
and we become the guides to student mastery.
Blended and Flipped Classrooms, using Google Classroom,
can richly enhance learning, retention and mastery.

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