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Flipping Your Classroom: Why You Might Want To. Lance Bledsoe, Math Teacher Garner High School Wake County, NC. 5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom “What about students who don’t have internet access at home?” 3 baby steps toward flipping your classroom
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Flipping Your Classroom: Why You Might Want To Lance Bledsoe, Math Teacher Garner High School Wake County, NC
5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom “What about students who don’t have internet access at home?” 3 baby steps toward flipping your classroom The evolution of my flipped classroom Small groups & pairs Student-made videos http://youtu.be/8bfPL9-Lmcw My plan for this session
1) You won’t be exhausted at the end of the day “In most classrooms, teachers work very hard, and their students watch them work very hard.” -Ted Sizer 5reasons you might want to flip your classroom
2) Use class time for other things Group work Projects Student video projects 5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom
3) Absent students can watch videos Absent students Suspended students ISS students ALC students 5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom
4) ESL teachers (and others) will love you ESL teachers Students Guidance Counselors Parents Other teachers 5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom
5) Your students will be 100% silent (and on task) while watching your videos in class 5 reasons you might want to flip your classroom
“What about students who don’t have internet access at home?” Internet access
Students can use the computers: - In my room… - In the media center… - In the computer lab(s)… - In any public library… I can give students all my videos on a flash drive or DVD Videos can be viewed on cell phones Internet access
Baby Step #1 – Make one video, save it to your hard drive, and use it in class instead of lecturing on that topic. What you’ll need: a video camera (approx. $80) or smartphone a classroom computer a projector Nice to have: Tripod DIY whiteboards ($12 at Home Depot) 3 baby steps toward flipping your classroom
Baby Step #2 – Upload the video to youtube. What you’ll need: a google/youtube account (free) 3 baby steps toward flipping your classroom
Baby Step #3 – Put a link to your video on your class website. What you’ll need: a class website https://sites.google.com/site/misterbledsoe/home 3 baby steps toward flipping your classroom
The evolution of my flipped classroom What my classes used to look like • Warm-up • Review homework • Lecture/notes • Practice problems What they look like now • Warm-up • Video/notes • Practice problems (in pairs) • Group work (rich math tasks) • Projects • Video projects • Reading activities • Student-generated practice problems • Whiteboarding
Contact info, etc. • LBledsoe2@wcpss.net • Class website: www.misterbledsoe.com • Personal website/blog: www.lancebledsoe.com • All materials from this presentation are available at http://www.lancebledsoe.com/flip-classroom-presentation-enloe-2013/