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Breaking the Blockbuster Model: Using Edtech and Accessibility to “See What’s Next” in Classrooms
Where is education headed?It’s hard to find the destination if we’re not willing to look at where we’ve been.
If you’re ready to challenge traditional ideas about teaching and learning and re-imagine what’s possible, you’re ready to “See What’s Next.” Author and teacher Nate Ridgway shows you how
Modify “Movie Theater Models” of direct instruction towards more student-centered learning.Renovate “Blockbuster Model” practices like homework, textbooks, and grading.Create a “Streaming Model” of teaching that’s accessible, equitable, relevant, and reflective.
Packed with practical advice and the pedagogy to back it up, Breaking the Blockbuster Model will empower you to harness the philosophies of UDL (Universal Design for Learning) and new innovations in edtech to re-envision the traditional classroom. Sharing from his own experiences and those of other educators, Nate Ridgway shows how any educator from kindergarten to college
Increase engagement and student buy-inPromote student agency and interactionOpen up access and equitySave time and sanityIn a time where many schools are seeking a “return to normal”, Nate Ridgway helps you reflect on traditional teaching practices and take bold, innovative steps towards a “new normal.”
If you’re ready to challenge traditional ideas about teaching and learning and re-imagine what’s possible, you’re ready to “See What’s Next.” Author and teacher Nate Ridgway shows you how
Modify “Movie Theater Models” of direct instruction towards more student-centered learning.Renovate “Blockbuster Model” practices like homework, textbooks, and grading.Create a “Streaming Model” of teaching that’s accessible, equitable, relevant, and reflective.
Packed with practical advice and the pedagogy to back it up, Breaking the Blockbuster Model will empower you to harness the philosophies of UDL (Universal Design for Learning) and new innovations in edtech to re-envision the traditional classroom. Sharing from his own experiences and those of other educators, Nate Ridgway shows how any educator from kindergarten to college
Increase engagement and student buy-inPromote student agency and interactionOpen up access and equitySave time and sanityIn a time where many schools are seeking a “return to normal”, Nate Ridgway helps you reflect on traditional teaching practices and take bold, innovative steps towards a “new normal.”
175 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2022
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August 15, 2022
Nate Ridgeway does an excellent job bringing his content knowledge, teaching experience and technology driven methods into play with his book Breaking the Blockbuster model. Frequently teachers stress the importance of hands on learning, innovative teaching methods and technology driven lessons - leaving out the necessity for some lessons to have background knowledge. Nate does an excellent job at giving ideas and examples for how to make that happy medium ground and how to renovate your teaching! I’ve been that teacher who focuses on hands on innovative teaching - I finished this book with a list of must try activities! Do yourself a favor - read it!
June 9, 2022
Absolutely loved reading this book. For one that loves tech in the classroom, he portrays how tech and instruction go hand in hand even speaking on why tech in education isn’t the whole world, but should be used when needed. As a teacher, this book relates to our post-COVID (current) world. Teaching is tough now, but Nate gives some awesome advice and even offers great resources for educators to break the typical way of teaching. Great read!
June 1, 2022
Moving Classrooms Forward
Ridgway writes clearly on how to move the classroom into the post-pandemic classroom with a great metaphor to entertainment. He uses clear examples from his own classroom to engage the reader.
Ridgway writes clearly on how to move the classroom into the post-pandemic classroom with a great metaphor to entertainment. He uses clear examples from his own classroom to engage the reader.
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