This week’s assignment was about
Cased Based learning with the emphasis on effective blended learning The
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, located right here in Illinois, is a
school who has taken this concept and ran with it! They focus on real life situations while
making the curriculum enjoyable and interesting. That concept is the very heart of Case Based
Learning.
“Cased-based learning, including the MindQuestSM model for ELA and
reading, has become a major avenue for Franklin students’ development of
collaboration, communication and critical thinking skills”
Teachers are known as “teacher
leaders” and help facilitate the students learning. Gone are the days of chalk and talk where one
size fits all in a classroom. Mrs.
Rodriguez, a teacher leader from BFES sums it up:
“Even though it’s hard for [teachers] to let go sometimes and let kids
problem solve and let projects evolve, it’s happening and it’s leading to
critical thinking and students being really collaborative.”
The next article concentrated on higher order thinking skills where
students are required to look at information more critically rather than just
trying to memorize what is presented to them in class (Edudemic, 2014). It summarized top Blended Learning trends in
this graphic:
While there are many options in today’s
education system, it seems that to be effective the student needs a blend of
online and face-to-face interaction to succeed. Cased Based learning is meant
to be “enjoyable and interesting” where “taking responsibility is one of the
main important things that students have to do”. Blended learning will allow
our students ample opportunity to explore, create, problem solve, and learn.
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