Flipped classrooms are definitely coming into play a lot now because technology is the number one thing booming in education. It grows more and more by the minute it seems and it's hard to keep up with it. However after watching Todd's Webinar about flipped classrooms, I have a positive attitude towards the subject. One tip that I learned from him was it is very important to keep the parents involved. He said that if parents see you have such an open mind with your classroom and there is nothing to hide, they will have more trust in how you decide to teach. I think this is important because parents should be involved as much as they can be in their child's education. Todd points out there are a variety of sources to use to keep them involved: blogging, twitter/facebook, remind101, monthly "flipped class" open house, instagram, and so on. There are many resources to use!
One question that I would like to ask Todd would be, have you ever encountered that one parent who disagreed with the idea of a flipped classroom? If so, how did you deal with that or persuade them into seeing it's a good idea?
After watching this Webinar, I am more inclined to flip my classroom because it seems like his students are eager to come in and learn each day. It is so important to have the students want to learn and he said his students actually persuaded his team teacher into flipping her classroom because they talked about how much they enjoyed it. Technology seems to be what gets the students interested the most and learning can occur at the same time! Like Todd said, "You cannot internalize until you verbalize!"
Click here to view Todd's other Webinar's on flipping the classroom and why it may be a good idea for your classroom as well!!
So I was not able to attend class on Tuesday night; therefore I taught myself what Professor Ross went over in class. Basically I experienced flipped classroom first hand with doing these assignments. I went through the tutorial and answered the questions on there and also asked a question for anyone in the class to answer. Then I was able to look over lessons and websites where different teachers were incorporating flipped learning in their classrooms. I was able to encounter the pros and cons of a flipped classroom. After teaching myself, I was a bit confused on the next assignment with using Sophia and creating my tutorial for a lesson using a flipped classroom. However I was able to email Professor Ross for some clarification and I was shortly on my way. Since I directly experienced flipped learning I think it may be a good idea to use because it allows students to work at whatever pace they want. It also allows them to play back the videos they watched or even pause them when they need to write notes on it. The downfall of flipped learning would be that students may get confused by something and there isn't the teacher right there to assist them which can be frustrating. I do think it would be fun to try flipped learning in the classroom because it's a new approach to teaching and the different learners may appreciate more than a boring, old lecture!
View this video to see how a flipped classroom may be a good idea!!
So tonight in class we learned how to create a Prezi presentation...I have created one before for another class, but I did not know all of the details about it. My presentation for the other class was basic and I just used one of the templates on Prezi so it was easier. Well this time I decided to challenge myself and create a blank Prezi and this was difficult. There was so much that went into it. From picking a theme, to picking different fonts and colors and uploading images and creating different activities and frames within the big topic. I could not believe how much time could go into one project. In my presentation I decided to pick a reading lesson and have the students complete activities based on the book. In some of the frames I put on there exactly what the students would be doing, rather than just information on reading. It engages the students in the lesson which hopefully keeps them interested because it is interactive. As I move along with the Prezi students complete the activities on the screen which is a visual learning aspect.
Click here to view my Prezi on my Stone Soup lesson. Enjoy!
