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This course will require you to be fairly independent. Actually interdependent is a more appropriate term. You'll be learning on your own but are encouraged to work with each other whenever suitable. 

I  teach in an inquiry, project-based, technology embedded classroom. A mouthful, I know. So what does that mean?

In service of its core values of innovation, individualization and personalization, and metacognitive skill development, and with the reality of the system and the unique needs of adolescents in mind, the leaders developed a five-prong model: 1.     Challenge-based modules 2.     Online learning 3.     Advisory 4.     Field Experience 5.     Core Experiences

Connect - Create - Learn This is the process behind the Inquiry Hub, a new initiative by Coquitlam Open Learning and School District #43.  The COL Inquiry Hub is a full-time grade 8-12 program which brings students together in a technology-facilitated environment and encourages them to explore their own questions from key themes: Community and global issues Environmental sustainability Media Art, design and technology

For these and other reasons, it is difficult to provide a single, comprehensive guide to studying online. Different institutions have different requirements, different course designs and different sets of regulations that need to be followed. So rather than write a guide to studying that will end up being too general for most students, I provide below links to excellent online study guides that are publicly available from some of the better online programs.

Blended-learning models Blended learning is gravitating toward six models. The six distinct clusters each share design elements that differentiate them from the others in terms of teacher roles, scheduling, physical space, and delivery methods. As innovators develop new versions of blended learning, the contours of these clusters will continue to evolve.

"Online classes are easy to understand. You can move onto the next thing much faster," Christianne says. "I have a friend in regular public school who says that they like FLVS courses better because they don't have to wait around for the other students to get it - or get frustrated when they don't get it themselves. But it's not easier because it's of a lower quality. The better quality makes it easier."

Learning To Teach Online Episodes context, planning and teaching case studies technical glossary

Students blending their own learning by through supplemental enrollment will continue to grow by almost 30% as more states expand access and may hit 15 million students by 2020.

Look for ways to capture the richness that a good instructor brings to the classroom, such as responsiveness, a sense of humor, interesting stories and examples, and immediate feedback. Also, when considering moving a classroom course online, approach it not just as converting one form to another, but as an opportunity to improve the existing product.

I do think it works for any type of kid. People always say, 'It has to be for the highly motivated.' No. That is our job as teachers. I don't care if you're a virtual or a brick-and-mortar teacher. We all have to help motivate our students across the board to be an effective instructor.

A new method of teaching is turning the traditional classroom on its head. What's a flipped classroom - and why now?

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