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