Blended Learning combines the face-to-face learning with other other independent or collaborative  learning strategies to help students become life-long learners and leaders in the world.
​Technology is an ever-evolving tool that can be leveraged to transform learning.

The 4 Cs for 21st Century Learning

Communication
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity

Blended Learning helps students achieve the 4 Cs of 21 Century Learning.
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Communication

Communicators use visual, written, auditory and other media tools to effectively:
  • express one's own ideas,
  • communicate results of projects / investigations to other essential audiences,
  • ask clarifying questions

  • interview experts in the field

Collaboration

Collaborators use their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to work in a team.
They use their skills in a design cycle to
  • research ideas or problems,
  • help develop ideas and build on the ideas of others,
  • create and critique prototypes, and
  • bring products to fruition.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinkers 

Creativity

Creators

Three Models for Implementing Blended Learning  

Station Rotation

"The Station Rotation model allows students to rotate through stations on a fixed schedule, where at least one of the stations is an online learning station. This model is most common in elementary schools because teachers are already familiar rotating in “centers” or stations."  See BLU button above.

Lab Rotation

"The Lab Rotation model, like a Station Rotation, allows students to rotate through stations on a fixed schedule. However, in this case, online learning occurs in a dedicated computer lab. This model allows for flexible scheduling arrangements with teachers and other paraprofessionals, and enables schools to make use of existing computer labs." See BLU button above.

Individual Rotation

"The Individual Rotation model allows students to rotate through stations, but on individual schedules set by a teacher or software algorithm. Unlike other rotation models, students do not necessarily rotate to every station; they rotate only to the activities scheduled on their playlists."
See BLU button above.