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Pros: Student can work from home and complete assignments at their own pace and own convenience when they are so active in other activities or have an illness.
Con: The maturity and being self motivated and accountable. I am not sure how we handle students that won't do the work at home and then become behind. Do all homes have internet access and reliable internet in rural areas

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When watching the sample videos, the flipped classroom approach intrigued me at the results some of the schools are seeing.
Pros: With only 50 min classes I see this as a way to get more done. Sometimes we don't have time for lecture and activities, so a lesson can take several days. If students were able to come to class with some of the information, we could move on to implementing the activities. The homework may actually be easier for the students, so they may be more apt to complete it.  Students could rewind or pause videos or notes if they needed to slow down the pace, something they can't do in class.
Cons: As an elective class, I don't typically assign homework because our students are already busy with core classes and many live far away and/or have sports and activities far away.   Assigning homework in my class may be too much for many of them.  Even though the homework might be easier, students may not have the right technology to be able to complete it.  As brought up by others, if they don't complete it, how does class go for them?

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I would like to do more with stations. I like the ability to have different children working on interest learning topics and individual ability. I struggle with the staying at the same center or focused and working together with others in their group with the being so little.

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First off...I haven't figured out why I am anonymous on here....I choose to discuss the flipped sub model of the Sustaining Blended Model. A couple of my kids' teachers have been trying this out the last couple of weeks and my kids really like it. As a parent, I like the fact that once we figured out how to log in and all the logistics of what was expected, my kids can now accomplish their flipped classroom on their own and I am just there for clarification and as a tutor. The video's offer the instruction and I can go back and see how things are explained in order to help my child understand what they are needing to learn for the lesson. Sometimes they ask me for help and all I have is the problem...well I learned in a different era and I sometimes get them confused because I am explaining it one way and the teacher is doing it another in class so my kiddo is double lost. With the videos I can see exactly where the teacher wants them to go and I can help get them there. From a teaching stand point I like that this model allows for more one on one tutor situations or small group and is more student centered. My cons with this is access for all to the technology required to make it happen and how to motivate them to actually do the work at home. If they fail to do it at home, not only can they not complete the work in class but they have no foundation or context to even try.

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I would like to discuss the flipped classroom's pros and cons.  The pros that I see are most importantly the one-on-one time that can be spent with students after they have been given the lesson at home. Another great advantage is that the student can rewind, pause, or repeat any part of the lesson they need. Now for the cons: I still think that the students who don't do their homework now, won't do it with this method either. Also, I have a handful of students who do not have any internet at home, or they use this excuse. Also, I have 7 different classes to prep for and I already spend several hours every night plus many, many, many hours each weekend just grading essay after essay after essay, plus other daily assignments, not to mention planning. I would be perusing the internet and/or videoing myself after midnight which would not be pretty. Another dilemma: I show a lot of you tube videos for ELA topics in my class now, but I cannot assign those for students to watch at their own pace because You Tube is blocked on their chrome books. (I know there are other outlets out there, but just a thought I keep having). I think I will pursue a station rotation setup in my class, but with only 50 minutes, we will have to have short work sessions.

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I am choosing to discuss the pros and cons of the Stations model , as I feel it is the best option to integrate blended learning in my classroom.
Pros: I like that students are given different options for learning material, while sticking with a more traditional classroom setup. Stations would work very well with our small class sizes and 1:1 Chromebooks. These stations can be differentiated in a number of ways, including varying by difficulty and student mastery of content or varying stations based on the teaching style (direct instruction, hands on learning, independent practice).  I think this is a nice way to need to needs of all students, in a short amount of time.

Cons: I feel like with only 50 minute classes, students are not able to get through all the stations. I think a block schedule would work better with this model. I also think that by creating different stations, it may add more work for the teacher. Additionally, I think that if one station has direct instruction, which is taking up the teachers time and focus, it would be difficult to monitor the rest of the students to make sure they are on task and doing what they need to at each station.

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Pros:  I currently think that I use this type of model in my classroom for both math and reading, although it is timed.  I don't allow students to move to the next station until the 15-20 min. is up.  My question is should I allow this?
Cons:  Some students finish early and so I have them work on other things that can keep them busy like AR and Learning A - Z but some students I have to keep an eye on to keep them focused to get the assignments done in each station during the allowed time.

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Pros: Students are able to move at their own pace through their playlists, have flexibility if they need to spend more time on a skill, and have easy access to the teacher if they are struggling or need additional help.
Cons: Since students are responsible for completing part of their lessons at home before they complete the "homework" portion at school, they will have to be responsible for getting that portion done in a timely manner which could be a problem for some students. Also, not all students have access to reliable technology at home.

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I would like to try the blended learning model of station rotations. I feel this would best fit the needs of my students and my classroom. In kindergarten, station rotations would allow me to meet with all my students and provide them with the direct instruction needed and then send them to the next rotation where they could practice what they are learning.
I think the only downfall to this model would be the time that it will take to teach and practice the rotation process with my students. I am also a little worried that some may just be to young to work on their own yet. It will take time and a lot of one on one work to ensure they are getting what they need from this learning model.

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I am interested in the "stations" model for sustaining classrooms.  I teach high school mathematics.  A pro for the "stations" model is that it complements the educational environment at Prairie School in the regards that we have small classrooms in a rural school environment.  The station's model is beneficial for small student groups in which the student groups do not necessarily need to do the same lesson/activity as the other groups.  Therefore, there is possibility for differentiation within the groups.  This may be used for math strategies for example developing mathematical algorithms or systems of equations.  A con would be that the stations are set times, for example twenty minute stations where each group rotates at the end of the time period and they may or may not have completed the activity in that station and also, they may lose focus and they transition from one station to another.

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Pros: I really like the idea that classroom time would be spent helping individual problems and challenges. This would allow students to work at their own pace, but have instant help if needed!
Cons: Internet access and accountability. I wonder how situations would be handled when students don't complete the lesson ahead of class and aren't prepared...does that mean they just get further behind?

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I have chosen to discuss the flipped classroom for this sticky note. As far as the pros I like that students can learn at their own time and pace at home and that if a student is absent they can watch the lesson video at home and keep up with the class. I think the greatest pro is that the students can work with the teacher and peers during classtime on their "homework." The cons in my mind are that some of my students don't have internet and going to the library up to 20 miles away is a real burden and they simply won't do it. I think the maturity and discipline required is too much for a typical 6th graders. It would proably work better for high school students. Finally, the big drawback I see is the amount of time teachers need to spend to videotape all their lessons and post them on an LMS for students to access. Once you got going, in year two it would be easier, but the demands of school leave little time for time with my family and for me. Adding more time to my overpacked schedule to create video content doesn't work for me.

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The sustaining model I am choosing to comment on is the flipped classroom. I feel the pros are: a) Students complete HW in the class. Parents do not have to fight with the students while completing the HW or sometimes parents ending up flustered. b) Reverse instruction - the teacher is not delivering lesson in a traditional way (doing all the talking all the time); instead he/she interacts more with the student. c) Students come to class to put into practice what was learned. Regarding the cons: a) Videotaping. I am aware we are in modern times, but I do struggle with the camera. Also, I am shy when it comes to be in front of the camera. We had an assignment once where our Principal came to the classroom and set camera to tape us teaching. Afterwards, we had to watch ourselves teaching and boy oh boy...I cringed at parts thinking how I torture my students with my teaching style:) I have to add that I was able to take steps to better myself after watching my video. It made me conscientious about slowing down my speech and try not to repeat the same words. It was an eye opener and humbling experience. b) Not sure if all the students will watch the videos assigned at home. Some kids are not very highly motivated or lack the technology resources.

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Pros: student's individual needs can be more addressed by teacher/student communication; Students can learn content at their own pace and can reference that content later.
Cons: Students must listen to the lessons at home, so accountability for that might be difficult