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TEA Case Library provides teaching models and resources for educators dedicated to enhancing teaching and learning using innovative teaching strategies and technologies. The library contains teaching models and resources to demonstrate effective and meaningful instruction that promotes student agency, engagement, self-directed learning, academic achievement, and higher-order thinking skills. Through the model cases, educators will gain practical and applicable knowledge about personalized learning, blended learning, and many other student-centered teaching strategies
Understanding the Structure
Context
“Context” provides an overview and background information of a case. It contains details regarding the teacher’s subject and grade level and the different teaching strategies that promote blended and personalized learning. In addition, model teachers’ interviews, classroom photos, and resources used in the classroom will be provided to enhance educators’ understanding of the case.
Classroom Video
"Classroom Video" provides multiple classroom videos depicting teachers implementing best practices in blended and personalized learning. The videos in the classroom are divided into short clips that focus on each teacher's specific approach to incorporating different teaching strategies. On this page, you can access all the necessary information regarding video duration, instructional strategy, clip count, and downloadable video description.
Reflection
“Reflection” provides model teachers’ reflection interviews that allow them to analyze their teaching practices critically and grow professionally. Teacher reflection empowers teachers to identify and address challenges they encounter in the classroom. This self-evaluation process also helps other educators learn from model teachers’ reflections and engage in indirect reflection to practice problem-solving and prepare their own teaching.
Discussion
“Discussion” provides discussion points and questions for educators during case-based learning. These discussion scaffolds ask educators to review all elements of each case to engage fully in different forms of case-based learning, including individual learning and case discussions for collective reflection.
Resource
“Resource” provides copies of the case's teaching and learning materials. Web resources are provided as actual links, while physical materials are provided as downloadable copies or photos taken for review. Educators may download and reproduce in their blended and personalized learning classrooms.
This library is built based on the principles of case-based learning. Educators can further analyze and evaluate individual cases to improve their understanding of teaching concepts and practices.
Case-Based Learning
Case-based learning is an effective instructional approach to encourage learners to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes by presenting them with cases (Williams,2005). These cases place knowledge in a real-world context, supporting authentic learning and transforming it as an essential component of the learning process (Allchin,2013). Case-based learning allows learners to receive better contextual and interpersonal connections, aiding memory retention and retrieval. Finally, cases are presented in text, audio, animation, or video format (Moreno & Ortegano-Layne,2008).
Texas Education Agency and Texas Tech University invite Texas K-12 teachers to participate in creating video cases highlighting their successful use of blended and personalized learning in their classrooms. This effort aims to inspire and encourage other educators to adopt these strategies in their classrooms effectively. In addition, the cases provide valuable context and instructional principles to aid teacher education and professional development programs. Using these video cases, educational professionals such as school administrators, K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers, and teacher educators can enhance their knowledge of the concepts and practices required to effectively implement blended and personalized learning in their educational institutions and classrooms.
In-Class Discussion
As part of this project, we intend to collect video cases that teacher educators can use as instructional materials to teach blended and personalized learning to students in undergraduate and graduate education programs. Educators can better understand the teaching practices when implementing blended and personalized learning methods by accessing resources based on real-life teaching experiences.
Through this project, educators can gain insights into effectively using blended and personalized learning methods in their classrooms. It includes effectively managing classrooms, fostering a positive learning atmosphere, supporting collaboration, and engaging students in meaningful and relevant learning experiences. As part of TEA Case Library team's efforts, we also aim to inspire school administrators and instructional coaches to use these video case studies in professional development sessions and training to advance the teachers' knowledge of blended and personalized learning. By doing so, we can ensure teachers have the skills and knowledge to implement blended and personalized learning in their classrooms properly. Empowering teachers with student-centered strategies will improve student engagement and ultimately result in greater student achievement.
“Resources” provide different types and forms of resources useful for educators who want to learn, adapt, and practice blended and personalized learning in their classrooms. From policy reports to research articles to classroom materials to educational webpages to online teaching and learning tools, this section provides various resources educators can review and utilize for their practice
Get Inspired invites educators to share their stories and enthusiasm for enhancing teaching and learning using innovative strategies and technologies. This section features inspirational stories from educators at various levels and roles, highlighting their efforts to provide effective and meaningful instruction that promotes student agency, engagement, self-directed learning, academic achievement, and higher-order thinking skills.