BEST PRACTICES FOR TECH IMPLEMENTATION
SAMR Model
SAMR is a model designed to help educators infuse technology into teaching and learning. Popularized by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, the model supports and enables teachers to design, develop, and infuse digital learning experiences that utilize technology through four distinct methods of integration:
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TPACK Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The TPACK approach goes beyond seeing these three knowledge bases in isolation. The TPACK framework goes further by emphasizing the kinds of knowledge that lie at the intersections between three primary forms: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).
Effective technology integration for pedagogy around specific subject matter requires developing sensitivity to the dynamic, transactional relationship between these components of knowledge situated in unique contexts. No single combination of content, technology, and pedagogy will apply for every teacher, every course, or every view of teaching. |
Blended Learning
Blended learning or ‘hybrid learning,’ is learning that combines the best of online learning and face-to-face instruction for the purpose of enhancing learning. ‘Flipping the classroom’ or ‘inverted teaching’ are also forms of blended learning, as course content is moved out of the classroom to an online format allowing for class time to be more interactive.
Why Blended Learning
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Station Rotation Model
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Flipped Classroom
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Whole Group Rotation
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Flipped Learning
Traditionally, teachers lecture in class and students work on problems at home. In a flipped classroom, students are assigned videos to watch at home in lieu of a class lecture, and class time is spent on hands-on activities and working on problems to demonstrate knowledge.
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Procedures and Policies in the Classroom
Just like we typically develop routines and procedures for things like groupwork, entering a classroom, and restroom passes, the use of technology in the classroom also requires policies that will help maximize instructional time and maintain available resources.
Below is a sample set of Chromebook procedures. Click on the button below to make an editable copy of the document for personal use.
Below is a sample set of Chromebook procedures. Click on the button below to make an editable copy of the document for personal use.