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NEWSLETTER
December5,2015

Inviting+Engaging=Empowering

BlendedLearningwithafocusonincreasedstudentengagement
Improvedteachingpracticesoccurwhenusinghooksandflippingthe
classroom.Thisleadstomoreeffectivemethodsinreachingourstudentsand
helpingthemlearn.
Employinghookstoengageourstudentswithrealworld,
interestingconnectionsthatalsoconnecttotheirworldleadstoincreased
studentengagement.Flippingtheclassroomwithengaginglessonsallows
studentsincreasedaccesstothematerial.Thisfreesteacherstocoachduring
classinsteadoflecture,whichleadstogreaterproductivity.

5FastFacts

Toincreasecreativityintheclassroom,makesureyouareaskingyourselftheright
questions.
Hookscanbuildstudentinterestandengagementandleadtoincreasedstudentownership
inalearningtarget.
Blendedlearningcancreatemorestudent-studentinteraction(collaborativeworktime)and
moreteacher-studentinteraction.
Blendedlearningcaninvolveinformalvideoswithconversationsaboutyourtopic,lectures
youpre-record,orvideosmadebysomeoneelseaboutyourlearningtarget.
Blendedlearningisatoolthathelpswithdifferentiation:studentshaveaccesstovideos
anytime,anywhereandcanrewatchasneeded.

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