When mentoring our
pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both
research-based and clinically tested best practices, and demonstrate how these
best practices can be applied in the real (i.e. physical) and virtual (i.e.
online) classroom for both teaching and teacher training. The combination of
face to face instruction in a physical setting and online learning is called
blended learning. In this section of the blog we will describe how the internet
can serve as a supplemental resource for instruction and the mentoring of
pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will discuss how
the website, 5min.com, can be used to promote instruction in the blended
learning classroom.
Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a interactive
white board (i.e. SMART Board, Promethean, etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a
Slate or Blade), a computer presenter or computer with internet access attached
to an LCD projector in the classroom. It would be ideal if students or mentees
had access to their own laptop computers or Ipads. Given parental and
school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be
used to enhance instruction as well.
Note: Although the videos on 5min.com can be applied in
the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they can be also be used for
training pre-service and in-service Jewish educators for professional or staff
development. It is our hope that Jewish educators around the globe will form an
online community of
practice, a CoP, a group of people who share an interest, a craft,
and/or a profession, to enhance the delivery of instruction and training of
Jewish educators. For example, here is
a CoP you might want to join.
Note: The videos on 5min.com can be used in a face to
face and virtual classroom.
What is 5min.com?
5min.com is a website that produces videos that can be used to promote
Judaic instruction and for the mentoring or training of Jewish educators.
Where is 5min.com
located on the internet?
How the videos on
5min.com can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom
Click on the links below
to find resources describing how 5min.com can be used to promote instruction in
the face to face and virtual classroom:
Note: Before inviting your students to explore this
website, kindly investigate whether the videos available on this site are age
and content appropriate for your students and relate to your learning
objectives.
On the next post we will discuss how 5min.com
can be used to promote instruction in the Judaic Studies classroom and
mentor/train Jewish educators.
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