{"id":14656,"date":"2011-02-04T09:42:12","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T14:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=14656"},"modified":"2011-02-04T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T20:23:24","slug":"the-backwards-class-another-example-of-flipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/02\/04\/the-backwards-class-another-example-of-flipping\/","title":{"rendered":"The Backwards Class (another example of &#8220;flipping&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thejournal.com\/articles\/2011\/02\/02\/the-backwards-class.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The  Backwards Class<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from The Journal<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A fairly new teacher has come up with a way to help her  anxiety-ridden AP Calculus students relax more in class. She&#8217;s using an approach  dubbed by her students as the &#8220;backwards classroom.&#8221; Results have been  remarkable. She credits the method of an increase in test scores and says the  teaching style suits motivated students&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the approach?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe students watch pre-recorded lectures the night before the class,  when homework problems are traditionally done, then spend the time in  class getting answers to questions, working on additional problems with  partners, and getting one-on-one assistance from the teacher. No more  lectures in class.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eschoolnews.com\/2010\/12\/22\/teachers-turn-learning-upside-down\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Teachers turn learning upside down<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Meris Stansbury<br \/>\n&#8216;Inverted learning&#8217; allows students to practice what they learn under the guidance of their classroom teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cThe main idea behind the \u2018flipped\u2019 classroom is for teachers to be  available when students need them most. If I lecture for 30 minutes \u2026 in  my chemistry classes, that would leave me about 20 minutes to assign  homework and let students start on it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Spencer began to create screencasts of his lectures using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/camtasia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camtasia<\/a> the day before. Those screencasts then became the homework\u2014and class  time was for doing \u201chomework,\u201d or answering questions and doing  labs\/demos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cMany students are good at \u2018playing school\u2019 and going through the  motions. Now that they have to demonstrate what they learn before moving  on, some of them get quite upset when they scribble down a page of  notes from a screencast without thinking about it and then are asked to  redo it when it becomes obvious that they are just trying to work the  system. Another complaint I have heard [from parents]\u00a0is that \u2018I\u2019m not  teaching them anything.\u2019 Many students and parents expect the teacher to  be the \u2018sage on the stage\u2019 and not a voice on an iPod.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cMy greatest challenge is time. It does take time to set this up and  build in the flexibility to meet the students\u2019 needs.\u00a0Unfortunately,  there isn\u2019t a lot of compensation for extra hours invested, but for me,  the investment in our future is worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">His advice to other  teachers and schools looking to implement this learning is to \u201cstart  slow\u2014one or two vodcasts a month is plenty to whet your students\u2019  appetites.\u00a0Build libraries collaboratively, and don\u2019t be afraid to make a  mistake. It is through experimentation and modification that we hone  our art of teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Backwards Class &#8212; from The Journal A fairly new teacher has come up with a way to help her anxiety-ridden AP Calculus students relax more in class. She&#8217;s using an approach dubbed by her students as the &#8220;backwards classroom.&#8221; Results have been remarkable. 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