Blended & Online Excellence
​Credentialed Faculty PD Pathways with the OESIS Network

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Blended learning delivery models are an excellent fit for a variety of pedagogies and programs including project-based learning, social-emotional learning, competency-based education, personalized and adaptive learning, and anytime, anywhere learning. It supports almost any type of daily schedule, methods of online assessment, course enrollment requirements, and standards-based grading variations. In short, there is little one cannot do in a blended delivery environment.

This Pathway is designed to introduce teachers and administrators to:

• The benefits and opportunities for blended learning, 
• Different models of blended learning and the advantages of the Flex model.
• Integration of the blended model with a traditional curriculum.
• Tools and design consideration when implementing a blended model

The goal is to provide information and authentic examples from independent schools so teachers and administrators can be effective practitioners of blended learning. While you are completing this Pathway, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and reflect on your learning while scaffolding an actual unit or program for use at your school. Some requirements will provide options specifically for teachers and administrators; teachers will work toward a goal of creating a classroom plan while administrators will work on a school- or division-wide plan.

Schools may register academic faculty for cohort pathways that are verified by OESIS Network Leaders. Each pathway is designed to be completed within eight to 10 hours, featuring readings, videos, discussions, and assignments. There are 3 levels for each domain typically: Level 1 is Understanding the approach. Level 2 is Design and Level 3 is Implementation. Each Level earns a certificate and Level 3 earns a credential.  OESIS Credentialing is Asynchronous feedback based on rubrics for level 1. Asynchronous and Synchronous with 1:1 Tutorial feedback for Level 2. An extra layer of Double Synchronous is added for Level 3.  Some courses require and benefit from fieldwork assessment. Site visits are possible when a sufficient volume of teachers are involved.

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