After reading both articles, I thought there were some really good points made. One example is that flipped learning individualizes learning for students and is learning/student centered as opposed to teacher centered. I thought that was a great plus. One con that the articles brought up was that not all students learn best through watching a screen. This can be said of any learning style though. Overall, these articles gave me a lot to think about and try with my own class.
I really like the idea of flipped learning. I say the idea of flipped learning because I don't have that much personal experience with flipped learning. And my specific class does not lend itself easily to flipping a lesson. I have three different grade levels and a variety of ability levels in my SDC class. I also teach in an low income area where I know not all of my students have access to electronic devices other than their parents cell phone. Parent participation is a silent component to flipped learning that I have not really seen or heard addressed yet. Parents have to be a component in a successful flipped learning environment. Parents have to make sure that students are watching these lessons from home and that students are engaging in the lesson, as opposed to watching and zoning out. I don't know many students that go home and complete homework on their own or when asked by their parents if they have completed thier homework, would not answer yes, even if they hadn't.
After reading both articles, I thought there were some really good points made. One example is that flipped learning individualizes learning for students and is learning/student centered as opposed to teacher centered. I thought that was a great plus. One con that the articles brought up was that not all students learn best through watching a screen. This can be said of any learning style though. Overall, these articles gave me a lot to think about and try with my own class.
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Brandon Chapman
12/12/2015 11:01:48 am
You are very right that with the flipped classroom there is a silent parent component to ensure that students are in fact completing the lesson on their own. Depending on grade level this can be a major downfall to the flipped classroom especially if younger students who are less responsible do not have the parent support. With that in mind it seems that older students may be more successful in a flipped class even when parent involvement is not present. Having created a few flipped lessons with my middle school students they gave me a positive response and did show increased understanding and the reason for that is they can learn at their own pace and revisit the lesson. So I would agree that the most positive aspect of the flipped classroom is that learning becomes student centered.
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Lorena Miramontes
12/12/2015 11:02:11 pm
With three grade levels in your classroom, it can be difficult to flip it. I also think that both articles brought up very good and important points. For instance that pre-made videos are probably not the best choice; especially for math because it only teaches one way. And we all know that Common Core requires students to be critical thinkers, and learn more than one way.
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Traci Goodrich
12/13/2015 05:03:11 pm
I would have to agree that when students are younger parent support is a huge component when using the flipped classroom teaching method. I can't imagine trying to come up with a video that would work for three different grade levels. I do think that videos and the flipped classroom allows students to learn at their speed enabling them to comprehend and attain more knowledge of a certain concept.
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Emily Connolly
12/13/2015 06:57:11 pm
I think the idea of adding a parent portion is really interesting. That way your kids who are not completing homework (theoretically) have someone other than you to hold them responsible. I'd like to see if any of the apps or websites have a way to have the parent sign off once the student has completed the work.
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