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CAT Tracks for February 28, 2012
FLIPPED CLASSROOM |
Just to show you that a dinocat is not totally closed-minded and could accept a new trick or two...
...I could see me doing the "flipped classroom" thing.
As for the concerns about whether my students would watch my scintillating lectures for homework, I don't have any worry about that!
First of all, my catty commentaries lead YOU back here every day! Where do you think I developed my shtick?
Second of all, there's always the pop quiz!
My lectures would sure beat the hell out of answering Questions #1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 in the textbook...and me having to grade them.
I don't give a damn when the students get the "instruction"...as long as they get it. My beef is putting them in small gropings and waiting for the "Aha" moment.
Below, I have reproduced the "intro" to the flipped classroom article...
...along with a link to "the rest of the story".
From the eSchool News...
A first-hand look inside a flipped classroom
Global open house exposes the 'flipped learning' approach to the public
By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor
There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the notion of learning like the flipped classroom.
Flipped learning, in essence, turns the idea of traditional classroom instruction on its head by asking students to watch videos of teacher lectures for homework, then apply the lesson with the teacher in the classroom.
Using this method, proponents say, teachers have the opportunity to help students learn as individuals, and students can learn concepts more quickly.
Yet, since its takeoff, skeptics have questioned whether students have the time management skills to watch the videos at home and whether in-class work really does affect student achievement. Some have even questioned whether students and parents like the new approach, and if flipped learning is just a fad.
To help peers and skeptics better understand the concept of flipped learning, Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams, high school science teachers and pioneers in the Flipped Class ideology, created a first-of-its kind flipped classroom “open house” on Jan. 30, which invited other educators to see how flipped learning works and what students have to say about it. The event took place in two countries, 20 states, and more than 30 cities and towns.
CAT Tracks Editor's Note:
Ya wanna read more about the "flipped classroom", click the Link to the Original Story.
