A Blended School: Vision for the Future of Education

1. A Blended School: Vision for the Future of Education Celeste Over Future of Education: EDU 505.91

2. Sage Park Middle School

3. Sage Park Middle School • Racially diverse School in suburban community • Wide ranging activities including academic and extracurricular • Declining enrollment and achievement • Increasing suspensions and retentions rates • Struggling with the implementations of relevant technology

4. Sage Park Middle School con’t • Implemented PBIS program • Junior National Honor Society • Challenge program for academically gifted students • Piloting of the measure of academic performance computerized test

5. Trends in Education

6. Technology Trends • Peer to peer dissemination of innovative ideas increases access to quality education and provides collaborative and affordable PD for teachers. • Students are verse in the use of technology including Mobile Apps.

7. Economic & Demographic trends • Tuition increases facilitated the need for alternatives in presenting college courses • Adult learners are embracing online learning in an effort to advance their careers • Minority students are labeled special education because of underachievement

8. Futuring • Futuring examines where an organization is now, where it will be in the future and uses specific tools to detail a plan to get there. • Futuring includes important steps such as scanning and monitoring the environment, analyzing internal and external assumptions, and creating scenarios around emerging issues

9. Scanning • Scanning involves looking at an organization internally and externally to identify technological, economical, and social issues. • Scanning provides data which can be used to build scenarios, forecasts, and eventually lead to improvements within organizations.

10. Scenarios • Scenarios are strategic plans that is developed from scanning and monitoring environments. • The purpose of scenarios is to create images on how the future of an organization might evolve over time.

11. Step 1: Identify a focus or important issue one important to the mission of the organization Step 2: Scan and monitor the situation. Look internally and externally to identify for data to inform scenario building Step 6: Implement plan and monitor progress and continue to use futuring to inform the direction of the organization Step 3: build a scenario. A picture of a desired future. Step 5: Create a plan to gap the bridge from where the organization is and where it would like to be. Step 4: identify strategic options, innovations and new services.

12. A blended class environment • A hybrid model of online and traditional instruction • Includes traditional whole group instruction, peer tutoring, online practice • Students achieve at higher rates than those in traditional classes • Financially feasible

13. Advantages: Blended environment • Variety of learning options for all students • Reduces cost of resources with the use of downloadable text books • Integrates technology with learning • Differentiates lessons • Puts students in control of their learning pace

14. Challenges: Blended Environment • Accessing appropriate and engaging lessons • High start up costs • Unfamiliarity of teachers to this teaching style • Unfamiliarity of students with online learning • Students readiness and motivation

15. Preparation and Implementation • Budgetary constraints • Need to purchase district wide management system • Professional development for teachers • Educate Shareholders

16. Call to Action • Formation of a committee • Secure finance to realize vision • Implement a pilot program • Partner with that have successful programs

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