K12 Leadership Guide to Blended Learning

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School districts are developing continuity of learning plans to ensure that student learning happens in-person at school, in a blended setting or from a distance. We're here to help educators optimize learning outcomes, enhance instructional strategies and maximize student engagement.

With WeVideo, teachers can deliver core instruction through the creation of engaging instructional videos, and students can apply their thinking in visible and meaningful ways through the creation of sharable video created products.

As districts are developing governance, aligning organizational resources, and developing systems to monitor and adapt to changing needs and circumstances, we are providing this guide to support districts as they plan, implement, evaluate and expand blended learning in their schools.

Why? Create a vision

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Create a new vision statement

How the world and education has changed and its focus on engaging students in blended learning (also distance, virtual, digital, remote learning)

The impact these changes are having on how students learn and the way in which today's learners interact with the world

Research around creativity and self-directed learning and how to best prepare students to become content and idea creators

Guiding questions to ask your school community

What are the realities of the current technology-immersed environment in which today's learners are growing up in? How should we respond to this reality?

How can we use video creation to scaffold and build learning so that students connect more deeply to new content and in meaningful ways?

Ideas to discuss

Schools or districts are moving to video creation not only because of the newly heightened attention on blended and remote learning, but because they recognize the workplace of tomorrow is dependent on new skills, project-based work, inquiry, critical thinking and creativity. Students need to be prepared for their future. With today's global conditions, consider the ways learners interact with the world and how to begin thinking about change.

Students are interacting and using powerful technology on a daily basis. They expect to have access to rich content in creative and collaborative environments.

How? How do we transform learning in the classroom?

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Using WeVideo has transformed the way kids and teachers learn in their classrooms, said Jennifer Eggert, Innovative Learning Coach at Dujardin Elementary School in Illinois. The kids

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