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Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL MARTIN is a philosopher, theologian, poet, musician, and biodynamic farmer. He is the author of The Submerged Reality: Sophiology and the Turn to a Poetic Metaphysics and Meditations in Times of Wonder, among other works, and the editor of Jesus the Imagination: A Journal of Spiritual Revolution. Klappentext Blending Instruction with Technology is a book that offers educators guidelines and solutions for implementing blended learning in today's classrooms. There has been a strong push by many communities, schools and educators to move to a 1:1 environment. However, once there…• How does one teach or facilitate learning in such an environment? • What are the researched best practices for implementing blended learning in classrooms? • How do schools provide professional development to teachers to implement best practices in their classroom? • Regarding the twenty year veteran who just recently mastered email, how do schools provide the proper guidance, training and support for him/her? This books aims to answer these questions and many more. This book is designed to be a blueprint for preparing staff members to be successful in a 1:1 environment. This book also focuses on providing students with a blended learning lesson that incorporates both cognitive and 21st Century Skills. Inhaltsverzeichnis EpigraphPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Schools & Classrooms are Becoming Dangerously IrrelevantChapter 2: Blended Learning...? Why?Chapter 3: Skill vs. Tool: The Classic Debate of the Chicken and the EggChapter 4: 21st Century Skills and 21st Century ClassroomsChapter 5: Skills are Important, but Shouldn't Kids Think? Cognitive Models for Student AchievementChapter 6: Stumbling Down the Right PathChapter 7: A.R.T.: A Three-Step Process to Blended LearningChapter 8: The Three-Stage Process to The A.R.T. Model of Blended LearningChapter 9: Planning TipsChapter 10: A Word of CautionAppendix A: Lesson Plan TemplateAppendix B: Bloom's Revised TaxonomyAppendix C: Webb's Depth of KnowledgeAppendix D: Future Ready SchoolsAppendix E: 21st Century Skills and Digital Tool CrosswalkAppendix F: A.R.T. Diagnostic AssessmentAbout the Author...