Once again, I walked away from this amazing Pro-D inspired, engaged and filled with ideas. There wasn’t a dull moment during the day! We started with a review of our toolkit and continued right through to generating discussion and ideas on our action plans. It was great seeing familiar faces and catching up on what we were doing as well as meeting Louis and welcoming him into Cohort.
I’ve been toying with the idea of flipping a Grade 12 Chemistry class and how this will look. I was enlightened with the discussion our table had on Flipping a classroom and what it really is. Does it need to include a video? Are flipped classrooms only designed to give more time in the classroom? Is it a new way of thinking? How much time does an educator need to put in to design a flipped classroom? How much of the course should be flipped? Can you flip a lab? I’ve got quite a list of things to look more into but needless to say, I am extremely excited to get started and dive into this action plan.
I’m confident that this’ll be an awesome experience for myself and the students. One which is enriched with inquiry, projects and in-depth labs. I look forward to bringing these ideas back to Pickering College and sharing with others.
I asked myself the same question today about whether a “flipped” classroom must involve video. If we are clear about the process of having students get the necessary knowledge at home, then come to class prepared to use it… is that so different from assigning a reading and using class time for discussion?
… or as in my university computer science courses, when we were expected to read the textbooks and spend our class hours programming? Was that already “flipped” learning?
I look forward to hearing about what you come up with!
Thanks for the comment! You pose some thought provoking ideas here. I suppose it’s all about the individual experiences and how our students learn best. Looking through the lens of specific courses, I can see that a flipped lesson would differ in it’s delivery, it’s appearance as well as the methodology behind it, Very interest!!
Great questions Chris, around what does a flipped classroom look like for senior science classes. I can tell the thought process is well underway. Good luck with the exploration!