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BLENDED LEARNING

Climbers’ Day at Summit International School

October 10th, 2018

What is Blended Learning?

A combination of traditional learning and online learning using the following teaching/learning strategies:

Printed Instruction: Use of Textbooks, Notebooks, and Worksheets

Web-based Instruction: Online Resources and adaptive software using Chrome books

Experimental and Hands-on Activities: Manipulatives, Lab equipment

Why Blended Learning?

UAE’s Vision 2021 :

Development of a first rate education system

Complete transformation of the current teaching methods

All schools, universities and students to be equipped with smart systems and devices for all teaching methods

ADEK/MOE observed Summit was not addressing individual student learning needs.

ADEK/MOE observed Summit was not marking student work with enough detail.

H.E. Eng. Hussain Al HammadiMinister of Education

“…we are building an innovative educational system for a for a global competitive knowledge society based on looking ahead.”

What do our Classrooms look like?

What Resources do we use?

Literacy Program:

K-8: Reading A-Z

Grades 1– 8: Grammar for Writing-Books

Grades 7 and 8: HOLT Literature

Numeracy Program:

KG: Manipulatives: Blocks, Flashcards, cubes, counters, pocket charts

Grades 1-5: Go Math (Textbooks, Online and Manipulatives)

Grades 6 – 8: HOLT MacDougal (Textbooks, Online and Manipulatives)

Science Program:

KG: STEM Manipulatives

Grades 1-8: Dimensions (Textbooks, Online and Lab Equipment)

Where are the Resources we use?

Literacy Program:

K-8: Reading A-Z https://www.readinga-z.com/

Grades 1– 8: Grammar for Writing-Books

Grades 7 and 8: HOLT Literature

Numeracy Program:

Grades 1-5: Go Math (Textbooks, Online- www-k6.thinkcentral.com and Manipulatives)

Grades 6 – 8: HOLT MacDougal (Textbooks, Online -https://my.hrw.com and Manipulatives)

Science Program:

KG: STEM Manipulative

Grades 1-8: Dimensions (Textbooks, Online - http://hmh.trunity.org/users/sign_in and Lab Equipment)

Our Communication Platforms:

KG: Weekly Newsletter

Grades 1 – 4: Class Dojo

Grades 5 – 8: Schoology and Weekly Newsletters

https://www.facebook.com/Summit-International-School

https://www.instagram.com/summit_schools/

@Summit_Schools

Assessments show us growth

Formative/Ongoing-Daily/Weekly, look for “NS” on papers

Progress Assessment through adaptive software/Oral Assessments

Local Assessments

MAP testing Grades 3-8

Question a Day/TIMSS Grades 4 and 8

Project-Based Assessments

Portfolios

Where will you go from here?

Proceed to classrooms to meet our Climbing Guides!

-Engage with the software and resources

-See the new classrooms and our common

procedures

-Grab the rope and learn how Summit is going

TO THE TOP!