what do we do now that we're here?
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What Do We Do Now That We’re Here?
Maximizing Classroom Time in A
Blended Learning Class
Meredith StewartCary Academy
Why are we in Cambridge, MA instead of watching on screens at home?
Online Space
Providing Background
& Beginning
Discussions
Conversations with
Experts
PostingIndependent Research
Classroom Time
Presenting and Critiquing
Continuing the Conversation
Assessing Prior
Knowledge
Colonists- The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the triumphant start of the American Revolution.
British- Noble British soldiers, in an attempt to keep peace, quietly marched to Lexington to take some arms.
Collaborative- British soldiers were ordered to seize arms that were being stored by the colonists outside of Lexington.
Complicating Content
Indentured Servants
Were they more like slaves or free colonists?
Write your initials on a post-it and place it on the continuum to
represent what you think
A Closer Look• Write one or two phrases from the
reading that confirmed or challenged your belief about the relative freedom of indentured servants
• Place the sticky note where you now think it should go on the continuum. (If your opinion didn’t change, put it on top of your original sticky note)
Simulations
Continue the Conversation
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