Blended Learning

Based off of the Blended Learning models four primary areas;  rotation model, flex model, self-blended model, and virtually-enhanced model, I believe the rotation model could have a beneficiary effect on  and/or in my future or current classroom. Rotation Model has four sub-categories known as lab-rotation, station -rotation,  flipped- classroom, and individual-rotation models. Of those, I would focus primarily on station-rotation and individual-rotation. Why? In the music classroom, elementary grades, majority of the learning is skills based to show or perform understanding through play and activities. By involving students in station-rotation, I can have developmentally appropriate activities that could be tried and tested with individuals, small group, or even class wide to allow students to explore and learn as much of that area one needs before moving on; similar to the Montessori school system. The individual-rotation would be geared for identifying, helping, and track individual student progress from beginning of the year to end of year growth. This could include body contour for melodic, rhythmic and beat competency to an instrumental skill, such as recorders, to track a student’s progress in fingering, breathing, to tonguing technique, note and tone quality identification. Each of these could be tracked by implementing a self-recorded follow along or play along program with self-recording capabilities when students are ready to progress forward.