Flip It! - HB Tech Fest 2014

My Answer: I want my students...

1. Collaborating and talking about the math. [TWIRLS]

2. Figuring out why things work and where this math stuff comes from.

3. Receiving support with actual problem solving, not just the initial exposure.

4. Actively engaged and thinking critically throughout the class period.

• A "Traditional" Classroom
• Bell to bell, mostly teacher-centered
• Lots of time spent on lower order transfer of knowledge
• Sent students home with practice I knew they might struggle with

• Started small...
• Put my lesson (intro, vocab, a few examples) on a video for students to watch before class...

p.s. these things took time.

they didn't happen immediately.

flipped learning is a process, of continually trying things and tweaking things and finding what works...

What does this mean?

• Get the teacher out of the front of the classroom
• Students taking control and responsibility for their learning

How is it done?

• *Remove instruction from group learning space by utilizing technology such as videos, websites, and other resources to help students learn.
• Give students choice in how and where they learn.

What does this mean?

• Students actively engaged in their learning for the entire class period
• Students collaborating with their peers and receiving individual or small group help from the teacher as needed

How is it done?

• *Develop engaging in class learning activities, collaborative assignments, and practice problems.

What does this mean?

• Class time focused on applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating.
• Any knowledge or information dissemination is completed out of the group learning space.

How is it done?

• *Continue to develop and revamp in class activities to challenge student thinking and learning at deeper levels.
• Promote inquiry and discovery, as well as project-based learning, as you see fit in your content area.

What I've learned...

• Full-fledged flip not necessary to reap benefits
• All about a mindset shift
• What is the best use of your f2f time?
• Video as a tool which helps accomplish 3 goals
• Student centered
• Active Learners
• Higher Order Thinking
• All leads to a 3-E environment
• effective, engaging, enjoyable

What is Flipped Learning?

(From FlippedLearning.org)

“Flipped Learning occurs when direct instruction is moved from the group teaching space to the individual learning environment.”

“Class time is then used for active problem solving by students and one-to-one or small group interactions with the teacher. Students can watch the short lessons as many times as they wish to grasp the content and come to class ready to jump into the lesson, answer questions, work on collaborative projects, and explore the content further.”

Content organization

• Blogspot
• Sophia.org

Assignment/Activity Organization

• WSQ charts
• Online calendars

Google Forms

• VLookup
• ImportRange

Resources to learn more:

• Flipped Learning Network -
• access press, blogs, webinars, and more!
• FlippedLearning.org
• Flipped Learning Network Ning -
• connect with other Flipped Learning Educators, join content area groups, etc!
• FlippedClassroom.org
• Twitter -
• #flipclass, chat on Mondays 5pm PST
• Dan Spencer’s Flipped Classroom Resource Page - a plethora of information, ideas, and resources -
• bit.ly/danspencerflip

BEST USE OF FACE TO FACE TIME?

question

What is the best use of the face to face time you have with your students?

shifts

Teacher-centered →

student-centered

Flip it!

My Story

Passive learners →

active learners

Lower Order Thinking →

Higher Order Thinking

There has to be something better...

Something more

• effective
• engaging
• enjoyable

One thing I learned from my story is that you don't have to do a full-fledged flip to benefit from a flipped learning environment.

It's about a mindset shift that in everything you do, you are going about it in a way to make the best use of the f2f time you have with your students.

Video is just a tool that is used to remove direct instruction from the one-size-fits-all classroom and allows class time to be more student-centered, focused on HOTter skills, and much more active learning.

This in turn, is a much more effective, engaging, and enjoyable classroom to be in.

WHOA!

Flipped Learning Beyond the Video

Watch->Summarize->Question

Hey Students, go home and watch this video!

"WSQ chat"

Crystal Kirch

Math Teacher ~ Segerstrom High School

@crystalkirch ~ flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com

When you're watching, I want you to take notes. At the end of the video, you are going to think about what you learned and write a summary. Then, you will write down any questions you still have and bring them to class.

• Peer Instruction
• Hands-on activity (card sort, etc)
• Challenge Problems
• “Big Questions” - must have proof of their discussion through notes/visual/etc, teacher come around and discuss with each group for a few minutes
• Going Deeper/ Discovery activity (if video just introduced basics)

Purposes of the WSQ

Processing

Organization

Discussion

Accountability

How do you know that students actually watched the video?

=Supporting Students + Fewer Excuses

Think

Reflect

The WSQ is an EXCELLENT entry point to effective, engaging, enjoyable class time!

Respond

Handwritten vs. Online

• Where are students going from here?
• How is what they are learning connected to what is coming next?
• What can they expect to see tonight?

TIME FRAME FOR CLASS (sample: 54 minute classes)

• 5 minutes - teacher intro, plan for day
• 10-15 minutes - WSQ chat activity
• 30-35 minutes -
• Student work time for practice, application, blog creation and evaluation, formative assessment (quizzes), etc.
• Possible small group with teacher if needed.
• Teacher checking in with students constantly, redirecting and focusing.
• Whole-class clarifications (2-4 minutes) if needed.
• 5 minutes - teacher wrap up and next steps

Crystal Kirch

@crystalkirch

flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com

flippingwithkirch@gmail.com