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We do a great job training students to rely on us to lead the learning process and pace of the class. At a very early age, students understand that at some point we will tell them if their answers are "right or wrong." We will give them the resources they need. We will define the project and groupings. When we shift our role in the classroom to more of a facilitator or coach, this often create stress for our students. It can take time to help students understand this shift and become comfortable with the new culture.

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I agree with everyone that the shift in student responsibility and self-direction will be a big change for students and that they will need support. Some will constantly seek teacher approval as they make the shift. Many of us have experienced similar shifts in writing instruction over the years and our students have responded beautifully. I believe that there are enormous benefits in critical thinking and in self-assessment in blended learning. We will have to think about parents as we make this shift as well. They will want to know how they can help their student and how progress is determined.

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Our students have grown accustomed to being led through their learning journey. I think it will take time, as my colleagues have stated, but I ultimately believe students will thrive in a system that offers them so much choice in their learning. When a student sees that the learning has been personalized for them, I believe they will be more motivated learners...that I hope will translate to more emphasis on the learning rather than on the grade.

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Students are affected by the changing teacher role in the beginning by lack of experience with a new classroom format. They're used to a traditional format, so they're going to have to adjust to a new model. But after students adjust to the new model, they will see that their education is catered to them, and that they don't have to fit into one mold for students.

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I think this is a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn how to learn. As suggested above by my fellow colleagues, this is going to be a pardigm shift for many of our students but once they master it, they will thrive. Many of the problems we face with our students searching for the right answer plague traditional classes as well as we have moved to an inquiry based model of instruction.  I think their biggest challenge with blended will be learning how to organize their time.

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Blended learning affects the students by adding expectations to take responsibility for their own learning.  Most students have been conditioned to be reliant on teachers to instruct them on what it is that they are supposed to learn.  In a blended environment students will have to be responsible for time management and completing tasks on their own.

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This change will be a bit hard for students as they have been taught to rely on the teacher too much. They, at times, see us as the grader and assigner of points then the coach and mentor. They will need some support to develop more "grit" in order to take more ownership of their learning. They also will need support in the terms of SEL.

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My experience has taught me that each student responds differently to change, be it a change in teacher role or student role. Since I will be teaching predominantly juniors and seniors, they will have already experienced a variety of teaching styles. I will keep students informed, make expectations clear, remind students that we are on this journey together and keep lines of communication open. Most importantly, students will know that a blended class does not mean that they can not use me as a teaching resource, and that I am here, they just need to let me know what they need. Being a mind reader has never been a strength of mine.

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I think the shift for students may be a difficult one, at first. Our students (like many others), are very focused on wanting to know the "correct" answer and feeling like they are not "learning" if the teacher is not spitting out the information to them. Even now, if I have the students do a webquest or some other type of activity and then ask them to complete a discussion board or some type of assessment they will say things like "When did we learn this? Do we have notes on this? Did you teach this to us?" I think it is going to be a difficult shift for students and parents.

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I think students might feel anxious about not 'having the right answer' if they are learning and producing on their own. Sometimes I feel like the culture of our buildings and pressures from home perpetuate the importance of the 4.something GPA, while the actually greater importance of learning, and also HOW to learn is not valued as much. Students may struggle with the uncertainty of being right and getting full credit. That is a change in mindset which is a must if the Blended learning environment is going to be fully effective. Teachers should give the freedom of exploration, yet ask for justification with solutions discovered by students during personalized learning.

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I feel that students are used to very direct teaching and doubt themselves when they are asked to "discover" the information. I hope they can allow themselves to break these ideas/norms and allow themselves direct their own learning without doubting themselves and form negative thoughts about blended learning.

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I think the students could feel a sense of frustration. It is a large shift to start having students explore and discover knowledge rather than feed it to them. They are not used to this. I am sure I am going to hear, "but you haven't taught us this." And as a teacher I am hoping this does not become discouraging!