The Complete Guide to Blended Learning: Activating Agency, Differentiation, Community, and Inquiry for Students (Essential guide to strategies and ... student learning in blended environments) - Softcover

Catlin R. Tucker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1954631332 ISBN 13: 9781954631335

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2022

Synopsis

Skillfully shifting between online and in-person learning has become expected of teachers. In this essential guide, you will learn how to harness technology to enhance student learning in both realms. Combining theory, reflection, and personal experience, author Catlin R. Tucker equips educators with a wide variety of strategies and tools to support student and educator success in blended environments and beyond.

K–12 teachers and administrators will:

• Gain insight on why blended instruction provides paths for effective, student-centered teaching
• Learn to navigate flexible learning landscapes
• Understand different collaborative and community-oriented strategies for successful blended teaching
• Utilize thoughtful reflection questions to examine your own school or district
• Discover strong theoretical frameworks and models for online and offline instruction

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Blended Learning
Chapter 2: Building Your Blended Learning Technology Toolbox
Chapter 3: Teachers as Designers of Learning Experiences
Chapter 4: Teachers as Instructors and Content-Area Experts
Chapter 5: Teachers as Facilitators of and Partners in Learning
Chapter 6: Developing a Dynamic Learning Community
Chapter 7: The 5Es Instructional Model and Student-Centered Inquiry
Chapter 8: Taking Blended Learning to the Next Level
Conclusion
Appendix: Glossary
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Catlin R. Tucker, EdD, is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, international trainer, and professor in the master of arts in teaching program at Pepperdine University. She taught for sixteen years in Sonoma County, California, where she was named Teacher of the Year in 2010.
Catlin has written a series of books on blended learning, including Blended Learning in Grades 4–12, Blended Learning in Action, Power Up Blended Learning, Balance With Blended
Learning, and UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes. In addition to her books on blended learning, Catlin writes an internationally ranked blog and hosts a podcast called The Balance. Catlin earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of California at Los Angeles. She earned her English teaching credential and master’s degree in education at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 2020, Catlin earned her doctorate in learning technologies at Pepperdine University, researching teacher engagement in blended learning environments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1954631332
• ISBN 13: 9781954631335
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232