The document describes the Catalyst Charter Middle School's blended learning approach which includes: 1) Project-based learning integrated into the curriculum using technology and collaboration. 2) Standards-based math, reading, and seminar classes as well as electives like band, choir, and world languages. 3) A focus on STEM, global citizenship, and digital literacy through differentiated instruction and student-directed projects.

1. Blended Learning:
The First Steps

2. To build a community
of independent
learners through
thinking, creating,
and collaborating for
the future.

3. The Catalyst
Experience
1. A rigorous and in-depth PBL
approach integrated into a
standards-based curriculum
2. Integration of technology
into global understanding
3. An inquiry-based, multi-age,
connected-community
4. Standards-based seminars
and projects

4. The Catalyst
Experience
5.Blended math instruction through
individualized on-line math and guided
small groups supported by a Catalyst
Teacher
6. Opportunities to select non-core
courses including world language,
band and choir in the RMS setting.
7. Art, tech ed. and physical education
through infusion of instruction in the
charter school setting.

5. The Catalyst Experience
8. Campus located within Ripon
Middle School with opportunities
to participate in co-curricular
activities
 9. Student “voice and choice” in
projects and community
10. Technology driven differentiated instruction
11. Transition from externally directed to self-
directed inquiry and decision making

6. Central
Themes
Global STEM: (Science,
Citizenship: Technology,
Engineering, and
• Prepares students to Mathematics)
collaborate and
communicate globally • Prepares students
to think critically,
•Digital citizenship solve problems, and
make decisions
• Prepares students to
use technology • Prepares students
effectively and to think using
productively creativity and
innovation

7. Typical Schedule
Times 6th 7th 8th
1st Reading Band/Choir/Project WL/Reading
2nd Advisory/Seminar Advisory/Seminar Advisory/Seminar
3rd Band/Choir/Seminar Math Band/Choir/Project
4th Math Reading Math
5 th Project Project Project
6th Project/Specials Project/Specials Project/Specials
7th Project/Specials Project/Specials Project/Specials

8. Technology Education
Specials Electives
1.Intro to Lego Robotics
2.Build'em, Bust'em: Building the Indestructible Bridge
Art
1. Ceramics-Creating with Clay
2. Cartooning, Manga, and Anime-Learn to draw different types
of cartoonsz
Choir
1.Caught in the Act: Improv
PE
1.Recreational Sports/In Line Skating
2.Exercising your mind and body. Cup stacking and work out
equipment.
3.Geocaching and snowshoeing/cross

10. http://www.aleks.com/

11. http://www.achieve3000.com/

12. http://catalystgenetics.wikispaces.com/home

13. http://catalystcharter.wikispaces.com/

14. http://catalystchannel.blogspot.com/

15. Google Calendar linked on Blog

16. Google Forms to Survey Students

17. Marvelisk Project

18. 2012 Projects
• Technology Bootcamp (Google Apps, Use of devices,
netiquette, copyright, Edmodo, Dropbox) 4 days
• Definition Me – 8 days (Learning styles, self-assessments)
• Digitween (Global citizenship with Flat Classroom Project)
Sept. – Jan
• Mysteries of Ripon – 7 days (Unravel the mystery of an
artifact of Ripon)
• Marvelisk – 27 days (History of Obelisk, scale cardboard
obelisk, simple machine to lift a cement obelisk)
• Icivics – 17 days (Compare U.S. government to another
country's)
• Genetics – 10 days (How genetics are passed down)
• Movement – 15 days (How do you apply Newton’s Laws to a
wheel-less vehicle and a pasta car)
• 8th graders are presently working on independent projects

19. Flipped Lesson Flipped Lesson
are Not are:
 Just videos  A means to INCREASE
 An online class interaction and
 Replacing teachers with personalized contact
time between students
videos
and teachers
 Students working  An environment where
without structure students
 Students working alone take responsibility for
their own learning

20. Benefits of Flipped/Blended Learning
 A class where content is permanently archived for review
or remediation. (Wiki)
 A class where all students are engaged and take
ownership for thier learning..

21. Applications of Flipped
1. Video introduces a problem or a
challenge
2. Video introduces homework
3. Video models strategies
4. Students teach 0r demonstrate
understanding with video

22. The Beginnings
1. Started with the end in
mind
2. Kept it simple
3. Used other available
resources for videos

23. To Introduce

24. To Model a Strategy

25. To Model a Reading Strategy

26. PC/MAC
 Jing: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
 Screencast-o-Matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
 Screenr: http://www.screenr.com/
IPad
•Educreations: http://www.educreations.com/
•Explain Everything http://www.explaineverything.com/

27. Screencast Storage

28. Learning Management Systems
Wikispaces Edmodo

29. Webquests

30. •Catalyst Charter Middle School
(http://catalystcharter.wikispaces.com)
•Resources for Flipped Lessons
(http://catalystresources.wikispaces.com)
•Catalyst Charter Middle School Blog
(http://catalystchannel.blogspot.com)
Contacts:
Sandy Wisneski – wisneskis@ripon.k12.wi.us
Tim Scottberg – scottbergt@ripon.k12.wi.us
Kristin Burgert – burgertk@ripon,k12,wi.us