Blended Learning
During my school community engagement project in Outlook Elementary School, I was able to observe several blended math classrooms. As soon as the bell rang for class, the students automatically went and grabbed their books and got to work. The students were all working at their own pace, in the place of their choice around the classroom and in parts of the school. Some students were on their last unit of grade 4, for example, and others still had up to 3 units left.
This demonstrates increased student engagement and achievement in math. Students are required to take responsibility for their learning by setting goals and monitoring their progress to meet those goals.
The role of the teacher was to have unit checklists and resources posted on Moodle. Once the units are created for a certain unit, they can be shared with other students. As the students are working, the teacher confers with students and answers students questions. Blended math allows those students who need the extra support to receive that guidance. All students were achieving better in math due to this 21st century shift.
This demonstrates increased student engagement and achievement in math. Students are required to take responsibility for their learning by setting goals and monitoring their progress to meet those goals.
The role of the teacher was to have unit checklists and resources posted on Moodle. Once the units are created for a certain unit, they can be shared with other students. As the students are working, the teacher confers with students and answers students questions. Blended math allows those students who need the extra support to receive that guidance. All students were achieving better in math due to this 21st century shift.