Welcome to #flipclass chat tonight! Please introduce yourself, subject, level, yrs flipping and if you had to go to the store and buy valentines as a student what type would you buy (you can shift time so that your favorites of all-time are available)?
Tonight we’re talking about the #flipclass pace. How do you determine the appropriate pace? How do you know when to move on? How do you structure your time? Etc.
#flipclasschat
Hey! I am Mackenzie Gibbon, I am currently a freshman at NCSU majoring in elementary education. I am so excited to be in my first twitter chat! #flipclass#eci201
Hi y'all! I am Mandy. I'm an Elmen. Ed major with a STEM focus at NCSU. I've been to a couple seminars talking about flipped classrooms. And my favorite valentines were always fun dip or chocolate! #flipclass#eci201
Hey y'all, this is Megan Mobley! I am a freshman at NC State University studying Elementary Education with a STEM focus. As a student buying valentines I always bought ones with candy! #flipclass#eci201
Joy McCourt; HS science; been flipping lessons since 2013; the lenticular Star Wars ones hubby just came home with for my 6-year-old to give out look pretty cool, or maybe the Marvel ones...I'm kinda geeking out XD #flipclass
Hi #flipclass friends, Katie from Allen TX. 6+ yrs of flipping HS physics, PD, and now some college physics. I really like the silly pun valentines, or Snoopy.
Here's our warm up question. Q0.
We us q1/A1 format to help keep up with the conversation. Be sure to include #flipclass, and if you can remember #flipclasschat.
A0- I think that the benefit would be the flexibility that students have when they are able to do some work on there own as well as in the classroom. #flipclass#eci201
A0: I think the biggest benefit is that more class time can be geared towards any questions the students have and allow for more individualized learning. #eci201#flipclass#flipclasschat
A0 I really liked the conversion of class time to active learning, students participating and controlling, from sitting and listening to lecture #flipclass
A0: For me, the biggest upside is the increased conversations with students. I'm able to answer more of my students questions in class while they're working on the "hard stuff" (formerly the homework) #flipclass#flipclasschat
A0 - I enjoy the amount of time it frees-up in the class to investigate and explore on a much deeper and richer level. We can explore the WHY and not just the way. #flipclass#flipclasschat
A1: Students determine their pace. I give them everything that needs to be done by a certain date. They self pace and self monitor themselves as I check daily and have conversations with each where they are at. #flipclass
A1: I'm not fully self-paced. I set a date for the test and a checklist of things to accomplish, but then let students pace themselves up to that date. I try to check in with students daily to see where they're at. #flipclass#flipclasschat
A1: The pace is partially determined by the students' level of understanding prior to class time and how many questions they have. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A1: Try to keep track of the learning goals in the class and set deadlines on when those need to be met by. But try to be a bit flexible if the students are really struggling on a topic. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A1 currently I pace it, just trying to keep motoring along, but I am going to try to experiment with one mastery-type unit this semester in one of my courses. I am always willing to answer S qns on whatever previous material they need help with though #flipclass#flipclasschat
A1 my HS physics was flexible between unit tests. College is different w/team based learning. Ss have to be ready for class to be effective. Still flexible w/independent work. #flipclass
A1 pt 2: I'm not sure if I'll ever be fully self-paced... we shuffle students around at semester, so I feel like we all need to be in the same spot when we switch #flipclass#flipclasschat
A2: I plan on giving information in chunks at a time according to the amount of time and material that needs to be covered per unit. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A2- I plan on giving them chunks of time to get work done and different mini deadline. That way not to much would pile up on them and it is a reasonable amount of work. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
A2- I plan on giving them chunks of time to get work done and give them different mini deadline. That way not to much work would pile up on them. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
A2: I still have a couple years until I'm in the classroom teaching but I plan on giving out all the materials for a chapter/unit at a time.
#flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A2- In my grade 8 math class I provide the materials as “just in time” delivery, but would like to try providing chunks based on the unit we are studying. #flipclass#flipclasschat
A2: All of my stuff is posted on youtube, so the material is all out there. But the checklists I give out just cover one "unit" at a time. Theoretically, a student could work ahead if they truly wanted to #flipclass#flipclasschat
Q3 Given free choice, what percent of students would (do) work ahead? What percent would fall behind? What percent can’t conceive of either and have a trained dependency on you? #flipclasschat#flipclass
A2: I loop with my students over 3 years. I give my students all standards and materials for all 3 years I have them so they can move ahead if they want. I have two 7th graders in Algebra who have already started Geometry as they finished the year. #flipclass
HS Ss who haven't had the freedom to self-pace struggle to believe it's really up to them. It takes some training, trust, and prodding to get everyone going. #flipclass
A3 + Next time I teach this course Ss will be able to move ahead. Behind will be a problem since we rely on team challenges and discussions during #flipclass
A3 I can't answer this one from experience, though I haven't allowed Ss to fall behind in watching if they attend class - if they didn't watch the video before class, they're watching it in class #flipclass
Q4 Given snow days, heat days, emergency days, mass field trip days, and other interruptions of your #flipclass how does your structure and pacing account for interruption? #flipclasschat
A4- I think that having the flip classroom would help in this situation since they will be able to have some of their work at home and hopefully not fall to far behind. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
A4 I don't like the lessons to proceed too far without in-class consolidation/check-up, so depending on how many Ss are involved in those interruptions they may end up interrupted the same way as as a more traditional classroom #flipclass#flipclasschat
A4: In my experience as a student, schools were really good about changing schedules quickly due to the amount of interruptions. Usually teachers gave extra videos or assignments to do to keep on track. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A4: Since all the material is posted on youtube, absences have become much less of an issue. Students can still access the material even when they arent physically in class. They know when the test is going to be, get through the material before that day #flipclass#flipclasschat
A4: there is no interruption with the flipped classroom. If I am absent, the students continue on without me. Very little to prepare for the sub. #flipclass
Has anyone tried providing USB drives with video on them? Just wondering for those occasions when internet is out or for Ss without internet access? #flipclass
We had CD's in our school library with unit videos on them. Ss could check them out and play them in game stations if they didn't have computers. #flipclass#flipclasschat
A5: If they decide not to complete assignments outside of class in order to be prepared for class time, they will fall behind. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A4- I think that Ss determination is a huge part in this! If the Ss aren’t motivated and aren’t determinate, then they might not do as well in this setting. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
A5: Student choice plays a large role, students have to do work on their own time and stay on track to avoid falling behind. But this helps prepare students for college, when majority of learning is outside of the classroom. #flipclass#flipclasschat#eci201
A4- I think that Ss determination is a huge part in this! If the Ss aren’t motivated and aren’t determined, then they might not do as well in this setting. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
A5 Teaching adults is different. Reality drives their pacing. Work all day, school at night, kids at home. Big challenges so time can really be limited. #flipclass#flipclasschat
A5 so far it doesn't. Probably an area where I need to grow. how do Ss do active learning together to practice a topic if they're all at different places -- do you just make the active learning component a middle-of-the-road pace? #flipclass#flipclasschat
A5- I think that Ss determination is a huge part in this! If the Ss aren’t motivated or determined, then they might not do as well in this setting. #flipclasschat#flipclass#eci201
