Blended Classroom Analysis

Extracurriculars are there for students to enjoy activities other than their academics, but it is also a way to shows that they can focus on education and outside life at the same time. Some students do not take school seriously enough. Coming to school might just be a way for athletes to participate in the sport they want to. Not every students has exceeding academic skills, however, anyone can succeed if they just try. Being able to multitask will behoove the students in the future. Undergraduates tend to separate their school and outside life. Older adults do this as well; but instead of school, it is work they have to worry about. During exam week, students will want to study and it will take away their eating and sleeping time. Eating and studying is a vigorous way to

a. Because of the great teacher to student ratio it gives the teacher an advantage to go according to the individual needs

and student attendance, reduction in discipline problems, reduction in teacher stress, increased motivation among teachers and students after returning refreshed from more frequent breaks, and increased availability of enrichment opportunities during inter-sessions” (Palmer & Bemis, 1999).

In the last part of the year, Kim and I spent our time focusing on different classroom practices between the Virtual and Blended classrooms. In particular, we focused on whether we identified our classrooms as traditional or differentiated. For this we used a Classroom Practices Inventory that I was given in a graduate level course I was taking. Kim and I both separately used the Classroom Practices Inventory to categorize our classroom practices, and then brought them back to compare our findings. Since Kim and I both teach Civics, but in two different settings, it was interesting to see the outcome of this study.

There will be three main entities in the system; the students, the instructors and the courses. The

* Execute different teaching methods for all students with various educational backgrounds both in in-person and online formats.

One of the most important principles that should be taken into consideration before switching to blended learning is the effect of tech usage on general human communication

The students have different materials available to them to make their learning easier as well

1. Allows for general education teachers to help their students using a “variety of strategies”

This video also highlighted various factors that distract students from positive interactions within the classroom community. Although most of those statistics probably have not changed much, I feel that students are currently given more opportunities to collaborate through online classroom environments. Students are given multiple opportunities starting in

The definition of blended learning has often been debated. A mixture of face to face teacher led instruction and self-paced online instruction defines blended learning. This fairly new instructional method takes place, in part, in a brick and mortar setting (Graham, 2005). Overall there are six blended learning models that may vary depending on a variety of factors. Each models implementation may look different based on an organization’s physical space, staffing model, delivery methods and scheduling (Graham, 2005). Many districts and school leaders are of the same belief as Arne Duncan

There are others, like myself, who feel that online learning is better. The supporters of this back their claim by stating that online classes can be more beneficial for teachers and students. For example, fewer distractions in a classroom like other students disrupting class. Students can come into class late after the teacher has already started class and cause a disruption or talk during the class. With online classes the student can control their environment. Also, a teacher can provide in writing just the basic information a student needs for an assignment. This way there is less of a chance for the student to get confused on the assignment when the topic

It is important for adolescents to participate in extracurricular activities. Student who participate in these activities improve their academic scores and social life. Extracurricular activities can also help reduce many peer pressure related problems. “They enrich the lives of the students, their families and our communities. These activities create well rounded children who learn what their interests and talents are because they have been exposed to such opportunities” (Extracurricular Activities, Blogadmin). For most adolescents extracurricular activities should be required among what they do outside of school.

Teachers and policymakers, we have just discussed the advantages and possible risks and pitfalls of a hybrid educational system. Given these parameters and arguments, we should advocate for a hybrid educational system for low cost and a variety of instructional delivery methods designed to help students.

So it can be concluded that there are some problems to be discussed to overcome extra costs. (Davis, H.Z, N. Khan and Rosen E 1984)