Flipping
The Classroom
I have heard of flipping the classroom this year as a few of
my classmates in the M.Ed program have discussed using it for their action research.
I could only imagine what flipping the classroom truly meant, but I was way
off. I really like the idea of flipping the classroom, but I do not know if it
would be effective in my school area. Many of my students do not have computers
or access to the internet at home. In addition, my students, along with the
rest of the grade level, do not complete homework as a means of reviewing and
creating questions for future discussion. A good handful of students either do
not complete homework consistently or do not put thought into their assignments.
I could see the efforts of a teacher flipping the classroom going to the
wayside as not all students would watch the videos, thus not being prepared for
class. I do love the idea, but not at this point in time in my teaching career.
It was very informative as I now can carry on a conversation with a colleague
about flipping the classroom.
Using Assessment to
Improve Instruction
“Good assessment is part of the learning process, not just a
document to gauge learning.” I often feel that we are constantly testing our
students that we are running out of time to actually teach for understanding.
This video helped put assessment into perspective, where we can assess through
projects and performance tasks, not just tests and quizzes. We should see all
teaching as a form of assessment, even though students do not necessarily have
a pencil and paper or standardized test on their desk. Good teaching like the video stated, is
assessing through teaching.
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