I have previously heard about flipped teaching. But never really researched it or “dived” into what it’s all about. And I honestly haven’t heard about Challenge Based Learning till now. To me flipped teaching seems amazing, just to think that I can give students resources that are then assigned as homework assignments or notes for them to do at home and then in the classroom we can build and master the content through rigorous tasks. That can save time in the classroom and focus on the math content instead of note taking per say. I can see how CBL can motivate students because the teacher is allowing for students to engage in something that students are interested in and then they are allowed to come up with their own ideas and hypothesis for solutions to a situation that impacts them personally. How much more engaging can that be? If I was in high school, I would have loved to work on a project in my Math class with peers and given a situation that is affecting our community and allowing us to find solutions to help others out while learning math makes me want to do math! This is my second year teaching and so far I have adapted, for the most part, PBL learning in my class. Now that I have taught the same subject for two years and feel somewhat comfortable with it, I think that I am ready to at least try the flipped classroom next year in Math 1. Will I try it in all of my Math classes? Maybe not, but who knows. I like this idea of flipped teaching because it does allow students to learn the content at their own pace, because I have seen students who don’t get to write all the notes down or are too shy to ask questions. So maybe at the comfort of their homes or at a café or a friend’s house they will be able to learn the content better. But before I can really try this out I would love to attend conferences or any sessions about flipped teaching and get a better idea of how I can really structure this in my classroom.
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Kendra Parsons
4/14/2018 12:11:10 pm
I am in a similar place as you are, I have heard about the flipped classroom but have never really looked at how to implement it. I agree, it would be valuable to learn more about it. I really see it saving classroom time for mastery of content and the ability to engage in rigorous tasks. I think it is really great that you continue to adapt your teaching methods; I think this is essential for all teachers. Looking forward to next year, maybe we can collaborate on curriculum design because we teach the same content.
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Sarah Tinloy
4/16/2018 10:10:59 am
I can totally see how flipped teaching can really work well for a math class, since the hardest part is the application (at least for me). I'm interested to see how flipped teaching works for your classes next year. Starting with one pilot class next year is a good idea then you can perfect it and then introduce it!
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