Monthly Archives: May 2012
Flipped Classroom Exit Letters
| May 31, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Flipclass, Teaching, Thoughts |
I asked my students on the last day of school to write letters to next year’s students, whoever they are. I took all of those responses, removed the common words, and then pasted all of the letters into Wordle. The assignment was: “Write a letter explaining how a future student can be successful in a… more
Opportunities
| May 28, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Science, Teaching |
I sat outside this morning drinking coffee and watching a bumblebee flop its way through a camellia, hunting for nectar. With each foray, her hairy body was saturated with pollen to be distributed to the next flower. All of the plant’s energy had gone into a gamble that an insect would visit and take some… more
Three Example Flips
| May 21, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Teaching |
In response to some emails and tweets I received on my last post, I decided to write three short examples of flipping that can happen at varying levels and content areas. Keep in mind, my experience is in high school science, and I am not, in any way, intending these to be used straight from… more
Redesigning Learning in a Flipped Classroom
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Risk, Teaching, Thoughts |
A comment I hear frequently after a visit is, “That looked nothing like what I thought it would.” It’s a good place to start a discussion about the total redesign a flipped classroom brings. A major criticism of the flipped classroom is that lecture is given as homework, and homework becomes the new class work.… more
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