What is Blended Learning?
Blended learning is a classroom instruction model that blends: i) direct instruction from a teacher, ii) collaborative learning among students and iii) individualized learning on computers or laptops. The best blended learning programs, collect information about student work on the computers and produce data or reports for teachers. These reports let teachers see, immediately, how much the students understand about the lesson. The goals is to allow teachers to “differentiate” their instruction to the individual needs and pace of each student in a classroom. That is, students who master a lesson or concept advance at their own pace through lessons and materials on that topic. Teachers can direct their instruction to a group of students who share a level of understanding that allows the teacher to explain a lesson to that group in a way that maximizes their grasp of the material. - See more at:
http://www.saintanneschool.com/academics/blended-learning/#sthash.pTeElzDK.dpuf
Click on the following links to learn more about the programs we use for Blended Learning:
i-Ready
Achieve3000
Think Through Math
Dreambox
What are the Benefits of the Seton Blended Learning Program at Saint Anne School?
- Direct instruction is given by teachers in small groups of students working at similar levels
- Students take base line tests to determine individual growth targets in reading/language arts and mathematics
- Students work daily on individual learning profiles
- On-line work is adaptive, and adjusts to deliver challenge, reinforcement or remediation in real time based on student responses
- Teachers can assign work or students can work on adaptive pathways that adjust to meet individual needs
- All student work is captured as data delivered immediately to teachers who can track individual student growth and progress
- All students are eligible for awards in incentive programs based upon meeting or exceeding growth targets
