The Essential Blended Learning PD Planner: Where Classroom Practice Meets Distance Learning (Corwin Teaching Essentials)

Mekhitarian, Stepan

ISBN 10: 1071843729 / ISBN 13: 9781071843727

Published by Corwin (edition First Edition), 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Blended Learning PD Planner: Where Classroom Practice Meets Distance Learning (Corwin Teaching Essentials)
• Publisher: Corwin (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1071843729
• ISBN 13: 9781071843727
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Foreword by Michael Fullan.
Drive student learning with the best of both worlds!

In this timely, crucial book, Dr. Stepan Mekhitarian constructs a framework for a task force of teachers and leaders to establish a blended learning program that capitalizes on the capacity and skills teachers have built while teaching remotely. Combining the best of distance learning and classroom practice to create a powerful learning experience, this book features:

* Distance Learning vs. Blended Learning sections to help transition various strategies between environments
* Blended Learning for Social Justice sections to show how instructional technology can narrow the achievement gap
* Ideas for Professional Development sections for sharing strategies and topics with teams
* Figures, templates, and tech tips to aid in implementation

About the Author

Dr. Stepan Mekhitarian serves as the Director of Innovation, Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability for Glendale Unified School District, and he was one of the main leaders responsible for transitioning the large district to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stepan previously served as the Coordinator of Data and Blended Learning in Los Angeles Unified School District. He has been passionate about instructional technology and data-driven decision making since his first year as a public school teacher. He has a wide breadth of experience in classroom and leadership positions, and holds degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard, and Loyola Marymount University (LMU). Stepan’s doctoral research at LMU’s Educational Leadership for Social Justice Program focused on the skills and training needed to effectively implement blended learning across schools and systems. He is a Google Certified Trainer, a Microsoft Innovative Educator, Blended Learning Universe Expert Advisor, and lecturer for the Instructional Technology for School Leaders course at LMU.