A. The purpose of this lesson is for students to learn, review, test, and interact with the material. Students are working through their lessons on their own. Teachers record their lessons, post them, post the practice for each lesson, and have a quick quiz to test how students are learning the material. Since each student is at a different place in their learning, each student is doing something different each day in class. This is part of the brilliance of this way of teaching. Students can learn at their own pace. B. You know the students are learning because you can hear and see their progression through the material. Students are talking and helping each other with the work. They are helping and supporting each other while they work on their days work. Also, the teacher can track a students progress through what videos they have completed online and what what quizzes a student has passed. The teacher can also see what learning is happening since he/she is able to walk around the classroom, answer questions, and help clear up any points of confusion for a student. C. The teacher was able to walk around the room and help students with any questions or confusions. The teacher is able to participate and take on various roles within one class period since students are working at their own pace and are at different places in the unit. The great part about this method is that the teacher does not have to spend time lecturing in front of the classroom. Since the students are working at their own pace, the teacher is then freed up to help and answer any questions that students may have. Since the teacher has already created the necessary videos for the students to watch for each lesson, the teacher is more available to work with students on an individual basis. This structure is completely different then a "traditional" classroom. The students are all at different places in the lesson. The teacher is not spending classroom time lecturing. This structure allows for more flow and allows students to work at a pace that works for them. D. I could potentially use this type of classroom structure at my school. It would take a commitment from teachers to have the videos, lessons, and mini-quizzes ready for a variety of lessons and units, since all students will work at a different pace. I would need to show teachers the benefits of this, "flipped", classroom structure. It would take time and planning, but may be the needed change to flip our current teaching strategies to increase our students learning in one school year. Link to video: https://www.edutopia.org/video/student-centered-model-blended-learning
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vrim
9/9/2019 09:14:38 am
I think this would be a 2 yr process. First year guiding the other teachers, then using it in the classroom? Hmm... I don't know how fast people would be adopted in to it??
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AuthorKathy Martin is an educator in Napa, Ca. She has taught all ages, K-8, in her past 14 years of teaching. She looks forward to exploring more about the world of education. Archives
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