“BLENDED LEARNING”@ ISLA MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX, NYC

FACILITATOR: OBED FULCARMS342 BX PRINCIPAL: MS.CRUZ

SCHOOL INTERVISITATION CONFERENCEAPRIL 1, 2016

OVERVIEW

• Flexibly meeting the needs of individual students through online and blended learning

• Ideal for English Language Learners

• Encourages Interactive Multimedia Learning!

• Real 21st Century Learning!!

FEATURES•STUDENTS LOG INTO

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS ONLINE

•INDEPENDENT, SELF PACED,

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING

•USE OF MULTIMEDIA NBC LEARN

VIDEOS

•FOCUS ON NON FICTION

ARTICLES SOCIAL STUDIES

•EACH VIDEO HAS CLOSED

CAPTION, AUDIO

•A TRANSCRIPT TAB, AND A TAB

WITH CENTRAL IDEA, KEY

VOCABULARY

BENEFITS OF PROGRAM

• PROMOTES ENGLISH LITERACY

• FACILITATES LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

• MULTIMEDIA LEARNING

• INTERACTIVE LEARNING

• VOCABULARY BUILDER

• DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS LEARNERS (AUDIO/VISUAL/ WRITTEN)

HOW DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

MULTIMEDIA NBC LEARN VIDEOS ON US HISTORY TOPICS

• PERFECT FOR ALL LEARNING STYLES

• ENTERING, EMERGING AND PROFICIENT ELLS

• STUDENTS CAN WATCH THE VIDEOS ON DEMAND, PLAYING AND PAUSING AT THEIR OWN PACE

• AUDIO ALLOWS FOR IMPROVED LISTENING SKILLS

MULTIMEDIA NBC LEARN VIDEOS ON US HISTORY TOPICS

• WRITTEN ARTICLE OF EACH VIDEO AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

• STUDENTS CLICK ON TRANSCRIPT TAB

• STUDENTS CAN TAKE NOTES USING CORNELL NOTE TAKING STRATEGY

• THEY CAN RECORD THE CENTRAL IDEA, TEXT-BASED DETAILS AND KEY VOCABULARY

KEYWORDS TAB

• KEY VOCABULARY IS HIGHLIGHTED

• HELP ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS INCREASE VOCABULARY INVENTORY

• STUDENTS CAN LOOKUP THE DEFINITION OF THE VOCABULARY USING GLOSSARIES ON THEIR DESKS OR ONLINE WEBSTER DICTIONARY

FLIPPED LESSONS MAKE AMERICAN HISTORY COME ALIVE!!

EASY TRACKING OF STUDENT PROGRESS:STUDENTS POST THEIR FINAL SUMMARIES OF NBC LEARN ARTICLES VIA DROP BOX

FOR E-PORTFOLIO

ALLOW TEACHER FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS TO BE POSTED ONLINE AND STUDENTS CAN REFLECT ON THE FEEDBACK!!

ACCOUNTABILITY!!GRADUAL RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY: COMPLETED STUDENT WORK IS POSTED ON

ONLINE GRADE BOOK TO TRACK STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Real 21st Century Learning @ ISLA!!

ISLA 1ST YEAR AND 2ND YEAR 8TH

GRADE ELLS USING iLEARNNYC!!ARIANNY ARRIVED LAST MONTH! CARLOS IS A 2ND YEAR VETERAN!

2ND YEAR 8TH GRADE EURY LEARNING ABOUT CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION!

Real 21st Century Learning!! ISLA MIDDLE SCHOOL 3D PRINTING A MODEL OF AN OYSTER SHELL WITH

MAKERBOT!

iLearnNYC Maker Space Training ISLA MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUNG

3D PRINTING DESIGNERS WITH TINKERCAD 3D!