WEEK 7 - 31st August 2017

FLIPPED LEARNING

ED Puzzle

Helps with that frontloading concept.

Can see what the children have accessed.

Children may not have digital devices.

Need to be creative with how we sort this.

Blended Learning

• At least in part through online learning

Salman Khan describes the future of classrooms with blended learning. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwyOv7PiC40

Using a computer thoughtfully - technology allows deeper learning.

Blended Learning Definitions

The definition of blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns:

1. at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace;
2. at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;
3. and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

The majority of blended-learning programs resemble one of four models: Rotation, Flex, A La Carte, and Enriched Virtual. The Rotation model includes four sub-models: Station Rotation, Lab Rotation, Flipped Classroom, and Individual Rotation.

1. Rotation model — a course or subject in which students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning. Other modalities might include activities such as small-group or full-class instruction, group projects, individual tutoring, and pencil-and-paper assignments. The students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments.

a. Station Rotation — a course or subject in which students experience the Rotation model within a contained classroom or group of classrooms. The Station Rotation model differs from the Individual Rotation model because students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their custom schedules.

b. Lab Rotation — a course or subject in which students rotate to a computer lab for the online-learning station.

c. Flipped Classroom — a course or subject in which students participate in online learning off-site in place of traditional homework and then attend the brick-and-mortar school for face-to-face, teacher-guided practice or projects. The primary delivery of content and instruction is online, which differentiates a Flipped Classroom from students who are merely doing homework practice online at night.

d. Individual Rotation — a course or subject in which each student has an individualized playlist and does not necessarily rotate to each available station or modality. An algorithm or teacher(s) sets individual student schedules.

2. Flex model — a course or subject in which online learning is the backbone of student learning, even if it directs students to offline activities at times. Students move on an individually customized, fluid schedule among learning modalities. The teacher of record is on-site, and students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments. The teacher of record or other adults provide face-to-face support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through activities such as small-group instruction, group projects, and individual tutoring. Some implementations have substantial face-to-face support, whereas others have minimal support. For example, some Flex models may have face-to-face certified teachers who supplement the online learning on a daily basis, whereas others may provide little face-to-face enrichment. Still others may have different staffing combinations. These variations are useful modifiers to describe a particular Flex model.

3. A La Carte model — a course that a student takes entirely online to accompany other experiences that the student is having at a brick-and-mortar school or learning center. The teacher of record for the A La Carte course is the online teacher. Students may take the A La Carte course either on the brick-and-mortar campus or off-site. This differs from full-time online learning because it is not a whole-school experience. Students take some courses A La Carte and others face-to-face at a brick-and-mortar campus.

4. Enriched Virtual model — a course or subject in which students have required face-to-face learning sessions with their teacher of record and then are free to complete their remaining coursework remote from the face-to-face teacher. Online learning is the backbone of student learning when the students are located remotely. The same person generally serves as both the online and face-to-face teacher. Many Enriched Virtual programs began as full-time online schools and then developed blended programs to provide students with brick-and-mortar school experiences. The Enriched Virtual model differs from the Flipped Classroom because in Enriched Virtual programs, students seldom meet face-to-face with their teachers every weekday. It differs from a fully online course because face-to-face learning sessions are more than optional office hours or social events; they are required.

TED Ed
- You create your lesson and invite the children to view. They will receive a link to it.
Find a lesson on there
Remix a lesson
Make a video from scratch

You can watch a video
Think - Answer questions or multi choice questions
Dig Deeper - Learn more through additional sources
Discuss - Whole class can discuss what was learnt, adds a whole new level of critical thinking.
Note: When creating your own lesson you can only include the videos they have.

I would definitely use this in class with my children!!

EDpuzzle
Similar to Ted Ed but you can put your own videos in.

TES Teach

Twitter
A great network for sharing and gaining ideas.
Online discussions.
Different groups of people
Can search up different themes

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP
Leadership shared within schools and across schools.
Shared - Capacity building model of leadership.
Can make a difference in the classroom. Can engage teachers with other networks.
Student leadership is key and their participation and co-construction is essential in order to make a difference.
It encourages people to step up and grow their leadership, to share their expertise. The culture needs to exist where people feel like they can make mistakes and feel supported as well.
It is also good to empower those with less of a voice.
Teacher agency - gives you buy in.. (like student agency).

WICKED PROBLEMS

WICKED Achievement gap.

WEEK 6 - 24th August 2017

LEADERSHIP

What are the key characteristics of leadership?

Assessment 1

“Critically analyse the leadership of a change initiative that you were involved with. Identify the leadership theories, styles and attributes used and evaluate their effectiveness.

1600 words - Digital or collaborative

Could look at

• Different behaviour management strategies you used in class.
• Leader supporting me to make this huge change. What style was your leader using previously? One Note - Class Notebook
• Classroom Blog

Leadership theories and styles.

Leadership theory has changed over time.

• Person focused (pre 1950)
• Role focused (1950s to 1960s)
• Process focused  (1970s onwards)

Transactional - The most common, empowers followers and pays attention to individual needs.

Transformational -

Pedagogocial - Monitoring and providing feedback, promoting professional development

Distributed - Sharing the leadership but being the collective interactions between leaders, followers and their situations.

Agile and Servant - Leaders should be proven and trusted as servants. Is about something that involves a number of styles. Teachers unleashing the talents of others.

Tu Rangatira - A model of leadership from a Maori Medium education sector. Leadership and management are not the same

Situational leadership theory - The leader adapts to the maturity (experience and capability) of the followers.

Situational leadership - Is about changing your leadership styles depending on your audience.

The more styles a leader exhibits the better.

Leadership involves

• Being able to motivate & direct others
• Taking responsibility for the direction & actions of a team
• Setting objectives.
• Organising & motivating others.
• Taking the initiative
• Persevering when things are not working out.
• Taking a positive attitude to frustration/failure.
• Accepting responsibility for mistakes/wrong decisions.
• Being flexible: prepared to adapt goals in the light of changing situations.

How to become a leader

• Use initiative to act on opportunities. Become a leader before other people view you as one. Healthy organisations reward those who take the lead, not just those with formal management roles.
• Take responsibility for own objectives: set priorities.
• Display a "can do" attitude even in demanding situations.. Try to solve problems, rather than to pass them on to other people. First answer is ‘yes, I’ll make it happen’ .
• "Go the extra mile" when asked to do tasks. Go beyond your job description. Do work that gets you noticed.
• Show enthusiasm: this will be noticed and you will eventually be rewarded.
• Take ownership of problems: anticipate potential problems, take pre-emptive action and act quickly to resolve problems.
• Introduce improvements to the way things are done.
• Develop innovative practices. Value innovative thinking.
• Learn new skills that will enhance capability.
• Common sense is not common!

Test results: explanations of the different styles of leadership

Style	Authoritarian	Procedural	Transformational	Participative	Laissez-faire
Other names	Autocratic Transactional: the “transaction” is that the organisation rewards (pays) the team, in return for their work & compliance.	Task-orientated Bureaucratic Managerial Also related to authoritarian	Charismatic leadership is very similar, where the leader depends on his/her charisma & energy to inspire staff.	Democratic or Consulting	Delegative. Servant: A leader who is not formally recognized. Leads just by meeting the needs of the team. Whole team is involved in decisions.
Example	Napoleon	Florence Nightingale	Barack Obama	Nelson Mandela	Mahatma Gandhi
Amount of control	High: telling, directing, controlling.	High: telling, directing, controlling.	Medium: selling,  reasoning, persuading,   delegating.	Medium: selling,  reasoning,  persuading,  consulting.	Low: advising, counseling, participating, observing, joining.
What it involves	The leader has a lot of power over team members & has the right to reward good performance or punish members if they don't reach the agreed standard. They tell their team what they want done & how without often asking for advice from team members. Team members are given little opportunity to make suggestions, even if these would be in the team's interest. It should normally only be used occasionally The focus is on short-term tasks so it's more a a method of managing rather a true leadership style	Work “by the book”: team members follow procedures precisely. Focuses only on getting the job done, & can be quite autocratic. Little thought given to the well-being of team members Task Orientated vs relationship orientated: both procedural & transformational leaders are usually needed. "managers" focus on tasks while "leaders" focus on people.	The leader inspires team with their vision of what should happen. They supply the main goal, but allow members to choose their own way of reaching it. The leader is totally focused on organizing, supporting & developing the team. The leader is always looking for ideas that move towards the organisation’s vision. Transformation leaders are very visible, & spend lot of time communicating. Communication is the basis for achievement by focusing the group on the required outcome. They don’t necessarily lead from the front, as they tend to delegate responsibility.	Builds consensus through participation: the leader makes the final decision, but the team to contribute to the decision-making process. The leader asks the team's opinions & uses these to make decisions. The team is kept informed & are allowed to discuss & propose changes to policy. The leader can't know everything: this is why you employ skillful team members. This style is not a sign of weakness, more a sign of strength your team will respect.	Team members make the decisions but leader is still responsible for these. Leader asks for the team's opinions. Team is left to make its own decisions which are then sanctioned by the leader. Leader participates in the discussion as a normal team member & agrees in advance to carry out whatever decision the group makes. Team members are left to get on with their tasks. Effective if the leader monitors what is being achieved & regularly communicates this back to the team.
When used	Works well when you're short on time, & team is well motivated For some routine & unskilled tasks. In a crisis. With difficult employees.	Tasks requiring great attention to detail. Appropriate for work involving safety risks such as working with machinery or where large sums of moneyare involved.	This is the most common modern leadership style.	When organisational flexibility & a sense of individual responsibility is needed, Where team working is essential When quality is more important than speed or productivity.	When you have confidence & trust in your team. Where team members are experienced & skilled; they can analyse the situation & determine what needs to be done & how to do it. (e.g. team of research scientists).
Pros	Can achieve results quickly In research done on this groups were found to be most productive under autocratic, but if the leader was absent work stopped.	Clearly defines the tasks & the roles required. Puts structures in place: planning, organization & monitoring is usually good.	Motivates the team to be effective & efficient. Tends to lead to good teamwork & creative collaboration. The enthusiasm & energy of a transformational leader is often infectious. Can communicate an inspirational vision of the future	Mutual benefit: allows members to feel part of the team & leader to make better decisions. Members feel in control& motivated to work hard. Increases job satisfaction by involving the team in decisions. Helps to develop team members' skills. Most consistent in quality & productivity	Increasingly necessary in a world where leaders achieve power on the basis of their ideals & values. You can't do everything so you have to set priorities & delegate some tasks.
Cons	Team doesn't gain from creativity & knowledge of members, so benefits of teamwork are lost. Staff can't improve their job satisfaction& may resent the way they are treated leading to high absenteeism & staff turnover. Serious limitations but still much used. Sometimes thought of as bullying but this isn't a valid authoritarian style.	The inflexibility & high levels of control exerted can demoralize team members, & reduce the organisation's ability to react to changing circumstances Similar problems to autocratic leadership: difficulties in motivating & retaining team members.	Procedural & transformational leadership are symbiotic. The procedural leaders (managers) ensure routine work is done well, while the transformational leaders focus on initiatives that add value. The transformational leader focuses on the big picture, but needs to be surrounded by people who take care of the details. Taken to extremes, can lead to failure to achieve the team's goals.	This style may result in indecision, & some team members may be left feeling confused & leaderless. As participation takes time things may happen more slowly than with an autocratic approach, but often the end result is better.	Often less effective in terms of quality and productivity than other methods. Not good in competitive situations. Often happens naturally in situations where managers are not exerting sufficient control.

Leadership theory vs Leadership style

• A theory has to be testable.

• Style is the way that theory is interpreted.

Emotional Intelligence Video (Wk 6)

It is made up of 5 aspects:

Self-awareness - understanding one’s emotions

Self- Regulation - ability to control or redirect impulses.

Motivation - A passion to work with energy and persistence - driven, goal oriented,

Empathy - to understand others and treat them accordingly

Social skills - developing networks, building rapport, finding common grounds.

Cognitive abilities + technical skills + Emotional Intelligence Abilities (EI)

Empathy vs Sympathy

Empathy fuels connection. It is feeling WITH people, it is a choice a vulnerable choice. I have to connect with something myself to know. Empathy takes the feelings and experiences of others and internalises them.

Sympathy drives disconnection. It is the awareness of another’s feelings and experiences and understanding that one might help by easing those feelings.

Compassion - You care and you do something about it.  It might be about coming to a person’s aid.  Takes it a step further…

Can empathy be taught?

What is 3D printing changing?

Pros: It is more efficient in terms of energy. 3D printing can be used on a larger scale as well. For instance, I have seen a video of a very large 3D printer printing concrete. It allows for more creativity.

Cons: It can take a long time to create small objects.

You can’t recycle the filament once an object is created.

Prototyping is opening up the engineering field as a whole.

Bringing ideas to life - Creating and printing in 3D.

Ways in which these technologies might change educational practice in your own context.

Offers teamwork, project management skills and equips children for jobs in the future.

Provide more student agency once the children are confident they know what they are doing.

The children could make all our learning resources such as maths equipment etc.

Need to be critical and communicate well - build up those skills, have more opportunities doing it.

Google - SculptGL - A lot of great tools to use on here, shaping a blob

Research indicates that strong spatial thinking is needed.

Thingiverse - Digital designs for physical objects.

Sketchup

Assessment

Digital or collaborative

Turnitin - assess plagiarism

1600 words also includes your references.