This book is your guide to blended teaching in K-12 settings. It was designed to help both pre-service and in-service teachers prepare for blended teaching.
It is not a comprehensive guide to blended teaching practices. As more K-12 schools and teachers adopt a blended approach to learning, what we know about effective practice continues to evolve. However, this book can help you get started and can lead you to more resources to build and support your blended teaching.
The figure of a building with four pillars represents the core organization of the book. This book begins by orienting you to the foundational dispositions and skills needed to support your blendedteaching practice. Then you will be introduced to four key competencies for blended teaching represented by the pillars of (1) online integration, (2) datapractices, (3) personalization,and (4) online interaction. The chaptersaround these four pillars do not have to be read in order, though we have put them in the order that we think makes the most logical sense.In addition, we have added the following features in this book to help you get the most out of this book. Below is an explanation of each feature and the ways that it will benefit your learning.