Blended Instructional Strategies

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Blended Learning Instructional Strategies

old school wisdom + new school technologies = blended learning that works

Interactive Video Method

Questioning

Vocabulary Programs

Direct Instruction

Peer Tutoring

Concept Mapping

Worked Examples

Self-Assessment

Reciprocal Teaching

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Problem Solving Teaching

Spaced vs. Mass Practice

Partnering Resources

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Partnering Instructional Models

Socratic Seminar

Station Rotation

Thinking Maps

Frayer Model

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Interactive Video Method

Hattie's Research (.54 effect size)

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Questioning

“When questions are intentionally tied to academic goals, they can drive motivation, capture students’ attention, hone thinking skills, help students synthesize and evaluate information, push them to bank more knowledge, and also encourage their curiosity.” (Vogler, 2008)

Hattie's Research (.48 effect size)

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Vocabulary Programs

Hattie's Research (.62 effect size)

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Sample Lesson

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction is "more than lecturing--it's a choreographed, pre-planned series of events that come together to teach new information and support students through to mastery." - Kieschnick

Hattie's Research (.6 effect size)

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Peer Tutoring

Hattie's Research (.55 effect size)

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Advice for Implementation

Sample Lesson

Additional Resources

Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Concept Mapping

Hattie's Research (.64 effect size)

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Advice for Implementation

Sample Lesson

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Worked Examples

"Blended worked examples help us deal with the realities of teaching students: their minds are going to wander. But in doing a strategically planned digital worked example and then handing it over to students to rewind, fast-forward, and play again and again, they will ALL get it." - Weston Kieschnick, Bold School, 2017

Hattie's Research (.37 effect size) note: .57 effect size in 2008 - This decreased effect size correlates directly with our decreased attention spans. Statistic Brain, 2016)

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Self-Assessment

Hattie's Research (1.33 effect size)

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Sample Lesson

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Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

Reciprocal Teaching

Hattie's Research (.74 effect size)

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Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

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Problem Solving

"Problem-solving teaching isn't about letting students solve a lot of problems on their own in class, following the steps you set out for them. It's about recreating in your classroom the circumstances of encountering an authentic problem." - Kieschnick

Hattie's Research (.63 effect size) * only when it is purposefully used to let kids struggle and develop tenacity along the way. The problem solving must be authentic.

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Bold School by Weston Kieschnick

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Spaced vs. Mass Practice

Hattie's Research (.6 effect size)

Description

Advice for Implementation

Sample Lesson

Additional Resources

Digital Tools

Guiding Questions

Bold School by Weston Kieschnick