This week in ED 307, we studied using the flipped classroom approach in teaching. It is something I have heard of in the past, but I have never really looked at in-depth. It was really cool! The basic concept is that the students read over the lesson at home the night before, and then they complete the activities in that correspond with the lesson the next day in class. This is an interesting approach with several benefits. I really liked that it gave students the opportunity to have the teacher there when they encountered questions about an assignment. It also gives the teacher more time to do fun activities with the lesson. I was really interested in the fact that flipping the classroom could lead to more project-based learning in the classroom. The students have to understand why it is important that they learn the lesson the night before to the best of their ability. Giving them a fun and meaningful approach to learning in the classroom the next day would motivate them to learn on their own the night before. It would spark their curiosity and hopefully give them so initiative.
As part of learning about flipped classrooms, we also made animated videos to display what we learned about the flipped classroom strategy. I was really excited to fund the website abcya.com where there is a really neat place to create animated videos. It is very "early childhood friendly", incorporating many of the same concepts and skills that are in the basic Paint program that comes on most computers. I can definitely see using this in my future classroom. This program has so much potential for sparking creativity and tech skills in young children. Below are the URLs to my flipped classroom videos. Enjoy! https://www.screencast.com/t/SK4LfZ18jzz https://www.screencast.com/t/GwlbslGSBKKb
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