Continuing lessons from a flipped class

Our group spent both this week and last week discussing lessons learned from last semester and things that we are tweaking this semester.

Kathy is embedding videos and google forms into a class blog and linking that blog in edmodo. The intent is to help empower students to take charge of their own learning.

Andrew is also using google forms this semester and we discussed how to make a quiz in google forms and have flubaru grade the quiz.

Kathy is also working this semester on adding projects to the class in addition to the videos and ixl practice.

As I have used the videos and ixl more to help the students develop independence, I have noticed that one of the greatest lessons learned by the students is time management. It is a real struggle because the students seem to be used to determining the pace of the classroom. With the flipped class, they have a certain amount of content  that they must master. They frequently have a hard time with this because they want to spent time on FB and face time.  Learning to manage their time will be an important life lesson if I can successfully teach it as we learn math.

End of semester reflection

One of the lessons we've learned that the combination of using the videos and the immediate feedback is a very powerful tool.  We really enjoyed discussing all the different ways to "do" the flipped classroom -- each of us learning something new each week that we could try in our own classrooms.

We thoroughly enjoyed working together to create a presentation over our versions of the "Flipped" classroom.  It was also fun to walk around and look at other groups' presentations.  We learned a lot about each other, which again, we can use to improve ourselves and our classes.

Showcase Supplies??

It looks like you might need a display board for the showcase....Did I read the blog correctly?
Please see Katie Brugger by Nov 30th to finalize your PLC's needs.

PowerPoint Apps

Today we discussed different apps that could be used with PowerPoint; ways to record audio and annotations so that they entire presentation can be accessed at school or at home.  I knew that PowerPoint is versatile and have recorded audio within that program, but haven't been able to record annotations along with the audio -- to be viewed at a later date.  I think this app would be most beneficial, especially as we continue to experiment with 'The Flipped Classroom.'

October 31

We discussed the presentation that we are to prepare for December. Some of the ideas we had were to set up laptops to show instructional videos, a powerpoint presentation and possibly a video of students and/or the classroom.

We also discussed a display board to make it easier to see lessons learned, etc at a glance.

As a followup to last weeks plans, after losing their privileges and assigning work on ixl.com, 22 of 28 students now have a grade of 65%  or higher.

Combining ixl.com with instructional videos has proven to be a very good combination (so far).

Concerns

How does the student who cannot take his laptop home do the "home part" of the flipped classroom?
NOT SURE HOW TO DO THIS BESIDES HAVING A FEW PRINTED COPIES

How does the student who has a computer but no internet at home do the "home part of the flipped classroom? STAY AFTER SCHOOL TO VIEW, GO TO PUBLIC PLACES WITH INTERNET FREE

Now what else?  Oh, how do I get students to do school work after hours?  That is what is probably the biggest barrier until they come to understand the dynamic of the class or come to care about their education.  If I knew how to conquer this, I could probably have student success regardless of which type of system I implement. I really worry about part every day when I see students with poor attendance, a pile of "O"s, and making no effort to do differently.

PLC Showcase

At the end of our semester of work, all PLCs will be showcasing their work at the Wyandotte High School PLC Showcase on Wednesday, December 12th in the Social Hall.  The showcase will be a public demonstration of our learning, collaboration, and results.  Each PLC will showcase work that reflects how your learning and collaboration has impacted student learning.  Each PLC is encouraged to be creative and innovative in their demonstration (student examples would be highly encouraged); however, please be sure the following are addressed through your presentation -
    PLC Focus

Collaborative Actions   

Summary of PLC Learning

Impact on Student Learning

Connections to Future Teaching and Learning

In addition, all staff will have an opportunity to visit each demonstration during the Showcase.  Many outside guests will also be in attendance.  

If your PLC requires any kind of additional resources, please submit any requests for those materials via the comment section to this blog entry by NOVEMBER 9th. You will receive these materials by or before your November 28th meeting, so you will have AT LEAST two weeks to work on organizing your demonstration.