Blended Learning in Grades 4–12: Leveraging the Power of Technology to Create Student-Centered Classrooms (Corwin Teaching Essentials) - Softcover

Tucker, Catlin R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452240868 ISBN 13: 9781452240862

Publisher: Corwin, 2012

Synopsis

Use technology to focus on your students!

In this step-by-step guide, teacher and education blogger Catlin Tucker outlines the process for integrating online discussion with face-to-face instruction in a way that empowers teachers to focus their energies where they’re most needed. With concrete strategies, ready-to-use resources, and sample rubrics grounded in the Common Core State Standards, this book shows teachers how to:

• Increase engagement and drive higher-order thinking
• Prepare students for high-stakes exams without sacrificing class time
• Assess online work
• Personalize learning and differentiate lessons
• Move toward flipped instruction to create a student-centered classroom

About this title

About the Author:

Catlin Tucker is a Google Certified Innovator, bestselling author, international trainer, and frequent Edtech speaker, who teaches in Sonoma County where she was named Teacher of the Year in 2010. Catlin’s books Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 and Blended Learning in Action are both bestsellers. She has also written a book titled Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology to support teachers in thinking outside of the box as they shift to the Common Core. Catlin is working on her doctorate at Pepperdine University. She writes the “Techy Teacher” column for ASCD’s Educational Leadership. She is active on Twitter @Catlin_Tucker and writes an internationally ranked education blog at CatlinTucker.com.

Review:

“A must have for any teacher who wants to connect with students who are either reluctant to participate in class or who have everything to say. The book′s tools provide a welcome segue into their terrain and show you how to master it. Included are many ideas and suggestions for bringing the Internet into your classroom and harnessing its power for the benefit of your students.” Author: Melody Aldrich, English Teacher and Department Chair Published On: 2012-01-25

“This book comes at the right time with answers for teachers, principals, and schools who want to be on the cutting edge of the effective use of technology, the internet, and teacher pedagogy.” Author: Jim Anderson, Principal Published On: 2012-01-25

“This book provides a wealth of information related to teaching in a blended classroom. Designed for 21st century educators, this text is a powerful and valuable resource for those that want to challenge, engage, and facilitate learning for all students.” Author: Judy Brunner, Clinical Faculty, Author, Consultant Published On: 2012-01-25

“This book will appeal to a wide range of educators and provide them with the foundation for creating a perfect blend for their classrooms.” Author: David Callaway, 7th-Grade Social Studies Teacher Published On: 2012-01-25

“This book will help teachers move their students online while maintaining effective teaching practices!” Author: Cathy Bonneville Hix, K-12 Social Studies Specialist Published On: 2012-01-25

Catlin Tucker takes on the questions that serve as teachers′ biggest barriers in exploring what technology can bring to their professional experiences. Questions of assessment, time, and access, as well as practical suggestions for how to begin working with modern collaborative resources, serve to guide teachers through the philosophical and pedagogical challenges of exploring the promise of blended learning. Author: Rushton Hurley, Executive Director

"In Blended Learning in Grades 4-12, Tucker takes on the questions that serve as teachers′ biggest barriers to exploring what technology can bring to their professional experiences. Too often, exploration of educational technology is more about the tools than the learning, and consequently it is a pleasure to read this book in which inspiring and empowering students serves as the primary frame for discussion. The skilled examination of the larger question of how to teach well using whatever one has will make Tucker′s book a valuable resource for teachers for a long time to come." Author: Rushton Hurley, Executive Director Published On: 2012-04-09

"This book shows teachers how to use technology and blended learning practices to blend online discussion with face-to-face classroom instruction." Author: Midwest Book Review, September 2012

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1452240868
• ISBN 13: 9781452240862
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272