Reflect on your learnings to answer the following
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
Create at least one flipped instruction using Power Point.
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
It will offer my students an additional information resource.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
If the students have an understanding of the unit without direct instruction.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
8/29/2012
In our PLC today we discussed pros and cons we have encountered with the flipped classroom. Andrew said that he has the class come together periodically for brief instruction and checkin. It helps keep the class moving at an appropriate speed. William suggested using the student companion to help guide the students in taking notes as they watch the video.
Andrew and I have both realized that the videos need to be shorter. When they are longer than 8-10 minutes, they start to tune out.
My goal for this next week is to make sure the videos are 10 minutes or less and to check out the student companion resource.
Overall, the flipped class has worked well. There are still a few students that continue to be off task and then complain that they are not being taught. However, the majority of the class is adjusting to the new class paradigm and doing much better at monitoring their own learning.
In our PLC today we discussed pros and cons we have encountered with the flipped classroom. Andrew said that he has the class come together periodically for brief instruction and checkin. It helps keep the class moving at an appropriate speed. William suggested using the student companion to help guide the students in taking notes as they watch the video.
Andrew and I have both realized that the videos need to be shorter. When they are longer than 8-10 minutes, they start to tune out.
My goal for this next week is to make sure the videos are 10 minutes or less and to check out the student companion resource.
Overall, the flipped class has worked well. There are still a few students that continue to be off task and then complain that they are not being taught. However, the majority of the class is adjusting to the new class paradigm and doing much better at monitoring their own learning.
August 29 PLC Notes
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
I will be trying out different strategies in my flipped classroom and logging best practices to share next week. These strategies include generating a study guide that students will fill out as they review course materials
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
Using the study guide will insure that students are getting the right information from the course materials as opposed to simply writing down everything contained in the powerpoint, video, etc.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
I will be looking at the students assignments and the percentages of students who complete their assignments.
I will be trying out different strategies in my flipped classroom and logging best practices to share next week. These strategies include generating a study guide that students will fill out as they review course materials
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
Using the study guide will insure that students are getting the right information from the course materials as opposed to simply writing down everything contained in the powerpoint, video, etc.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
I will be looking at the students assignments and the percentages of students who complete their assignments.
Start of the year
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
Continue refining the way I teach with respect to a flipped classroom. I want to start making shorter videos to help hold student attention.2) How does this contribute to student learning?
Shorter videos should hopefully hold student attention better and allow problems directly after viewing that type of problem.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
I will compare a homework quiz next week from a quiz I gave on monday.
New beginnings!
Our learning topic is effectively using technology to differentiate learning.
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
I need to find a way to differentiate my formative assessment for my ESL learners. I made a graphic organizer using inspiration and had them write key words in each box to help them formulate their ideas before they started writing. I used some pictures to help show what I was looking for. Does anyone have any other ideas?
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
I hope that getting them to organize their thoughts first will help them to write more fluently.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
I have a grading rubric for this assignment. Comparing the grades for ESL learners and non-ESL learners can help me measure if the organizers produced better results than what I have seen in this assignment in the past.
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
I need to find a way to differentiate my formative assessment for my ESL learners. I made a graphic organizer using inspiration and had them write key words in each box to help them formulate their ideas before they started writing. I used some pictures to help show what I was looking for. Does anyone have any other ideas?
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
I hope that getting them to organize their thoughts first will help them to write more fluently.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
I have a grading rubric for this assignment. Comparing the grades for ESL learners and non-ESL learners can help me measure if the organizers produced better results than what I have seen in this assignment in the past.
8.29.12
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
I will continue to learn more about the Flipped Classroom and tweak it in order to better reach our students with special needs.
I will continue to learn more about the Flipped Classroom and tweak it in order to better reach our students with special needs.
2) How does this contribute to student learning?
The flipped classroom concept is new and exciting for the kids (and us!) but the format isn't always conducive for the kids who need more 1-on-1 interactions/tutoring. I plan to continue to conference with Mr. Ford and make the changes necessary to reach the majority of the class.
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
Mr. Ford and I will closely monitor student work and homework completion through daily checking for understanding.
1) What are we going to do over the next week that contributes to our PLC learning topic?
Explore the use of blogging on Google.2) How does this contribute to student learning?
Possible create an additional venue to communicate in the class.3) How will the impact of this week’s work be measured?
My ability to post on the Blog.
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