tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post7544509188507825748..comments2024-01-16T01:06:59.106-06:00Comments on square root of negative one teach math: Thinking about the FlipAmy Gruenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-17077224345146405462012-02-25T23:25:58.779-06:002012-02-25T23:25:58.779-06:00I know this post is from last year, but I've j...I know this post is from last year, but I've just come across it and thought I would join in...<br /><br />I've been flipping for the last few months and I have really seen great benefits - I can't imagine myself going back to my old way of teaching. Your concerns are all valid, and I've had my fair share of students who struggle with the new way of learning and doing. One of my goals is that students learn how to take responsibility for themselves and to become independent learners who can be successful in everyday life and in society as adults. That is not an easy change to make. I really don't feel me spoon-feeding them in class was helping them. Flipping is not the be-all end-all, and is not the magic solution, but it is one that I am seeing helps with some of those issues I was trying to find solutions to.<br /><br />To be successful, I believe that flipping the classroom has to be about so much more than just videos at home. I have set up a system in class that engages students in deep conversations and questioning about the content and allows them to work at their own pace, ahead or a little behind of the class, and still feel success. They don't move on until they feel comfortable with the current content- unlike a traditional class where if they were lost one day they will probably be even more lost the next day.<br /><br />Overall though, I've seen success. I am collecting data all semester comparing my scores last year in a non-flip to this year in a flip. My first unit test for Math Analysis saw a 7.5% class average increase and a 16% percent increase in # of students scoring proficient (80%+). I'm keeping a reflective blog all year on the pros, cons, upsides and downsides at flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com<br /><br />Sorry for being so long, but just wanted to share some thoughts!Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-3203305792987184992011-04-23T15:03:23.406-05:002011-04-23T15:03:23.406-05:00Hi Amy,
I was so excited to read your post today! ...Hi Amy,<br />I was so excited to read your post today! I have been thinking along the same lines. I have used the interwrite panel for a year now, but haven't done recording...just saving screenshots.<br /><br />Anyway, I have to pass along this link to a video about a Ph.D. project that tested retention in watching khan academy science videos: http://www.veritasium.com/2011/03/khan-academy-and-effectiveness-of.html. The point of the video is that when students watch videos they often assume they know what they are going to learn so they don't learn as much as they could.<br />Anyway, I hope to follow your journey because I like the idea of having students watch videos for vocabulary and to develop questions about the content. Instead of going through homework (which can be a time waster), start the class with a review and discussion of the video and possible misconceptions.<br />Thanks for sharing...I look forward to reading more...I am blogless, but want to start one at some point.<br />Lisa<br />Algebra I teacher in CALisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135017465371717129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-59016743986433539632011-04-22T17:07:50.428-05:002011-04-22T17:07:50.428-05:00Sounds like a good thing. Please keep accurate no...Sounds like a good thing. Please keep accurate notes and data? Pretty please?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-34299923741912484442011-04-22T10:47:34.587-05:002011-04-22T10:47:34.587-05:00Hi Curmudgeon! Thank you for reading my blog and ...Hi Curmudgeon! Thank you for reading my blog and sharing your thoughts. I just finished reading your post on this topic and almost everything you wrote has gone through my head as I think about this. I did not realize the idea originated in college, and that certainly brings a new perspective. At this point, I am leaning towards recording my direct instruction "live" to create a bank of unedited videos. In that case, it will be a full school year before I could implement the flip. In the meantime, I could make the videos available to students who are absent or who want to review the lesson.Amy Gruenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-18627323170703097232011-04-22T07:41:06.342-05:002011-04-22T07:41:06.342-05:00I'm ambivalent about this. It sounds great in ...I'm ambivalent about this. It sounds great in theory but so many theories only work with adults (college-level) who have different time pressures and levels of responsibility.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-41606534299288874472011-04-22T00:00:17.446-05:002011-04-22T00:00:17.446-05:00Something I have tried recently is to let students...Something I have tried recently is to let students do notes on their own. Before, I would create guided notes and lead them through it at the board. Twice I've tried letting them complete the notes in teams without me leading. It's easier than just an open-ended discovery lesson because the notes are scaffolded (hence the name 'guided') but there is more buy in and retention when they stumble upon patterns and formulas on their own rather than me just telling them what to do. I think this a step toward flipping the classroom by removing more of my influence out of the way of their thinking.miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-33884251202437896322011-04-21T16:15:38.735-05:002011-04-21T16:15:38.735-05:00I have been using a similar approach lately, but w...I have been using a similar approach lately, but with guided notes. I think that I spend too much time giving definitions/theorems in geometry and not enough time practicing problems with them. But my students think HW and they think it is some thing that they have to pass in. So I am working out the kinks. Yours sound like a great idea. keep us posted on your progress.ERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124846987033083264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-4944999815938387542011-04-21T15:29:30.550-05:002011-04-21T15:29:30.550-05:00Hi Misscalcul8! Thank you for those ideas -- that...Hi Misscalcul8! Thank you for those ideas -- that definitely gives me something to think about. I am still asking myself what is the overall payoff for all that extra work? Are students really going to be learning more? But I am going to give it a try before I decide that it won't work! AmyAmy Gruenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-57978137575480714662011-04-21T14:12:03.867-05:002011-04-21T14:12:03.867-05:001. You can burn all the videos onto a dvd. That wa...1. You can burn all the videos onto a dvd. That way students have access to it even if they don't have the Internet. I've taken an informal poll and even in this low income area everyone has some device they can watch a dvd on. Also, I imagine handing out a dvd instead of a textbook. Much more cost effective and easy to replace.<br /><br />2. Have each student make a video of a topic from throughout the year as a end of year review. That topic will be reinforced for the kid and you will have a library of videos already. Create a review worksheet that students complete by watching the videos. This could be a review for end of course or final exams or just a good way to end the year.<br /><br />3. Use Jing. It is very simple and free. Use Powerpoint or SMART Notebook to create the actual problems and then use Jing to record the screencast and voiceover. Super simple.<br /><br />4. What do you do now if a student doesn't complete the homework? Create guided notes to go with the videos that are fill in the blank style. Have students pause videos to work out examples before watching the correct answer. Those who just copy everything down won't know what to do but will have notes copied down. At least they have something to refer back to. If they don't watch it at all, hopefully you will have more time in class to devote to that student since other students should have at least a head start on the material.<br /><br />My students loved the idea because they said it sounded like something college kids would do. But of course I have freshmen and sophomores...miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.com