Flipped classroom is where lectures are provided online as homework for students, and typical homework is in turn completed during class time. I experienced a flipped classroom in high school Pre-Calculus, and found it very beneficial. Students who have trouble with material can view lectures (5-7 minute videos) as many times as they need to in order to maintain an understanding going into classroom. Then, once in class, students work on traditional homework and are able to clarify questions with the teacher present. I find trend more applicable to subjects like Math and Science, where material is more objective than subjective. As an English major, I have doubts with this trend, but can see the positives and would use it in the classroom--just not as an every night thing. Additionally, it could be problematic for students without internet access, but accommodations could easily be made like any other lesson.
Issue: Catfishing/Sexting
Catfishing is when a person pretends to be another person online (there is a TV show about this issue as well).
This website offers information on catfishing, and helps internet users to recognize when a catfish is occurring. This is a teacher resource that could be used in the classroom to inform students of the issue and inform them how to use internet safety.
Sexting is when sexually explicit text messages, photos, or videos are shared from one phone to another.
- Of the 70% of teen girls who have sexted, 61% have said that they did so because they were pressured
This website offers information on the background of sexting, informing people on the harms and pressures sexting offers. This is a teacher resource that could be used in the classroom to address sexting, and inform and hopefully prevent/minimize the dangers and problems it causes.
I found an article on a sexting case at a Colorado High school. Students at this high school had hundreds of photos of students at their school that were inappropriate. The school was trying to figure out how to handle the situation and some boys were stopped from playing in the football game because of the situation.
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I was said that these students could be facing felony charges. I think that when students do this they don't understand how serious the consequences can be for their actions. I think that schools should educate the students on the dangers and be able to give consequences for actions that happen at school. Many of the pictures that were taken in the Colorado case were at school. I have not had to deal with this in a school and I'm not sure what the school policy is on it. The article stated that it felt that every school has probably had to deal with this at some point though.
Matraca- That is terrible that these students got involved with making poor decisions, however it is right for them to suffer the consequences. I agree it is an issue all schools should talk about in order to prevent mistakes like the Colorado case from happening again.
DeleteThis is the first time I've heard of a flipped classroom. I think that is a great idea. I believe i would have academically benefited from that style of classroom a lot! When you did this type of classroom were the lectures mandatory? Was there a way to see if the students actually viewed the lecture?
ReplyDeleteI had a class like this when I was in middle school, and the teacher would assign readings for homework, and then when we got to class we usually discussed what was read and my teacher would occasionally give a short quiz on the reading. Then then class time was devoted to practicing the information learned in the reading. It was something new to me, but I found it to be really helpful, because when we were practicing the material the teacher was there to answer any questions if we had them. Where in a normal class, if a student has a question on a homework problem they don't do it and ask the teacher the next day.
DeleteAmanda- lectures were not necessarily mandatory, but if you did not view the lecture prior to class it would be difficult at times to understand the material. I can't remember if the teacher was able to see who viewed and who did not view the lecture, but he would be able to tell based on classroom work/quizzes and tests. Now hearing more about flipped classrooms, is this something you would do in the future?
DeleteLaurel-That is a good example of a non-math class where flipped classrooms can be beneficial to students and the teacher. I can imagine questions on homework would be shared amongst more than one student, so the teacher was able to assess understanding better this way. I'm glad you found it helpful in you experience. Would you use flipped classrooms in the future?
Enforcement and compliance are the difficult features of flipped learning. Your instinct is to review the material they were assigned to read/view, but that encourages students to skip it (because they know you'll go over it). Quizzes can be helpful in policing, but students will start watching with an eye for what they think you'll quiz them on rather than trying to absorb the material (i.e., 'strategic compliance').
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