Equivalent Fractions-Christine Munafo's Flipped Classroom-4th grade STEM. Mastering Math Analysis with Mrs. Kirch. Making the Flip Work in an Elementary Classroom - Flipped Learning Journal. By Delia Bush In the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to talk to a few groups about my flipped classroom. First, I spoke at our "Fired Up" conference, which is a conference for all the student teachers in the area. It was a great experience, and they asked a lot of great questions. Many of them revolved around how I am actually getting this whole thing to work.About 2 weeks after that, I attended EdCamp GR, where I led a session on the flipped classroom (with the help of another teacher from the area...thanks @davidfouch).
Before I even get into the system I use, I want to mention that I have been working hard on having "I can" statements that go with every unit. To start out, the students all go home with a calendar that we have filled in together that maps out when each student should do each video. Each night (or every other night) the students come to class having completed their WSQ's.
Here is an example of what the guiding questions looks like to the students. 16 Flipped Classrooms In Action Right Now. Flipped classrooms require educators to reconstruct traditional classrooms by sending lectures home and providing more face-to-face time at school, but elementary- through university-level instructors are finding good reasons to try them out.
Frequently traced back to Colorado teachers Aaron Sams and JonathanBergmann, who were quick to experiment with posting videos online in 2008, the flipped classroom concept is small, simple and has shown positive results. The general idea is that students work at their own pace, receiving lectures at home via online video or podcasts and then devoting class time to more in-depth discussion and traditional “homework.” Where: Clear Brook High School, Harris County, Texas At the beginning of the school year, geometry teacher Leticia Allred told her Pre-AP Geometry class at Texas’ Clear Brook High School that their only homework would be watching 15-minute YouTube videos and taking notes. Where: Wausau West High School, Wasau, Wis. Khan and Beyond: The Many Faces of the Flipped Classroom - Education Community Blog.
Tips for Running Blended Learning Environment with your Students. Three years ago, I embarked on a challenge to integrate FNMI knowledge and blended learning with all of the Grade 3 students in my school. I teach AQ and college courses with D2L, so how hard could it be? It was quite challenging to say the least. So challenging, I decided to put the blended learning model on hold for the past 2 years.
The fact is that I spent a lot of time adding learning goals, content, and links to the Ontario Education Resource Board (OERB), yet in the end, all we really ended up being able to do was access the front ‘News’ page, and click on the links to access the wonderful online activities from the OERB. It took 15-20 minutes just to get all of the 8 year olds logged in with the laptops most days. It also was not used consistently enough to make a true impact.
Right now, I have a shell set up for my part-time role as a Teacher-Librarian and I am impressed with all of the changes that have taken place with D2L this past school year. Deborah McCallum Like this: Gary Stager Raises Questions about the "Flipped" Classroom (with image, tweets) · garystager. 10 Common Misconceptions About The Flipped Classroom. 10 Common Misconceptions About The Flipped Classroom by Kelly Walsh, emergingedtech.com What have you heard about the flipped classroom? That it’s just the latest education fad? That it only works for certain academic subjects? It’s not uncommon to come across references in the web media to poorly informed and misconstrued ideas like these. Following are 10 of the most common erroneous ideas about flipped teaching and learning that you may come across, and a brief explanation of why each of them is misinformed. 1.
Flipped instruction, a.k.a. the flipped classroom, is an evolution of the phrase “reverse instruction”, which first appeared in print in 20001. 2. As attested to above, the concept of was formally birthed about a decade and a half ago and has been gaining steam ever since. 3. One of the main things I try to clear up right away when I introduce flipped instruction to teachers is that they have to flip all or most of their content. 4. This just doesn’t make sense. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Mark Frydenberg: The Flipped Classroom: It's Got to Be Done Right. As screen-savvy, digital-native Millenials reach college, a dynamic new teaching method is rising across America: the flipped classroom. The premise of a flipped classroom is simple: Instead of lecturing in class and giving homework at home, flip it: give the lectures at home, and do the homework in class.
Lectures have been recorded for years, of course. But in 2007, high school teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams pioneered a new movement when they recorded their PowerPoint presentations for students who missed class to watch on their portable music players. With help from the Internet, word grew of the flipped classroom. Teachers tried it. Today, there are social networks, blogs, newspaper columns, video contests, and websites to flatter flip fans, and flummox the flippant. What's the flap about the flip? Traditional lecture hall = students bored and distracted. The first time I offered a flipped classroom activity, I asked students what they thought of the experience.
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts When Flipping Your Classroom #edchat. Produce material for YOUR students to engage them outside the classroom. Generic content works as a starting point but students have greater faith in their own teacher’s input.Decide on a workflow solution and stick to it. I use Edmodo to set assignments and annotate responses. Students are happy with this solution as it is cross platform and supports learning with library and backpack resources.Set specific deadlines for your students. If they are given a date then unfortunately that can be construed as midnight!! The old hand-in mantra of next lesson doesn’t fit the ‘flipped‘ class idea and as such can present a problem.Provide access for students who aren’t connected to the internet at home.
Expect students to watch/read your material just because you tell them to. This post is in response to the success we have had with workflow and assessment for learning this academic year. Please contact me if you would like to discuss the ‘flipped’ class as I am very keen to hear any new ideas. Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom. Ok, I'll be honest. I get very nervous when I hear education reformists and politicians tout how "incredible" the flipped-classroom model, or how it will "solve" many of the problems of education. It doesn't solve anything. It is a great first step in reframing the role of the teacher in the classroom. It fosters the "guide on the side" mentality and role, rather than that of the "sage of the stage. " It helps move a classroom culture towards student construction of knowledge rather than the teacher having to tell the knowledge to students.
It also creates the opportunity for differentiated roles to meet the needs of students through a variety of instructional activities. 1) Need to Know How are you creating a need to know the content that is recorded? 2) Engaging Models One of the best way to create the "need to know" is to use a pedagogical model that demands this. 3) Technology What technology do you have to support the flipped classroom? 4) Reflection 5) Time and Place. 3 Common Barriers To Success In A Flipped Classroom Model. By Saqib Hussain , Language Teacher In The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Higher Education at the Crossroads (April 15th, 2013), one of the guests, Richard DeMillo, referred to the Benjamin Bloom’s “Two-sigma problem,” claiming that with the move from the “sage on stage” model to the kind of learning technology now enables, it is now possible to move the performance of everyone to the 90th percentile.
Bloom’s two-sigma problem refers to observations that Bloom and his graduate students made in the mid-eighties, where they showed that one-on-one tuition, combined with mastery learning (i.e. not allowing a student to progress to the next topic until the current topic has been completely understood), would move an average student (i.e. one who would ordinarily rank in the 50th percentile) up to the 98th percentile (in statistics speak, that’s two standard deviation, or two sigmas).
Replicating One-On-One Instruction In The Classroom 3 Common Barriers To Student Success In A Flipped Classroom Model. 43+ Alternatives to YouTube. All That Teachers Need to Know about Flipped Classroom- Tutorials, Tools and Apps. Online Educational Websites for Classroom and Home. Tools for flipping your class #flipped #flip #teaching #learning.
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Part 1: Flipping The Classroom? … 12 Resources To Keep You On Your Feet. Welcome to another post rich in resources. If you have come here looking for links that will guide you to videos and multimedia to use in a Flipped Classroom that is coming in a future post. Perhaps you have tried a little Flip of your own and want to learn more.
If you are beginning to investigate what a Flipped Classroom is, with the thought of possibly trying some kind of Flip yourself… then this is also the right place. I have researched and tried to find you the very best resources to get educators in all positions thinking about what a Flipped Classroom” really is”? I know that if you take a look at the resources provided you will walk away with a better understanding, and a well thought out implementation. It is the understanding and implementation that hold the key to success. Before taking this narrative journey please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email. The Twelve Resources To Better Understand Flipping the Classroom Like this: Like Loading...
8 Crucial Resources For Flipped Classrooms. YouTube This might be the most popular tool teachers have used for flipped instruction. I thought about why and came up with a few reasons. You don’t have to establish a class list to allow for student discussion. Other services, such as those that approximate a LMS, require a lot of preparation before a teacher can use it. One of the most tedious tasks would be loading students into a course. You can edit the video online (somewhat). Evernote Tutorial as a Cartoon Trim and stabilizeSwap audio tracksChange the look of the video (for instance, make it look like a cartoon)Add annotationsAdd captionsDownload the new version of the video for offline use It’s easy to share with colleagues, friends, and professional development organizations. I would assume that teachers might want to share their videos with other teachers or use them when they present at professional development conferences.
Edmodo, Moodle, and Schoology Edmodo Schoology I like to think of Moodle as “old school.” iPad Apps. Teach-a-process. Apps for a Flipped Classroom. The concept of a flipped classroom is becoming quite the buzz word in schools this year, and after talking to several teachers, we can see why. Teachers are finding that sending students home with a videotaped (or audiotaped) at-home "lecture" that explains a difficult concept reserves valuable class time for guided practice. And while the idea of flipping your classroom sounds complicated, it can be really simple with the help of a flipped classroom app.
The teachers we talked to almost unanimously said that their favorite app for flipped teaching is Explain Everything ($2.99 in the iTunes Store). Explain everything allows teachers to photograph a note page or assignment and then explain it using an audio recording feature and even mark up the page using their finger to guide students to work out problems or answer questions. Teachers can then transfer their recording to YouTube and send it home to their students as an at-home lecture. Some free apps to try are: