Share Paper: Preparing Social Studies Teachers and Librarians for Blended Teaching

  1. Mark Stevens, George Mason University, United States
  2. Jered Borup, George Mason University, United States
  3. Michael Barbour, Touro University,, United States
Tuesday, March 27 4:45 PM-5:15 PM Edison C

Abstract: Blended learning has grown rapidly in K-12 schools Blended learning is commonly seen as a potential vehicle to make learning more student-centered by providing students with some level of control over their learning pace and path As a result, blended learning is most likely to have a transformative effect when it is paired with constructivist learning strategies, such as guided inquiry, that emphasize student choice In this research we examined one school district’s year-long professional development (PD) efforts to prepare social studies teachers and school librarians to design and facilitate blended learning units We conducted eleven interviews with six participants ...