Exploring Blended Learning - You Don't Know What You Don't Know?

January and February can be tough months for teachers and students in the Midwest. The weather outside is frightful and we often fall into a rut when it comes to teaching and learning. With this in mind, I've decided to provide a bit of a different learning experience for my students. We are going to attempt to add some blended learning components into our Energy Inquiry Unit in my AP Environmental Classes. 

"The term blended learning is generally applied to the practice of using both online and in-person learning experiences when teaching students. In a blended-learning course, for example, students might attend a class taught by a teacher in a traditional classroom setting, while also independently completing online components of the course outside of the classroom. In this case, in-class time may be either replaced or supplemented by online learning experiences, and students would learn about the same topics online as they do in class—i.e., the online and in-person learning experiences would parallel and complement one another." (Source)

I am writing this post to share my plan. I know that this unit may not fit everyone's definition of blended learning and I also know that I still have a lot to learn. I hope everyone reading this will let me know if they have questions or suggestions.

AP Environmental Science Blended Learning Resources

• Unit 6 Schedule
• Blended Learning Tips and Tricks for APES Energy Unit
• Unit 6 Energy Website

Curious About Blended Learning?

• Blended Learning in Action: A Practical Guide Toward Sustainable Change
• Balance With Blended Learning: Partner With Your Students to Reimagine Learning and Reclaim Your Life
• Power Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change
• Blended Learning Toolkit - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Blended Learning Universe
• Blended Learning - Edutopia

This will be a "First Attempt at Learning" experience, so if you have any advice or feedback please share in the comments below. I will be sure to follow up with a reflective post during or near the end of our learning experience.