Columbus City Third Grade Teachers
start to Blend
Day 8
Google Classroom and Explain Everything
The blended learning team got together from 8:00-9:00 to talk about
- Where are we with blended learning?
- Where do we need to go blended learning?
- What are the road blocks with blended learning program so far?
- Video: Google Classroom and Explain Everything
Where are we with Blended Learning?
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Where do we need to go with BLENDED?
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- Start to work with the students when they rotate through the stations. The teachers have used the first week and half to get the students used to logging into Chromebooks, practicing using the check off sheets, learning how to watch the teacher created videos, and just getting used to expectations that are set by the teachers in the blended learning classrooms. Now it is time to get the teachers to start to pull a small group during the stations based on their current learning levels.
- Locating resources based on the RIT scores from the NWEA Test.
Resources based on RIT Scores
The third grade team had a rough week this week. They had parent teacher conferences, long staff meetings, and unexpected PARCC practice test that they had to give to the students. While I was at the school, I started to pull the RIT scores for the third grade students and created Symbaloo pages based on RIT. The math teacher is getting ready to teach area and perimeter to his classroom. So I found resources by ability level that he can have the students use during the digital station. (The following resources will be updated weekly for the students)
Math Measurement Rit Score 161-170
Math Measurement Rit Score 171-180
Math Measurement Rit Score 181-190
Math Measurement RIT Score 191-210
What are the RoadBlocks for Blending?
- Time: Now that the technology is up and running, students are moving between stations, and data is being gathered and used, the teachers now need more time to plan, create objectives for each group, and time to find resources. The third grade teachers are excited about the whole blended learning process, they just need the ability to spend more time planning, gathering, and sharing out ideas.
- Technology: The teachers have notices that some of the third grade students are really struggling with knowing how to type, scroll, and even logging into the Chromebooks. There needs to be a set amount of time each day/week set aside to teach the students how to type, log in, and create projects using the Chromebooks.
- Headphones: The blended learning classrooms really need headphones. The more the students start to advance and learn more online, they need headphones for the videos.
Google Classroom and explain Everything
Today's video of the Blended Learning classroom shows
- How a student logs into Google Classroom
- How the teacher created an Explain Everything Video to explain a project
After 8 Days on working with blended learning, I could not be more impressed with these two third grade teachers. They listen to what I have to say about different technology tools, ideas on how blend their lessons, and ways to use the data to drive their classroom. The level of student and teacher engagement from day one to day eight is off the charts. I can not wait to see the classroom on day 30 if we keep progressing at this pace.
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