I am going to be observed on this short skills unit that I have chosen to flip. I asked for the observation - our administrators let us choose the day and time.
The videos I created are OK ... they aren't perfect. I need to work on that skill some.
This notes booklet should be helpful to students.
Rational Exponents Booklet Notes Pages 1 and 8 by Beth Ferguson
In each of these lessons I am highlighting three initiatives at our school, formative assessment, technology, and writing.
The writing we will do is short ... to the point. We have done some lengthier explanatory writing. But the reflection and short explanations in this booklet fit the expectation ... and of course are worthwhile to student learning.
The use of technology is not transformative. I am using technology in its simplest forms ... for taking notes, for routine online practice, and for quizzing.
The formative assessments I have planned now are the individual stations and a wrap up activity at the end of each lesson. I'm looking back through the book on formative assessment for a strategy I might like to employ other than ticket out of the door or show me your whiteboard work.
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Flipping the classroom
In the midst of our study of functions we will take a two-day detour to learn how to manipulate rational exponents.
I decided that this 2-day unit would be the perfect time to try flipping the classroom. The unit is skill-based, and I want students to have as much class time to practice as possible. The notes are simple to give via video.
The preparation for the unit is huge. I'm spending a lot of time preparing the stations we will use in class as well as planning the examples I want to put in the videos.
The outline of the stations looks like this:
Day 1 ... simplifying expressions with rational exponents
I'll share the bits and pieces soon. I left most of the work today on my school computer. The unit starts Friday ... so I need to step up the preparation!
I decided that this 2-day unit would be the perfect time to try flipping the classroom. The unit is skill-based, and I want students to have as much class time to practice as possible. The notes are simple to give via video.
The preparation for the unit is huge. I'm spending a lot of time preparing the stations we will use in class as well as planning the examples I want to put in the videos.
The outline of the stations looks like this:
Day 1 ... simplifying expressions with rational exponents
- Manga High
- Card Sort
- Search 'n Shade practice
Day 2 ... solving equations with rational exponents
- Edmodo challenge problems (EOC style)
- Error Analysis
- Solving Practice
I'll share the bits and pieces soon. I left most of the work today on my school computer. The unit starts Friday ... so I need to step up the preparation!
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