I teach 2nd grade. I think that is an important detail in the discussion of flipping. What that means is that flipping has a different meaning in 2nd than it would in a high school class. It also is different in different communities. If parents value the idea of flipping then it will be more effective. I believe the most important aspect of the practice of flipping is that it is a tool. One of many. It is not something that can be relied upon. So, should I flip my classroom? No. My community would not value it and my students, not all, but the majority, are too immature. It is something I could do on a classroom level in a center during science. There is a lot to consider. My only prep time is one hour per week. I don't think I would have the time to make videos on a regular basis. Of course once they are made I would have them to reuse each year. And maybe a grade level team could use collaboration time. Yeah, I think it would be one of the many tools that I use as a teacher and it would have to be utilized in class. But, no I would not use it in the way it is intended.
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Marie Zorn
6/12/2016 09:28:13 pm
I agree that you have to have buy in with parents and students for this to work at your school or in your classroom. I really love that you also brought up that this is one of many tools that we use in our classrooms. For one if we all used the same tools all the time the students and we would get bored. And two, it would be impossible to keep up with making all the videos and trying to fit everything into one type of teaching. I think teachers forget about this when they go to training's and get excited and want to implement what they learned in every aspect of their teaching. It just doesn't work that way. I agree that for the age level you teach it might be difficult to use a flipped classroom but using the idea of videos at Science stations sounds like an amazing start to bringing it in! Good luck!
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Dina Solberg
6/13/2016 06:57:16 pm
I teach kindergarten and I also am on the fence as to how to flip in k-2. I would like to think it could be done on a more simple level such as for homework or an in-class flip. Let me know what you come up with!
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Rose Girguis
6/14/2016 03:18:11 pm
Kristine and Dina,
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Jane Gould
6/15/2016 12:57:15 pm
I always love reading your perspective regarding your kiddos. At 2nd grade they are still so young which begs me to ask the question if they really need technology at all! I know that is probably something I shouldn't be writing seeing as we are doing our Masters about educational technology, but is it really necessary for 6-8 year olds to be online? Shouldn't they be doing what Rose suggested - imagining, playing, creating and being free and beautiful young beings?? I think if anything, if I taught that age, I would make recordings of me reading to them which as the interesting ASCD article 'Why You Should Flip Your Classroom' said is often used for the whole family to practice their English in ESL families. That would also serve to strengthen the importance of school with the home which is a good thing. I'm fascinated to hear your thoughts about how to use technology for your kids at the end of the masters and see if they have changed along your journey doing this class.
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Devorah
6/18/2016 10:57:52 pm
Jane- I appreciate this breathe of fresh air. As a parent of a 6 years old, 3 year old, and toddler, I don't want my kids having much screen time. I would be really uncomfortable introducing it to my 6 year old, even for educational purposes. Seeing how much my middle school students are obsessed with their digital devices and being connected, I would like to delay the inevitable as long as possible and encourage more old fashioned forms of homework. Leave a Reply. |
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