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Flipping the Classroom - AQIFGA April 2013
Transcript
Closing thoughts:
Button Theory: “Adults will ask before pressing a button. Kids will press the button and see what it does.”
Let your students know you’re open to trying something new too. Model an exploratory culture for your students!
April 12th, 2013
This presentation is available at:
www.tinyurl.com/flip2013aqifga
Image Credit: Flickr Creative Commons
Flipping the Classroom
www.tinyurl.com/flip2013aqifga
Where can I go to find existing videos?
Reflection
How do you see the flipped classroom working in your classroom?
Activity: Use "Safari" on the iPad to look at videos/text as many times as you would like until you can solve the "creamer" puzzle!
www.fur.ly/9451
Did you use any of the following skills?
www.youtube.com
What strategies did you use?
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem solving
- Differentiation
(all subjects)
www.khanacademy.org
ed.ted.com
(math)
(ideas/hooks)
Modeling key concepts of the Flipped Classroom:
How do I flip my classroom? (Option "B" - computers)
- No smartphone/tablet option, only classroom or lab computers.
- Different "URLists" of resources are created by the teacher in advance
- Each "URList" focuses around one theme (verbs, fractions, etc)
- Students are free to use the computers during "hands-on" portion of class.
- Students type in a URList to access a "playlist" of resources around one topic.
http://urli.st
How do teachers create QR codes? Is it hard to do?
Challenge: Can you move the creamers from one hand to the other hand without interlocking the creamers?
http://urli.st/tmG/sxm
How do I flip my classroom? (Option "A" - QR codes)
The Flipped Classroom: Some differences in FGA
- Not everything you teach needs to be flipped.
- Homework is rarely given in FGA. As so, videos can be watched in-class instead of at home.
- The main focus today will be to provide you with strategies to adapt the "flipped" model in FGA.
CC Attribution License, "Adult Learners" by Flickr User US Department of Education
- Teachers create lists of QR codes before class and post them on the wall.
- Students "flip" with QR codes whenever they feel they need to.
- Students are ALLOWED (not required!) to use their personal devices to view resources in-class.
- QR codes work well in an individualized classroom.
Summary of the Flipped Classroom in FGA so far..
- Students access video/digital texts during class, not at home
- Students use videos/digital texts to learn core concepts
- Students can learn at their own pace by rewinding and re-watching
- Students are provided multiple ways to learn one topic (differentiation)
- Teacher becomes "guide on the side" instead of "sage on the stage"
.. but what makes a "good" video?
Additional Resources:
www.tinyurl.com/maflip2
www.tinyurl.com/maflip1
Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Students in
Every Class Every Day
By: Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams ISBN-10: 1564843157 (Available at Amazon.ca)
Part 2: Creating your own videos
- If you possess the technical ability to create your own videos, think of the time invested to create the resource vs. the amount of time you'll use it with your students... Is it taking you too long to produce something?
- Quick and dirty is better than time consuming and polished - the process should be sustainable or it won't work!
- Explain Everything on the iPad is currently the easiest (in my opinion)way to create videos capsules.
- That's what we'll explore next!
www.tinyurl.com/flip2013aqifga
Some more tips for FGA flipping:
What do you know about the flipped classroom?
Based upon a presentation by:
Avi Spector (RECIT FGA, Educational Consultant)
Isa Helfield (EMSB Andragogical Support Team)
ENGVid
- Try to look for existing videos first before creating your own.
- Use SHORT videos (Max 3-5 minutes)
- If possible, differentiate by using 2 to 3 short videos that explain the same concept in different ways. (Easier said than done!)
- You can use a combination of video resources + texts
- The teacher doesn't necessarily need to be seen in a video
- Other good attributes: funny, genuine, visual, clear
- .. and once again, not everything you teach needs to be flipped!