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 begin our discussion of how Teacher
Vision, a website that provides free and downloadable
graphic organizers, can be used to promote Judaic
instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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 Teacher Vision
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: can be used in a face to
face and virtual classroom.
What is Teacher Vision?
Teacher Vision is a website that
provides free and downloadable graphic organizers to enhance teaching and
learning.
Where is Teacher Vision located on the
web?
Where can you find helpful tutorials on
how to use Teacher Vision?
Click on either of the links below for
tutorials on how to use Teacher Vision:
On
the next blogpost we will discuss how Teacher Vision, a website that provides
free and downloadable graphic organizers, can be utilized to promote
instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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