Emily Colligan

Pre-Session Plan Questions and Session 1 Lesson Plan

1. Who is your audience?

Florida Virtual School Spanish 2 Blended Learning Lab Teachers
2. Are they there voluntarily or required attendance?
This is a voluntary program
3. How long is your presentation?
The presentation is approximately 2 hours including
4. Will you have sufficient time to cover your material?
We will have sufficient time to cover
5. What equipment will you need?
Each participant will need an internet connected device
The presenter will need a microphone and projector
6. Will you have internet connectivity?
We will need internet connectivity
7. What is your existing and future relationship with the participants?
The participants are co-workers of mine. My future relationship
will be to mentor them while completing the PD.
8. What is the expected outcome of the PD?
Spanish 2 BLC teachers will use Blendspace presentation as
supplemental material for their classes. They will be linked on the
home pages as well as shared via email or student reminders.
9. How will your differentiate your instruction with the participants?
Differentiation will happen in various formats. Participants will
receive a step by step handout regarding what we will do during the
presentation. They will also each receive a red card to hold up for
help during the presentation. At the end they will also be given a
website link that houses all of the resources from the presentation.
10. Will there be an opportunity for follow-up?
Several follow-up opportunities will be available via Microsoft link.
We will also follow up during sessions 2 and 3.
11. What support will need to be in place and who will provide that support?
As previously stated there will be a workspace site shared with
FLVS teachers that houses any resources as well as links/embeds to
Blendspaces that some teachers have created.
12. What role does site administration play in this training?
The site administrator will attend the training and we will see how
it received by the Spanish 2 team. If it is well received, the site
administrator may expand it to other BLC teams as well.
13. How will you know if the training has been successful?
We will have a google survey for participants to complete. We will
also see the Blendspaces implemented into teacher announcement
pages and feedback.
14. How will this impact learners?
Learners will have supplemental resources that are engaging. We
will be able to keep their attention due to the highly interactive
nature of the resources being created. Our hope is that it will help
 struggling students and give them the confidence to continue
working

Stage 1 - Desired Outcome

Established Goals: G
*
ISTE Standard 2 Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessment.
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to
promote student learning and creativity

Understandings: U Essential Questions: Q

Participants will understand * How can online learning experiences become even more
that personal and immersive?
* As virtual teachers, there is
always more technology that
can be integrated to further
facilitate participants
understanding.

* Participants learn in multiple ways,

therefore we must use multiple methods of
teaching, even in an online environment.

* We are not stuck with only the resources

provided by our curriculum team.

Participants will be able to S

* embed Blendspace content into student emails, course reminders and
announcement page
* collaborate with colleagues on a Blendspace
* create Blendspace experiences to use as supplemental resources in their course.

Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks: T Other Evidence: OE
* This session has participants learning the * Discussion during our share fair in the last session.
general Blendspace how-tos to get them
started on creating supplemental materials
with colleagues in upcoming sessions.
* Colleagues will assess each Blendspace
to determine whether it can be used as a
resource or if it needs information * Participants will complete a survey at the end of the
added/taken out session via google forms.

Stage 3 - Learning Plan

Learning Activities: L
What learning experiences and instruction will enable participants to achieve the desired results?

W = Help the participants know Where the session is going and What is expected? Help the presenter know
Where the participants are coming from (prior knowledge, interests)? How many of you feel that every
student who goes through our course is completely engaged and learns exactly the way we are
designing our curriculum?
H = How will you get participants interested? Show:
https://youtu.be/DHCxsPeLyQk Ask: How does this
video connect with education and student
thoughts/learning?

E = Equip participants, help them Experience the key ideas and Explore the issue? Introduce Blendspace.
Talk about how I have used it in my online course and show examples of my creations. Walk through the
following with participants:
- Creating an account
- Creating a Blendspace (each element will be discussed)
- Sharing a Blendspace
- Adding Collaborators

R = Provide opportunities to Rethink and Revise their understandings and work? Always compare with the
participants what would be more effective when picking resources to use in the Blendspace. Discuss why
you would choose one resource over the other.

E = Allow participants to Evaluate their work and its implications?

After completing the first Blendspace together. Discuss how
these presentations could be helpful for participants in our virtual
classes.

T = be Tailored (personalized) to the different needs, interests, and abilities of learners? When participants
walk in the room, a red card. Also, provide step by step instructions via paper and the link to the YouTube
channel. During presenting, if a participant holds up a red card, it means they are in need of personal
assistance and the presenter or a helper should assist them personally.

O = Be Organized to maximize initial and sustained engagement as well as effective learning? We will follow the
format: Short Explanation/Hook, Modeling, Create Together, Discuss, Create on your Own or with a Partner,
Discuss, Complete Google form
Full Session/Lesson Sequence:

Pre-lesson- as participants walk in, give each a red card and handout for
Blendspace. Also, have the webpage for blendspace channel on the
board/projector. Explain the purpose of the red card as you begin the lesson.

Introduction: Show attendees the video from youtube.com

https://youtu.be/DHCxsPeLyQk
Discuss how this video relates to todays students

- Talk about how we are no longer teachers of our subject but how
important it is to use and teach tech implementation.
- Ask how many of you feel unprepared to offer blended learning
opportunities for your students.

Lesson:
- About Blendspace and what I use it for: Blendspace is an online
blended learning hub where you can create blended learning lessons in
minutes. What if I could told you you could learn to use this resource
in minutes?!
- Check out this video on what one tech video creator said about
blendspace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsONWnbYGnM (show
to25 second mark)
- Now I get it, we are all virtual educators- what can WE use this for? I
have been using it myself as a supplement to modules to help with
choke lessons and overall lesson reviews (choke lessons are the most
difficult concepts that students are taught)
- The purpose of session 1 of this professional development is to help
you learn how to use this amazing resource.
- Walk through sign up, dashboard, create lesson and sharing together
with the group.
- Any questions from the group?
- Now pair up or if you prefer to work individually that is ok too! You
have 10 minutes to put together a blendspace on the subject of your
choice.
- Allow time to share. Ask participants what concerns they might have?
Any questions? Restrictions they forsee?
Review/Conclusion
- Today we learned how to use blendspace. In our next session we will
assign lessons and modules to pairs. We will work on blendspaces that
can be learned within our content areas.
- As people leave ask them to share 1 thing they have learned about
Blendspace (Exit Ticket)