Blending My Classroom. Blended learning is the combination of online, student-paced instruction with face-to-face teacher-student collaboration.
In math class this style of learning seems near to impossible (or at least that's what I hear). However, the need to quickly learn a set of skills and then apply them to a series of different problems is what the blended classroom was meant for. Much like a flipped classroom, my style of blending involves students actively watching videos at home on skills needed to solve a set of problems within a particular math concept (i.e. a video on solving rational equations shows students how to find a least common denominator).
Then students come into class and we debrief on the video with student questions and a quick teacher summary of the skill. Then depending on the concept, we would go deeper into an explanation of why a certain practice works or straight into a set of problems (which we later discuss in whole group). Blending must be Modeled Blending needs a Platform. Use of Tablets in Flipped Classroom Education Models. Flipped classrooms are the latest teaching trend – radically inverting traditional teaching methods.
And if you already use tablets in the classroom, you can access a range of apps that can help you flip your teaching right away. Here are a few free resources we picked to get you started – everything from turning your tablet into a whiteboard, to recording your lessons. Try them out and join the flipped classroom movement! Image courtesy of Brad Flickinger. CC License. What Exactly is a “Flipped” Classroom? Basically, in a flipped classroom, material that used to be delivered in person (lessons, lectures, etc.) is viewed by students at home via smartphones, tablets or computers.
Flipped Classroom Model. Part 1: Flipping The Classroom? … 12 Resources To Keep You On Your Feet.
The Flipped Class Blog. The Flipped Classroom. How the Flipped Classroom Is Radically Transforming Learning. Editor's Note:Posts about the flipped class on The Daily Riff beginning in January 2011 have generated over 240,000 views to-date - thanks contributors and readers . . .
See our other links related to the flipped class below this guest post. Since this post was written, Bergmann and Sams have released their book, Flip your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day. Do check it out. - C.J. Westerberg. The Flipped Classroom: Turning the Traditional Classroom on its Head. Mobile Devices and the Flipped Classroom Model. Throughout this blog, we have always looked at the application of mobile devices in learning.
I, for one, have always had the belief that mobile devices can be used to help student achieve in their learning because of the flexibility and access to content and collaboration tools that mobile devices allow. I have always discussed the flexibility of digital devices as it related to both the consumption and production of content by both teachers and students. Never had I, until now, considered the flexibility of using mobile devices within various learning models beyond discussions of applications in both online and face-to-face learning environments. In the post, we will consider the use of mobile devices within the Flipped Classroom method. How A Flipped Classroom Actually Works [Interview] What happens when the students have more control in the classroom? Flipped classrooms are being tested out around the world and we’ve featured a few examples in case you wanted to see who is flippin’ out. Until now, we didn’t have an in-depth look at the effects of a flipped classroom or answers to the big questions it raises.
Thanks to Susan Murphy of Algonquin College (check out her awesome blog suzemuse.com !) , we have our answers. She was kind enough to answer some of my questions about her experiences flipping her classroom. She used the flipped classroom model for her First Year Video and Audio Production class which is part of the Interactive Multimedia Developer program. What inspired you to use the flipped classroom model? One of the big challenges I was having in my video production class was teaching the required software (Adobe Premiere Pro). I wasn’t sure if it was going to work – but I had to give it a shot!
3 keys to a flipped classroom. If you are planning to use the ‘flipped classroom’, then you might want to think about a few key ideas.
Background: Here, on Connected Principals, Jonathan Martin has written a couple posts on the Flipped Classroom. The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture. Due to Khan Academy’s popularity, the idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles.
Briefly, the Flipped Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is: Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating. Classrooms become laboratories or studios, and yet content delivery is preserved.
Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating. Classrooms become laboratories or studios, and yet content delivery is preserved ( Educational Vodcasting - Flipping the Classroom. This site is maintained by Jerry Overmyer and is devoted to teaching educators how to use screencasting to flip your classroom.
This method of learning is the brainchild of Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams who are pioneers in the field of using screencasting in education. The official site is now at the Flipped Learning Network. The flipped classroom model encompasses any use of using Internet technology to leverage the learning in your classroom, so you can spend more time interacting with students instead of lecturing. This is most commonly being done using teacher created videos (aka vodcasting) that students view outside of class time.
Make Thinking Visible with the Flipped Classroom Model. Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT Duration: One hour From Harvard University to inner city Detroit to rural Colorado; from basic introductory classes to AP courses, teachers are experiencing significant improvement in student achievement transitioning to the ‘Flipped Classroom’ model.
A side benefit is that teachers save time. The flip model represents a merger of: The Socratic method where students are responsible for meaningful conversation while in classResearch in cognitive science that shows students need immediate feedbackThe emergence of powerful learning online communities where student thinking can become more visible and mutually supportive The flip model represents a significant cultural change in the traditional classroom and changing roles of student and teacher. Flipped Classroom. How flipping works for you Save time; stop repeating yourself Record re-usable video lessons, so you don't have to do it again next year.
It's easy to make minor updates to perfect lessons over time once the initial recording is done. 8 Crucial Resources For Flipped Classrooms. Have you “flipped” yet? My colleagues have this week; it’s PSSA week in Pennsylvania (PSSAs are standardized tests.). That’s not the flipped I meant, however. I meant, have you flipped your classroom yet? Well, if you have or are thinking about it, here are some tools you might want to consider using for those after-hours background knowledge sessions. YouTube This might be the most popular tool teachers have used for flipped instruction. Introduction to Classroom Flipping — Teaching and Learning with Technology. EduClipper. The Flipped Classroom. Engaging Students with ‘Flipped Learning’ Flipped learning has taken the education world by storm.
The newest teaching and learning method—in which students watch videos and learn course content outside of the classroom, and then come to class to complete “homework” with the help of instructors and peers—raises many questions about how instruction can be completely transformed to engage students more effectively. With the generous support of Hitachi, we’ve assembled this collection of stories from our archives, along with other relevant information, to help you learn more about flipped learning and how it might benefit your students and teachers.
—The Editors. Flippedclassroom - Hamilton Middle School 8th Grade Science. The Flipped Classroom Explained In 22 Minutes - By Aaron Sams - Screencast.com Why a “flipped classroom?” Mr.