A great alternative way to run a classroom is through flipped learning. Flipped Learning is where the student does the teaching and the teacher is used a learning and reinforcement tool for the students, There is one big difference between a classroom run traditionally and a flipped learning classroom. This is, is that the "main course" of the lesson, for lack of better words, and is taught outside of the classroom / school hours. Then then implies that the class time the next day will be a reinforcement of that lesson, instead of learning the lesson for the first time. This way of teaching is made easy with the utilization of technology.
Programs such as PlayPosit allow easy summative assessment of students’ abilities and can be a formative assessment through completion points. That was how it was used in my Physics classroom my senior year of high school. Classrooms that are moving at an advanced pace, classes that are trying to make students individuals that are more responsible, or classes that it would be more helpful for the students to have a base knowledge before coming to class; are all great situations where a teacher would want to run a flipped class.
The example I previously mentioned, PlayPosit, can be seen embedded below. Three great results of the lesson that I provided include 1. A deeper understanding of supply and demand curves, 2. Getting students to start thinking about the difference between supply and quantity supplied, and 3. A deeper interest in economics through these videos. This is all through the Redefinition quadrant of the SAMR model, since this kind of flipped teaching was not possible without this kind of technology. Also, this shows a great example of how to be a good digital citizen, following an ISTE standard.
This tool is not only perfect for making more responsible students, but is also the perfect fit for Component 1A. Component 1A, Demonstrating Knowledge in Content and Pedagogy, allows room for this tool through way of Pedagogy. Pedagogy, according to dictionary.com, is the way that teaching happens; a flipped classroom is a variation of pedagogy that makes the students become masters in the subject area if done right.
Fun features of PlayPosit include cropping videos, preview, and having at least eight different options to input into the video. In order to create a PlayPosit account go to www.playposit.com, click “join now”, and fill out the column for either INSTRUCTOR or STUDENT. After this screen, instructors will fill in their age group and subject, also how they will be using PlayPosit.
To get parents involved I will send out an email and ask them to rate how they think their student is benefitting or falling behind due to this flipped learning, the students will receive points for completing the videos so I can compare their parents’ opinions to their participation. The results of the flipped learning classroom will be applied to help curve the next day’s review of the material.
*All answers are based on: Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice a framework for teaching (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Programs such as PlayPosit allow easy summative assessment of students’ abilities and can be a formative assessment through completion points. That was how it was used in my Physics classroom my senior year of high school. Classrooms that are moving at an advanced pace, classes that are trying to make students individuals that are more responsible, or classes that it would be more helpful for the students to have a base knowledge before coming to class; are all great situations where a teacher would want to run a flipped class.
The example I previously mentioned, PlayPosit, can be seen embedded below. Three great results of the lesson that I provided include 1. A deeper understanding of supply and demand curves, 2. Getting students to start thinking about the difference between supply and quantity supplied, and 3. A deeper interest in economics through these videos. This is all through the Redefinition quadrant of the SAMR model, since this kind of flipped teaching was not possible without this kind of technology. Also, this shows a great example of how to be a good digital citizen, following an ISTE standard.
This tool is not only perfect for making more responsible students, but is also the perfect fit for Component 1A. Component 1A, Demonstrating Knowledge in Content and Pedagogy, allows room for this tool through way of Pedagogy. Pedagogy, according to dictionary.com, is the way that teaching happens; a flipped classroom is a variation of pedagogy that makes the students become masters in the subject area if done right.
Fun features of PlayPosit include cropping videos, preview, and having at least eight different options to input into the video. In order to create a PlayPosit account go to www.playposit.com, click “join now”, and fill out the column for either INSTRUCTOR or STUDENT. After this screen, instructors will fill in their age group and subject, also how they will be using PlayPosit.
To get parents involved I will send out an email and ask them to rate how they think their student is benefitting or falling behind due to this flipped learning, the students will receive points for completing the videos so I can compare their parents’ opinions to their participation. The results of the flipped learning classroom will be applied to help curve the next day’s review of the material.
*All answers are based on: Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice a framework for teaching (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.