The blended workbook : learning to design the schools of our future / Michael B. Horn, Heather Staker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Michael B., author.

Staker, Heather, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blended learning.

Student-centered learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, 2017.

Summary:

Successfully implement a blended learning program with this step-by-step guide! The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of Our Future is the practical companion to Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. Through real-world implementation exercises it will help you get the most out of the text. From understanding the basics of blended learning to fine-tuning your current program, this workbook gives you hands-on practice that will expand your knowledge base and help you develop a plan for your own classroom or school to create a student-centered education design that personalizes for all students. Key points drawn from over 50 case studies illustrate what works, what doesn't, and how to build a successful blended-learning program. This workbook's organizational structure allows you to jump in at any point to access field-tested exercises that will deepen your understanding of the design process. Blended learning is inspiring K-12 educators with an improved student experience that includes the best of face-to-face and online learning formats to personalize learning and deepen engagement. This workbook provides hands-on training exercises that help you design and implement an effective program with practical guidance from the experts. You will: * Examine case studies that illustrate blended learning * Solidify your understanding of effective blended-learning design * Complete illustrative exercises to further your implementation expertise * Evaluate the many paths blended learning can take, and implement what works best for your students Blended learning is a proven, highly rewarding learning strategy. However, the success of your program relies on proper design and implementation. As a companion to Blende d this hands-on workbook helps you reap the benefits and strengthen your expertise.

Contents:

Intro

The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of Our Future

Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction

Part 1 Understanding the Basics and Getting Ready

Module 1.1 The Basics of Blended Learning

Content summary

Overview of blended learning

Check for understanding

Is it blended?

Models of blended learning

Which blended model is it?

Apply the learning

Visually represent each blended model

When is each model a fit?

Draft your plan

Plan a two-hour student experience

Appendix

Module 1.2 Disruptive Innovation and Blended Learning

Hybrid and disruptive models of blended learning

Spotting hybrids and disruptions

Why disruptive innovation theory matters

Expand your strategy skills

Imagine that . . .

Draw your conclusions

What are your takeaways?

Module 1.3 Interest and Readiness Survey

Do you have what it takes?

Begin the survey

Analyze your work

Self-assess your responses to the open-ended questions

View benchmarks

Sample answers to open-ended questions

How can you prepare?

Note

Part 2 Developing Your Plan

Module 2.1 Rallying Cry

Begin with a plan

Identify problems

Prioritize problems

Avoid the technology trap

Brainstorm the options

Identify core and nonconsumption problems

Urgent/Important Matrix

View rubric and benchmarks

Sample problem statements

Practice evaluating

Score these problem statements

Articulate your problem statement

Developing SMART goals.

View rubric and benchmarks

Sizing up SMART goals

Score these SMART goals

Articulate your SMART goals

Module 2.2 Organize to Innovate

Getting the team right

Match the team to the task

How to pick the right type of team

Selecting the type of team

Score these team selections

Select your type of team

How to select team members

Selecting team members and a project manager

Team member and project manager selection

Identify your team members and project manager

Module 2.3 Motivate the Students

Why motivation matters

Understanding the jobs-to-be-done theory in education

Understanding a student's motivation

Identifying students' jobs to be done

Three levels in the architecture of a job

Design using the jobs-to-be done theory

Creating day-in-the-life stories

Articulating the student experience

Day-in-the-life stories

Write your day-in-the-life story

Week-in-the-life story

Write your week-in-the-life story

Module 2.4 Elevate Teaching

Teaching still matters-but will look different

Analyze the teacher roles

Integrate teachers' roles to deliver the ideal student experience

Revising the student experience part of the plan

Content summary.

Designing the teacher role from the teacher perspective

Distinguishing a motivator from a hygiene factor

Integrating teacher motivators into blended designs

Brainstorm implementation strategies

Incorporating the motivators in your design

Teacher experience statements

Design the teacher experience

Module 2.5 Physical and Virtual Environment

Avoiding a "tech mess"

Take inventory

Physical and virtual environment audit

What are your initial takeaways?

Interdependent and modular product architecture

The implications for software

Changes to physical facilities

Planning for the physical and virtual environment

Physical and virtual environment plans

Articulate your plan for the physical and virtual environment

Module 2.6 Choose the Model

The importance of naming your models

Choose-the-model game

Prioritizing the questions

Choose the model

View rubric and benchmark

Naming your models

Articulate your statement about model choice

Module 2.7 Culture

How to create and change organizational culture

Diagnose what's causing the culture

Practice brainstorming solutions

Developing a successful culture

Practice evaluating.

Score these plans for creating culture

Articulate your plan for creating culture

Notes

Module 2.8 Budget

Building the budget

Sustainability

One time versus recurring

Distinguish between one-time and recurring costs

Calculate the budget impact

Costs

Revenue and savings

Full budget

Crafting the budget narrative

Sizing up the budget narrative

Budget narrative

Module 2.9 Discovery-Driven Planning

De-risking innovation

What is discovery-driven planning?

The difference between discovery-driven and standard planning

When to use discovery-driven planning

Start with the outcomes

Create an assumptions checklist

Assumptions brainstorm

Rank your assumptions

Implement a plan-to learn more

Decide on next steps

View rubric and assess your plan

Refining your discovery-driven plan

Module 2.10 Implementation Plan

From design to practice

What to integrate and how

Milestone mapping

Refining your implementation plan

Part 3 Polishing Your Plan

Module 3.1 Finishing Touches and Next Steps

Naming your blended-learning initiative

What's your name?

Bringing It All Together

Create your final draft

Rubric for blended-learning plan

Template for blended-learning plan

Cover page

Section 1: Rallying Cry

Section 2: Team

Section 3: Student experience.

Section 4: Teacher experience

Section 5: Physical and virtual environment

Section 6: Choose the model

Section 7: Culture

Section 8: Budgets

Section 9: Discovery-driven planning

Section 10: Implementation

Next steps

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 25, 2017).

ISBN:

9781119403586

1119403588

9781119403548

1119403545

OCLC:

997430970