Thursday, June 13, 2019

Welcome, Schedule and Tips


Hello and welcome to the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) Summer Book Study for "Think Outside the Box:  The CIA of Blended Learning and 10+ Designs for Secondary Schools" by Kim Loomis. We have found great value in these collaborative professional learning experiences and we are excited about starting this new book club journey with all of you.

Please note there will be pages added along the right side navigation where you will find the discussion questions posted for readings covered each week, as well as other pertinent information. Please note that some pages might not exist yet or could be blank and those food for thought questions will be posed at the start of that week by the VLLA member organization moderating the discussion that week. However, if you get there sooner feel free to leave your reflection, ideas, questions etc.

As always, we welcome you to post your thoughts to those prompts posed at the start of each week but encourage you to make this your own learning experience. It is okay to respond to the prompt or to pose your own questions, comments, share resources etc.

SCHEDULE:

  • Week 0 - June 17th-23rd:  Introductions, schedule review and tips
  • Week 1 – June 24th-30th:
  • Chapter 1: Making the Digital Transformation
  • Chapter 2: Adopting a Blended Model
  • Chapter 3: CIA of Blended Learning
  • Week 2 – July 1st-7th:
  • Chapter 4: Teacher Mindsets
  • Chapter 5: Traditional Semester-Based Online Programs
  • Chapter 6: Single Content Super Classrooms
  • Week 3 – July 8th-14th:
  • Chapter 7: Credit Recovery Programs
  • Chapter 8:Freshman Academy
  • Chapter 9: Independent Study Courses
  • Week 4 – July 15th-21st:
  • Chapter 10: Unit Recovery / Grade Improvement
  • Chapter 11: Blended Classrooms or Academy
  • Chapter 12: Graduation Flex Academy
  • Week 5 – July 22nd-28th:
  • Chapter 13: Suspension and Homebound
  • Chapter 14: Summer Programs
  • Chapter 15: Ladder to Success
  • Week 6 – July 29th-August 4th:
  • Chapter 16: Innovative Designs
  • Chapter 17: Growing up Digital
  • Chapter 18: Don't Let Students Fail

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Welcome and let the conversation and cloud collaboration begin.

17 comments:

  1. My name is Kathy, I teach art, grades K-8 in Illinois

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  2. My name is Kristina and I teach 3rd grade in Illinois

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  3. My name is Stephanie and I teach High School Math in Illinois.

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  4. Patti O'Maley
    Business Teacher (Grades 6-12)
    Teach both f2f and online
    Love Riding Horses - Rock Climbing - Hiking

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    1. 6 to 12 is quite a span. Have you used any material from Junior Achivement?

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  5. My name is Mark. I used educational technology in a blended Tech Ed classroom starting in 1995. I taught 12 tech subjects at a time!

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  7. Hi everyone! My name is Rebekah. I am a mother to three boys and I teach Kindergarten/1st in IL.

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  9. Katie Wood - Springfield, IL - jr. high English - use tech but not blended and would like to learn more about differentiating and blending - FF - Love Vanagons (VW vans)!

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  10. Hi, I am Karen Hill from Central Wisconsin. I teach high school math and hope to gain some new ideas for blending my Precalculus class.

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    1. Welcome to the course.

      It's nice to meet someone from Wisconsin.

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  11. Hello Everyone! My name is Jeremy Belliston.
    I do teach in a blended format in my face to face courses. It's a "flip" style.
    I teach U.S. History.
    I'd like to get new tips and tricks for my teaching.
    I am a Boston Red Sox fanatic.

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  12. Hello. My name is Alison Turner I teach high school social studies at Middleton High School in Wisconsin. I am looking to expand my blended learning strategies.

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  13. Hi, my name is Kristen Kilman. I've taught 6-8 social studies for the past 4 years.

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  14. Hi, My name is Eileen. I teach Kindergarten and coach Middle School Speech, Cross Country and Track and Field.

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