On Tuesday Kevin Killeen, Diana Ayrula and I traveled to Lincoln Middle School in Meriden to see how they use Blended Learning strategies in their math classes. We observed and participated in 3 classes, two 7th grade and one 6th grade. The students were engaged in rotating stations throughout the periods which resulted in a total of 12 activities.
Students shared with us that they very much enjoyed working in stations. The activities included matching tasks, shared document work on Chromebooks, direct instruction with the teacher, watching instructional videos, sorting, practice on individual white boards, and book work. At the conclusion of the first class students were asked to evaluate their groups' work based on the 8 Common Core Standards of Practice which were posted on the wall. Not only did the students refer to the standards but they cited examples.
The second half of the day was spent in meaningful collaboration with Paul. We learned more about the software that will be available to us and completed some necessary steps before full implementation. Overall it was a great experience.
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