SHOW NOTES

During Episode 08, we had the pleasure of chatting with Travis Henderson at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, IA. Travis teaches AP Psychology and also teaches American Studies to language learners. This is his fourth year at West High. Iowa City West has gone 1:1 with Chromebooks and Travis shares some of his insights on this transition. 

KEY POINTS

Blended Learning takeaways for Travis:

1) Allowing kids more autonomy in class

2) Less demands of homework outside of class

3) More respectful tasks for students

4) Made class time more engaging

5) Gives students more ownership in their learning

6) Pacing is improved

7) Students more prepared for discussions within class

Experiences: 

How might we create experiences for our students that are immediately necessary and relevant for their learning? Canvas and Chromebooks provided reso