Laser Transitions

Planning is an essential part of a blended teacher’s practice. In blended environments, where students can be at different points in a course learning on various modalities, blended teachers need to be very intentional about how they plan. Check out the video below to see how Raul plans for instruction in his blended classroom.

A blended teacher’s personal mindsets shape his decisions as an educator. These mindsets influence general pedagogies, instructional approaches, and short-term decision making, alike. Check out how Raul’s mindsets have helped to shape his blended instruction.

The vocabulary game is a way for students to practice word meaning embedded at the end of a phonics lesson. To play, a word, phrase or meaning is given and students need to write the word from the decoded phonics words. Once they have a word written they seek the approval by me with a thumbs up to signal when they wrote the correct word, or a thumbs down to have them try again. The use of the thumb provides an anonymous check for understanding.