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 Teachem , a video web tool that
enables teachers to create lessons using YouTube videos, can be used to promote
instruction in the blended learning classroom.
Assumption: The teacher or
mentor teacher has an 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 Teachem can be
applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, it 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: Teachem can be used
in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Teachem?
Teachem
is a video web tool that enables teachers to create lessons using YouTube
videos.
Where is Teachem located on the internet?
How Teachem can be used to
promote instruction in the blended learning classroom
Click
on the links below to find web resources explaining how Teachem can be used to
promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:
- http://www.teachersfirst.com/search_action.cfm?searchtext=teachem&grade_low=0&grade_high=12&searchtype=all&searchtype=all
- http://www.teachem.com
On the next blog post we will discuss how Teachem can be used to
promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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