Ohio Blended Collaborative

Connecting educators to develop high-quality, customizable blended resources to personalize teaching and learning

Content creation

This collection of resources and curriculum options is much more than the sum of its parts. You are embarking on a fundamental change in the approach to education, moving from a teacher-led, textbook-driven approach to a more flexible, student-centered and adaptable approach.

the OBC way

The OBC has provided sustained opportunities for over 500 educators across 25 districts since 2014 with a goal to foster professional learning through supporting instructional shifts with interactive professional development and collaboration!

MISSION
Empower educators by providing high-quality professional learning and shared resources that encourage critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity

Instructional Shifts in Education

The OBC materials support instructional shifts in the classroom. The main shift is towards a more personalized approach to teaching and learning.

How are materials created / vetted?

The most unique part of the OBC is the process of creation, revision and fostering of the materials. Content is initially created by multiple teachers (often times represented from multiple districts). These teachers all participate in a year long professional learning experiences led by Connecting Ed consultants. Each course then cycles through a collaborative process of revision, and fostering.

Use of a Learning Management System

All of the districts within the OBC use either Schoology or Canvas as the LMS to support a personalized approach to learning. Courses are designed within these LMS's for easy implementation so that the teacher can focus the individual needs of the students.

The Four Anchors of the OBC

1. Meet the modern learner needs.
2. Provide a blended/personalized approach for learning.
3. Use Open Educational Resources (OER).
4. Follow a Design Guide for each course creation.

Leading the way

Jennifer Fry is the CTO in the Delaware City Schools. Jen is one of the founding members of the OBC while in her role as K-12 Technology integration Specialist in the Westerville Schools.

Jennifer Fry
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Deis is the CTO in the Grandview Heights School District. Chris is one of the founding members of the OBC while in his role as the IT Director in the Marysville Exempted Village School District.
Chris Deis
Chief Technology Office
Jessica Fields is currently teaching in Grandview Heights School District. In her role as a Curriculum Supervisor of Instructional Technology for the Olentangy Schools, Jessica was one of the co-founding members of the OBC.
Jessica Fields
Instructional Technology
ConnectingEd has been our lead Professional Development Consultant / Provider since OBC's inception in 2014.

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