Monthly Archives: February 2012
A Letter to Students and Parents
| February 29, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Collaboration, Flipclass, Science, Teaching |
I began writing my course audit for AP Biology this week, which is always a fun thing to do. Part of my course description includes a short letter to parents and students at the beginning, so they have glimpse of my philosophy on the class and school. I also looked back at a course audit… more
Change Teaching by Changing Grading
| February 27, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Grading, Teaching, Thoughts |
I have made a few changes in my chemistry class recently that came more out of pragmatic necessity than anything else, but these changes have caused me to revisit grading…again. Ultimately, what caused my change was the expectation of having three graded assignments put into the grade book each week. That’s three for every student,… more
The #Flipclass on NPR
| February 24, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass |
I was given a unique opportunity today to join our local NPR host on a show entitled The Trend. The first half of today’s show was about new classroom models popping up around the city and I was invited to represent the flipped classroom. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity. Two other teachers… more
Coming Soon: Weekly #Flipclass Chat
| February 20, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Flipclass, Twitter |
With the discussion about the Flipped Classroom gaining steam globally, I thought it was about time we begin to connect in real time. I emailed Jon, Aaron, Ramsey, Dan, and Phil and we are excited to announce that the first-ever FlipChat will be held on Monday, March 5 at 8PM EST. We wanted to do… more
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