A flipped classroom Pt 1: The implementation<\/p>\n
When I first attempted to create a flipped classroom, I spent a long time making videos:<\/p>\n
–videos in which I screen cast the smartboard I was using<\/p>\n
–videos in which I set up the camera in front of the smartboard<\/p>\n
In both instances, the videos I created seemed forced. Like most people, I don\u2019t love the sound of my own voice\u00a0 when it is played for me\u2014the irony that I am a teacher is not lost on me here.<\/p>\n
As for the screen casts, the videos I created were okay, but I felt that there were already better suited \u201cflipped\u201d videos readily available online that covered the same material. For instance, the website: http:\/\/www.showme.com\/topic\/math<\/a> is just one of many readily available video banks that have a lot well done flipped videos.<\/p>\n For this reason, I decided to choose from the library of pre-existing videos to try out flipped teaching.<\/p>\n For the lesson on equivalent fractions I chose this video for the students homework to watch: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U2ovEuEUxXQ<\/a><\/p>\n The next day I started with\u00a03 questions and a quick assessment task:<\/p>\n Who watched the video<\/strong>? <\/i>20 of the 23 students watched the video.<\/i><\/p>\n Was it easy to access the video<\/strong>? <\/i>19 students found it easy\u2026one student\u2019s internet was acting up, so they went next door to their friend\u2019s house. The other 3students didn\u2019t have their parents check their email.<\/i><\/p>\n Ranking the video from 1 to 5 (\u00a05 being amazing),\u00a0 what would you rank your enjoyment?<\/strong> Most said 3 (this is math we are talking about, not Wreck it Ralph)<\/i><\/p>\n At this point (4 minutes into the class) I had all the students who watched the video and felt comfortable with the concepts go on computers and try playing one of the two following links:<\/p>\n http:\/\/ca.ixl.com\/math\/grade-5<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.free-training-tutorial.com\/math-games\/fractions-equivalent-matching.html?1&<\/a><\/p>\n Students who didn\u2019t understand the concept, or hadn\u2019t watched the video re-watched it with me, going over the points that needed clarification; mostly, how fractions with different numbers can be the same size.<\/p>\n Once this was grasped, these students also went on the computers to \u201cplay\u201d( their term not mine).<\/p>\n Watching the students perform I categorized students into 3 loose categories:\u00a0 gets the concept and needs greater challenges, is starting to grasp the concept independently, and needs further teacher instruction.<\/p>\n For the duration of the letter lesson( another 25 minutes) Those from the first category were challenged by finding equivalent fractions with mixed and improper numbers, the second group worked on mastering the skill of matching normal equivalent fractions \u00a0and those of the third category worked around the smartboard with me giving my lions share to this group. We reviewed what a fraction is and used diagrams and blocks to examine how two fractions with different amounts could be equal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I found the lesson fulfilling. I have it in my bank of \u201cgourmet lessons\u201d for future years and I will use it again. I probably put 3 to 4 hours into planning this lesson. It is my belief, that any lesson a competent teacher places that amount of time into developing, whether it is \u2018flipped\u2019 or not, should probably go over better than most.<\/p>\n That being said, the kids really took to the flipped model. I did two other lessons very similar to this; one on comparing and ordering fractions and another on adding and subtracting numbers. I have had a positive experience with it so far.<\/p>\n The next step will be investigating how the students felt they did.<\/p>\n Until then, see you on the flip side!<\/p>\n Jesse Denison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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