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My Final Cohort Presentation

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jesse Denison

My Final Cohort21 Presentation

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Some Finishing Thoughts

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jesse Denison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9fD5RkumyY If you click this link you can watch my thoughts and opinions about my blogs.   –Jesse

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My Cohort 21 Experience and Flipped Teaching

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Jesse Denison

My Beliefs As the world of educators spends an abundance of time, energy, and money on researching best practices in order set students up for the needs of the 21st century, three beliefs have become cemented as truth: 1)     That … Continue reading →

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Flipped Classroom Pt. 3 The Parents’ Point of View

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jesse Denison

Last time I checked in, I talked about the research and feedback from my students’ flipped classroom experience. A lot of their experiences hinged on their parents’ ability to access the information/videos needed for the flipped classroom experience. For this … Continue reading →

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Flipped Classroom Pt. 2

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jesse Denison

After completing trying 3 flipped lessons I asked my class some multiple choice and yes or no questions. Here is the questions and the responses:   1) Watching the videos for homework was: –          Interesting –          Boring –          Neither 65% … Continue reading →

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Flipped Teaching Pt 1

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jesse Denison

A flipped classroom Pt 1: The implementation When I first attempted to create a flipped classroom, I spent a long time making videos: –videos in which I screen cast the smartboard I was using –videos in which I set up … Continue reading →

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Making sure the Flip isn’t a Flop

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Jesse Denison

After doing reading on “Flipping” a classroom and talking with peers like Celeste–who has also taken on the task of Flipping part of her Language program–I have decided to make sure I post the four lesson videos. With the videos … Continue reading →

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Silent Blog, Active Thoughts

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Jesse Denison

I have been a bit slow to re-engage on the Cohort21 Blog. This does not mean I have not mentally been engaged. Between life, school, and extra curricular activities, I had many a thought about Cohort21 and what I should be … Continue reading →

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Class Dojo…a new sticker chart?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Jesse Denison

When critically thinking about Class Dojo  it can be argued that it is simply a fancy sticker chart, a extrinsic reward system that much research has shown we should avoid in our teaching. The arguments I have heard  against Class … Continue reading →

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ICT for Kids…and Teachers!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Jesse Denison

The website, ictf4kids.ca is an excellent resource for teachers looking to find explicit instruction in a bunch of different technologies that could be used affectingly in the class. Especially if you use a smartboard. Here is are 2 links to tips I … Continue reading →

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