Instructions
Your personal page serves at least three purposes. It is a place for you to:
take notes
enable your flipped presentation
submit your individual assignment
Use the rough scaffold below as a guide. You may add headers and content, but not remove any.
Part A: Imagine that you are submitting a Wikipedia article on the flipped classroom. Draft your article here. Bear in mind that your writing will be public and subject to scrutiny and critique. What would you write to educate others like your school principal and colleagues about the flipped classroom.
Part B and C: You are a manager of other teachers, Suggest a plan for a group of teachers to flip their classrooms. Prepare a flipped presentation in Part C to get formative feedback on your plans.
Refrain from uploading presentation or other files to this space. Instead, host your files in the cloud and embed them in your page. For help on how to do this, refer to the iTunes U courses provided by CeL in the Resources section or search Google or YouTube.
Name: Salmi Rahmat
School: Changkat Primary School
Role: SH ICT
Part A: Article on Flipped Classrooms
1. Definition and origins of the "flipped classroom"
parents and pupils work together as parents can learn together with the child instead of chalk board when interaction is between teachers and pupils
its NOT about technology BUT pedagogy
classes need to be interactive, inquiry driven
From Brame J.C. Flipping the Classroom:
In terms of Bloom’s revised taxonomy (2001),this means that students are doing the lower levels of cognitive work (gaining knowledge and comprehension) outside of class, and focusing on the higher forms of cognitive work (application, analysis, synthesis, and/or evaluation) in class, where they have the support of their peers and instructor. This model contrasts from the traditional model in which “first exposure” occurs via lecture in class, with students assimilating knowledge through homework; thus the term “flipped classroom.”
Key Elements of a Flipped Classroom:
1. Provide a opportunity for students to gain first prior exposure to experience outside class.
2. Provide an incentive for pupils to prepare for class - point system can be implemented to ensure pupils prepared. Task can be varied.
3. Provide a mechanism to assess pupils' understanding
2. What the flipped classroom is/is not
Question: Are flipped classroom consist of teachers uploading videos? Can it be notes uploaded?
meaningful activity? How?
Dimensions of flipping:
1. conventional flipping
2. content creation
3. role of teacher
4. Peer instructions?
From http://www.teachthought.com/trends/10-common-misconceptions-flipped-classroom/
Misconception of a Flipped Classroom
1. Not Khan Academy
2. It's Not a trend or reverse instructions
3. It's good for certain subjects - Not true as even PE can be flipped
4. You have to video yourself
5. Teachers have to create from scratch
3. Designing, developing, evaluating, and managing flipped classrooms
I think one factor that will help me to be able to sustain flip classroom in school is to be the one that motivate other teachers. I should be the one to walk the talk and lead by example.
Designing and Developing
From: http://www.uq.edu.au/tediteach/flipped-classroom/how-to-start.html
Factors to consider:
To get buy-in from staff and can be done in small groups. Development workshops could also be done to get staff to be aware.
Introduction to a concept. May not be a whole topic or lecture
Use activities to grasps pupils concept
Design activities that reinforce Learning Objectives
How do I get my students to engage with this new model?
Ice- breaker game.
Introduce pupils to the different platforms and its usage
Set Clear expectations
Considerations for Resistance
There might be pupils who are passive and resistance to the idea.
They have to learn to adapt and see that they will me missing out if they come unprepared. Personally, I do find that this is true. If most of us are prepared then those unprepared will be wanting to know. Even though they may not be able to catch up on that day's lesson, they might do the catching up once they are home.
Evaluation and Managing
Assessment can be used to to direct students to prepare by assessing online quizzes and short essays before class. Peer assessment can be done also by giving comments to see if pupils are at least engaged
4. Flipped classroom issues and solutions
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/10-pros-cons-flipped-classroom/
The issues identified in the above websites are as follows. I do try to give my solutions on these issues:
1. It can create or exacerbate a digital divide
One of the most prominent issues is the necessity for students to have access to a computer and Internet in order to view the lectures. This is particularly hard on students from low-income districts who already have limited access to resources.
My Solution: There are funds that pupils can use to help them purchase computers. Also school can help by giving free access area for pupils to use the computers. In my school, computer labs are open in the afternoons from 2-4pm for pupils to use for research and homework purposes. Some of my pupils also mentioned that they go to community centre to use the free computers.
As for teachers, there will be some teachers who are not IT-savvy and 'afraid' of the computers. I suggest we should leave this teacher out first and just expose them on the ideas of a flipped classroom. Also as a head, I should also handhold them and provide them with the necessary PD
2. It relies on preparation and trust
There is also the concern that since flipped classrooms are dependent on student participation, one must trust students to watch the lectures at home. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee students will oblige or cooperate with the flipped model.
My Solution: As mentioned earlier, some of these pupils may feel 'left out' if they discovered that they are not prepared. Eventually, I believed they will learn.
3. There is significant work on the front-end
Additionally, there is a concern that implementing a flipped classroom adds an extra workload on teachers, as there are several elements that must be integrated carefully to allow the class to flourish. Responsibilities include taping and uploading condensed lectures, which take time and skill, and introducing activities in the classroom that will enhance the subject matter as well as motivate students to participate and prepare for class. Though teachers can gradually integrated flipped elements into their classrooms, it will still require additional time and effort from teachers.
My Solution: Start small. Maybe only on the introduction of a lesson and a few lessons first. Teachers should also work in groups to prevent fatigue and overloaded
4. Not naturally a test-prep form of learning
Whether you think this is a good or a bad thing is another conversation, but it’s important to realize that generally speaking, flipped classrooms do not “teach to the test.” Flipped classrooms do not follow the model of teaching to improve standardized test scores. However, teachers and students are still required to spend a sizable portion of time preparing for state mandated testing, which in turn interrupts the flipped classroom process.
My Solution: Flipped classroom is a teaching strategy. To ensure if pupils learnt AFL can be conducted to see if our LO are met.
5. Time in front of screens–instead of people and places–is increased
There are some who believe that if every teacher starts flipping their classrooms, students will spend hours in front of a computer watching the lectures. One may argue that this has the potential to cause serious problems to student’s learning processes, as not everyone may be as adept to learning through a computer.
My Solution: Teachers have to consider the time spent on computers. As of modern world now, people are spending more time on the television or the computers. Flipping the classroom only allows them to do something productive when they are in front of the computers. In class, teachers may not use the computers and spent more time of face to face discussions. This will allow pupils to interact face to face instead of online.
5. References
- Sustavo Reis (Ted )
6. What I've learnt in Class
1 Why you need to move around in class
1. visually monitor
2. model classroom settings due to limited resources
3. 5 senses - proprioception ability to detect if there is in balance
Being in the place will give you thought and idea
Designing a flipped in a face to face component:
Getting a sense of where something happen
Helps in the classroom management
Chilled out zone
Direct Instructions/ Didactic delivery
- Must be included
- Whats the purpose? – to know the story
Point of flipped – if you can get the class to learn something outside
19 Feb 2014
Backchanneling - eg. Twitter or Todays' Meet
No technology at home - do not prepare, will not prepare... not unique to flipped classrooms
26 Feb 2014
ASK SL to give buy-out time - offload the flipping managers timetable load
Do not promise academic results will go up
Dimensions - watch first
- learner create content
Flip - NOT to increase curriculum time
- videos a new text
Part B: Flipped Classrooms in My Context
Outline a plan for mobilizing a group teachers who will flip their classrooms. You might:
Describe your context (what levels, what content areas, how many teachers, etc.)
Primary 4
group of 8 teachers
Science
Devise plans for communication, buy-in, professional development, evaluation, etc.
Getting buy-in from school leaders
Initial Plan
Tried out Flipped classroom concept for Science in 2013 in class. Shared the PSLE results with exco. (Entry results for Science - 0% passes. PSLE A - 8% Passes - 84%)
Buy-in from School Leaders
School background: School practice of PLC is teachers are group by level. requested the Principal and exco team to approve forming own PLC team to experiment in 2012 and 2013. Got rejected. Proposed the idea again at end of 2013 for 2014 PLC.
Principal then asked me to submit proposal end of 2013 for ICT Tech Plan
Principal approved provided if I am able to form a team and able to use the TPCK framework to justify the use of ICT (see attached)
A proposal on Technological Plan was submitted to the principal before I left for MLS (attached file - Tech Plan 2014)
Buy in from Teachers
Team of 4 teachers was approved by the Principal to form PLC group for 2014
The 4 teachers are chosen based on voluntary basis. Coincidentally all the teachers are from ICT department
February 4th - P4 level teachers asked to be part of flipped classroom PLC team ( As this year, I am teaching a P4 class and from January, some teachers in the level asked questions regarding Edmodo and flipped classroom. Gave them links to the resources on flipped classroom. At the end of January, teachers are all into the idea of flipped classroom). I also provide them with the resources from MLS 126 and the link to Enoch blog. Teachers got excited after looking at Enoch's blog)
Principal approve the P4 teachers to embark on the flip classroom
Buy in from Parents
Letter will be sent out to parents to inform parents on the implementation
Professional Development
Mostly all teachers are IT savvy
Non-IT savvy teachers are paired up with teachers who are IT-savvy
On the job training - where teachers shared apps and web tools during PLC and level meeting
A workshop on Google Docs will be conducted in June
Provide a timeline
2014
February - Proposed
June (School Holidays) - Literature Review
July - Revision on lit review/ Planning of lesson
August - Lesson study of a lesson (Magnet)
September - Review of lesson and implementation to other classes
October - review and report on the Flipped classroom lesson
November - Sharing in School in school conference
2015
PD structure:
P4 and P5 level teachers to go for training on Edmodo
ICT mentors and teachers champion at flip classroom to mentee teachers at the level
To implement 50% of Science Topic at P4 level
To implement 50% of Science topic at P5 level
Part C: Flipped Presentation
Embed your presentation for Part B here. You may include notes in a shared Google Doc if you wish.
I can't seem to embed, so please click this link: newhive.com/salmi/planning-for-flip-classroom or this link
Please give me your comments and questions here:
Your peers will view this presentation before the last session and provide formative feedback.