Dear Parents/Guardians,
I would like
to take this opportunity to introduce a model that I will be implementing in
the classroom. I will be implementing
what is known as “The Flipped Classroom” for our Fractions, Decimals, Percents math unit this
month.
What is “The
Flipped Classroom” model? It is
basically when what is traditionally done in the classroom (the lesson) is
completed at home and what is completed at home (the homework) is completed in
the classroom. I will be available in
the classroom to assist those students who may be experiencing difficulties.
What will
this look like in our classroom for this unit?
The lesson portion of the class will be completed for homework by the
students through a video of the lesson created by myself or someone else. Students will have access to these videos
through our classroom website (D2L).
They will be given an opportunity to complete some of these lessons at
various times, sometimes at school and sometimes at home. When completing the lessons throughout the
school day, they will have an opportunity to watch the lesson at a station in
the class and students will have an opportunity to rotate through stations. Some of the lessons will require students to
complete work at home. Students will
need access to a computer and internet in order to complete these lessons. They will have an opportunity to arrange time
with me to stay after school, come in early before school to complete these
lessons or go to homework club if necessary.
Students can also visit the public library where they could complete the
lessons there if necessary.
Why a
“flipped classroom”?
1)
I will be available to answer questions the very
next day, especially for those who found the lesson confusing or difficult. It will give me an opportunity to monitor students
who may not understand a lesson and may need a little more instruction on a
certain concept.
2)
The lesson is available at any time for students
to watch again as a refresher or to confirm understanding.
3)
Students are able to watch the lesson at their
own pace. They can pause the lesson at
any time, rewind the lesson or even fast forward the lesson when they know they
have grasped the concept.
4)
I will have the opportunity to help more
students individually as I will only be reviewing the lesson, not teaching the
lesson.
5)
Students will have more of an opportunity to
work collaboratively to help each other and support each other for this math
unit.
Here are a few of the links to the
video lessons that I will be using during this unit.
http://www.mathtv.com/# -- here you click on basic
mathematics—fractions—there are a few videos here that I will use for this unit
Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Comparing and Ordering fractions
If you have any questions or concerns,
feel free to contact me at the school or email me any time.
Sincerely,
Mrs.
K. Bannon
Do you think any of your parents would have difficulties with this set up and the at home responsibilities? With so many extra-curricular activities and split family custody sharing, I find any at home commitments to school work difficult to implement.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you that there are many difficult factors involved when any at home work is required, but I think that once students and parents see the benefit then they will be on board. Also, in elementary, I would want to keep the lessons that I send home short.
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