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Craft a blended learning program tailor-made for your students Go Blended! is a practical implementation guide for educators interested in getting blended learning off the ground. Author Liz Arney is a seasoned developer of blended learning programs at Aspire Public Schools, and she also closely collaborates with district and charter leaders from across the country on this work. Go Blended! offers boots-on-the-ground support for laying the foundation for a blended learning program in our schools and classrooms. Throughout the book teachers with blended learning experience share helpful tips and lesson plans to help educators make purposeful choices in using technology to fulfill students' needs without becoming an end in itself. This useful guide also offers key documents and timelines to support a blended learning implementation and provides step-by-step practical advice for avoiding mistakes. Readers will gain expert insight into both the broad and narrow of blended transition, from sweeping concepts like program goals to nitty-gritty details like teaching routines around technology use. Technology is rapidly changing the landscape of education; teacher effectiveness and student achievement are both tied to the ability to adapt to new technology, and blended learning has become a hot topic in schools across the nation. Go Blended! helps school leaders and teachers take their first steps toward blended learning, putting them in a better position to continuously adapt as the world changes. You'll learn how to: * Investigate leadership and staff readiness to "go blended." * Learn how to evaluate and purchase the right educational software. * Keep the program's goals in mind throughout the development process. * Teach lessons that set students up for success when using classroom technology. * Tailor the program to the students, not the other way around. Aspire's impressive track record of high performance, along with a growing body of evidence from blended schools across the nation, testifies to the reality that incorporating technology into the classroom can improve student outcomes. But improved student outcomes will only occur when teachers and administrators intentionally tailor technology and curricula to meet their goals. With Go Blended!, you can be confident that you're focused on the ultimate goal of blended learning: increasing student achievement.
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Praise for
Go Blended!
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
About the Author
About the Contributors
Introduction
Part 1: Starting the Process: The Fundamental Decisions
Chapter 1: Identifying the Focus and Piloting
Focus on the Instructional Problem You're Trying to Solve
Solicit Input from Different Stakeholders
Articulate How You'll Measure Success
Don't be Seduced by the Tools or Devices
Commit to Running Pilots
Measure the Work
Do You Need a Consultant?
Chapter 2: Determining School Readiness
Criterion 1: School Leadership
Criterion 2: Staff Readiness
Criterion 3: History of Student Achievement
Criterion 4: Staff Willingness
Criterion 5: School Stability
Criterion 6: Quality of School Culture
Criterion 7: School Technology Use
Criterion 8: Information Technology Team and Infrastructure
Criterion 9: Potential for Growth or Expansion
Criterion 10: Other Potentially Competing Demands
Chapter 3: Building the Team and Creating Buy-in
School Leadership
Teachers
Site-Based Technology Support
District- or Organization-Level Leadership
Finding the Right New Team Member
IT Leadership
Communicating Your Vision and Engaging All Stakeholders
One Principal's Strategy: Take the Team to Visit a Blended School
Engaging Parents
Chapter 4: Recognizing and Planning for the Learning Curve
Start Small and Smart
Who Needs Blended Learning Friends? You Do!
Learn All the Time from Teachers
Learn from Your Mistakes
Everything is a Trade-Off
Look for Opportunities
Phase in the Work
Part 2: Planning for Implementation: Strategic Decisions and Considerations
Chapter 5: Choosing Your Model and Crafting Your Pilots
Crafting Your Pilots
Evaluate Your Pilots
A Word About Next-Generation Models
Chapter 6: Finding the Right Software and Hardware
Who Should Choose the Software?
How to Choose the Software
Choosing the Right Hardware
Chapter 7: Making Use of Student Data
Using Blended Learning Data
Data Needs to be Actionable
Make a Plan for Using Data with Teachers
Keep Your Eye on the Data
Data Integration
Account Provisioning
User Names and Passwords
What Good Data Looks Like
Protect Your Students' Data
Chapter 8: Setting Up the Space
Identify the Ratio of Students to Computers
Figure Out What You Have Room For
Figure Out What You Have Budgeted For
Locate the Power Sources
Help Teachers Imagine Their New Space
Don't Forget Cord Control
And Then, Be Open to Change!
Chapter 9: Getting Your Network Up to Speed
Layer 1: How You Approach Technology From the Start
Layer 2: How You Approach Your Physical Infrastructure
Layer 3: How You Approach Your Network Infrastructure
Expect Change with Your IT Team
Should You Hire a Network Consultant?
Part 3: Launching Blended: Helping Teachers and Students Be Successful
Chapter 10: Training Teachers and Other Leaders
Provide “Just-in-Time” Training with a Clear Overview
Don't Skip the Training
Schedule Follow-Up Training, If Necessary
Integrate Training with Other Professional Development
Focus on Teachers' Needs
Don't Forget to Support Instruction
Survey Teachers Frequently
Chapter 11: Teacher Readiness and Classroom Readiness
What is Readiness? And Why do You Need IT?
Help Teachers Get There Over Time
Students Also Embark on Blended Learning Journeys
Student Readiness Takes Time and Deliberate Practice
Celebrate the Process of Constant Improvement
Build Community with a Newsletter
Understand that Blended Learning is a Journey
Chapter 12: Teaching Lessons to Support Blended Learning
Teaching Routines and Procedures to Foster Student Independence
The First Few Weeks of Going Blended
When Students Aren't Working on the Computers
What About Student Tech Literacy?
Don't Forget Keyboarding Instruction
Chapter 13: Setting Up Your Classroom and Students for Success
Teach the Programs Themselves
Rotating or Moving on and Off the Computers
Create Incentive Systems to Keep Students Engaged
Seating, Location of Workstations, and Student Behavior
Manage Headphones or They'll Manage You
Troubleshooting Problems that Arise
Involve Parents by Sharing Key Information and Expectations
Get Support from Blended Learning Teaching Assistants
Appoint Tech Helpers in the Classroom
Plan for Substitute Teachers
Chapter 14: Making Mistakes and Iterating to Improve the Work
10 Big Mistakes We Made (And How We Corrected Them)
10 Mistakes We Didn't Make (And You Shouldn't Either)
Iterating as a Process and Way of Life
Conclusion
Appendixes
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L
Appendix M
Appendix N
Acknowledgments
Index
End User License Agreement
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“Liz Arney has done the hard work of taking her deep experience and making it practical and useful to other school designers. Anyone launching or redesigning a school with blended learning should incorporate the lessons of Go Blended!”
—Stacey Childress, CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund
“A practical, must read for any educator who is leveraging technology to meet the instruction needs of all youth.”
—John E. Deasy, former Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
“Principals, teachers, coaches, superintendents, and IT directors—anyone who wants to implement a ‘personalized learning program’ in a school, district, or charter management organization—take notice!! Liz Arney's book harvests lessons from the best test kitchens and offers practical approaches that spell success for you and your students.”
—Don Shalvey, Cofounder, Aspire Public Schools, Deputy Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
“Go Blended! is required reading for every teacher, principal, and administrator implementing technology in their classrooms. Read it in book groups; keep it handy on your desk; have a copy on your nightstand. You'll find yourself returning to it over and over for the invaluable lessons it offers and the landmines it will help you avoid.”
—Joanne Weiss, Education Consultant and Entrepreneur, former Director of the Race to the Top Program and former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
“Liz Arney is the original ‘healthy skeptic.’ She keeps student learning at the heart of every judgment call and writes with spirit and candor about the choices she helped make at Aspire. This is no ‘silver bullet’ solution but instead a practical road map to using technology to target instruction directly to student needs. Arney is exactly the guide you should have at your side as you travel this new world of instruction—experienced, thoughtful, and crisp in her advice.”
—Betsy Corcoran, CEO and Cofounder, EdSurge
Liz Arney
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To Miles and Quincy
When I think about Aspire Public Schools (Aspire), I remember a line from an old song: “I'm a little bit country, and I'm a little bit rock and roll.” It's probably more accurate to say we're a little bit country, rock and roll, rap, R&B, and pop—and probably a few other things. When people get to know our school system, no matter what their context, they often see some relevance for their own. In some ways, we look like a medium-sized school district. In other ways, we resemble individual charter schools or traditional schools trying new things for our students, trying to serve them better. Our experience (and our expressed goal to be perceived in this way) made us even more determined to find a way to share what we've learned so far about blended learning—an area that holds tremendous promise for students everywhere. We think the lessons we're learning are applicable in a lot of very different schools and school systems. And we're writing with the hope that everyone can make new mistakes, or at least different versions of the ones we've already made.
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