02349pamaa2200217 4500 0000053787 20160122090000.0 160122s2015 eng 9781118974209 (pbk.) 978118974216 LB1028.5 ARN 2015 Arney Go blended! a handbook for blending technology in schools Liz Arney. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2015. xx, 308p.: ill; 23cm. Machine generated contents note: Foreword xi About the Author xv About the Contributors xvii Introduction 1 PART 1 STARTING THE PROCESS: THE FUNDAMENTAL DECISIONS 17 1 Identifying the Focus and Piloting 19 2 Determining School Readiness 32 3 Building the Team and Creating Buy-in 47 4 Recognizing and Planning for the Learning Curve 66 PART 2 PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION: STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS 77 5 Choosing Your Model and Crafting Your Pilots 79 6 Finding the Right Software and Hardware 85 7 Making Use of Student Data 107 8 Setting Up the Space 127 9 Getting Your Network Up to Speed 134 PART 3 LAUNCHING BLENDED: HELPING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL 147 10 Training Teachers and Other Leaders 149 11 Teacher Readiness and Classroom Readiness 158 12 Teaching Lessons to Support Blended Learning 170 13 Setting Up Your Classroom and Students for Success 181 14 Making Mistakes and Iterating to Improve the Work 205 Conclusion 215 Appendixes 222 A Blended Learning Analyst Job Description 223 B Blended Learning Teaching Assistant Job Description 227 C Director of Innovative Learning Job Description 230 D Sample Blended Learning Pilot Agreement 234 E Sample Project Plan 237 F Rocketship Curriculum Evaluation Rubric 245 G Teacher Self-Assessment: Blended Learning Readiness 250 H End-of-Year Teacher Survey Questions 252 I Sample Blended Newsletter 1 256 J Sample Blended Newsletter 2 257 K Sample Blended Learning Classroom Floor Plans 259 L Sample Common Core Weekly Schedule for Grades K-2 Blended Learning Classrooms 261 M Sample Common Core Weekly Schedule for Grades 3-5 Blended Learning Classrooms 265 N Twenty-One Lesson Plans for Implementing Blended Learning 269 Acknowledgments 293 Index 297 TLC Includes Index Blended learning Educational technology www.josseybass.com