on 2011-10-02
When you think of a classroom, what comes to mind? Students, teachers, lectures? There’s a new classroom style that’s growing in popularity where that lecture portion may be a bit less of the classroom experience. It’s called a Flipped Classroom.
If you’re wondering what a Flipped Classroom entails, look no further than this fantastic new infographic from Knewton.
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We're always trying to figure out the best tools for teachers, trends in the education technology industry, and generally doing our darnedest to bring you new and exciting ways to enhance the classroom. But I wanted t...
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To flip or not to flip? That is not the essential question. In assessing the optimal classroom dynamics, I would argue that we need to take a good look at what our classrooms look like right now, what activities our students gain the most from, what we wished we had more time for, and what things about our class we wish we could eliminate.
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Whether you're looking to inspire or entertain your students, the following TED talks have terrific lessons embedded in fascinating talks.While not every single talk may float your boat, there are likely a few that you should think about showing to students this year.
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Have you “flipped” yet? My colleagues have this week; it’s PSSA week in Pennsylvania (PSSAs are standardized tests.). That’s not the flipped I meant, however. I meant, have you flipped your classroom yet? Well, if you have or are thinking about it, here are some tools you might want to consider using for those after-hours background knowledge sessions.
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![How A Flipped Classroom Actually Works [Interview]](http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/flipped.jpg)
I would be interested to know how well this method works with an inclusive student population.
Aren’t these the same ideas that Paulo Freire had half a century ago with collaborative learning.
I also don’t think they’re new ideas. Back in the day, in my more challenging courses (maybe 2 or three all told) we used to read stuff before we came to class… we were accountable for understanding it.
I don’t think this is any kind of magic, especially given all the excitement over Khan’s videos which are great for his daughter, but …since when is quantity more important than quality? Check out his “introduction to averages” — he calls multiplication “sum” and explains that averages can sort of ” represent” a group of numbers. I was really *hoping* this was a resource I could recommend to my students but… no thanks.