Posts Tagged by Students
Flipped Learning and Control
| May 13, 2013 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Freedom, Technology, Thoughts |
I was able to join some fantastic educators today last Friday for a Flipped Learning workshop hosted by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. I was part of a group from TechSmith, while Dan Spencer, Laura Bell, Jonathan Palmer, Missy McCarthy, Delia Bush, David Fouch, and Greg Green were panelists for the workshop. I’ve… more
Classroom Landscapes
| February 13, 2013 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Observations, Students, Teaching |
I love adventure stories. I can’t wait to read the Lord of the Rings series with my kids someday. I’m excited to look at Tolkein’s maps and talk about whether Frodo, Sam, and the Fellowship should have taken a different route. As a teacher, I ask myself the same questions every day. Did I make… more
Spring Service Projects
| January 23, 2013 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Collaboration, Creative, Projects, Students |
This spring, I’m asking my homeroom students to perform some type of service project. The type of project is up to them, but I’ve encouraged them to think as locally as they can. Whether that’s the school or the neighborhood they live in doesn’t matter to me. I have a couple that already have ideas… more
Reform the School Day to Reform Schools
| November 5, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Freedom, Life, Teaching, Thoughts |
Schools and children are dictated by the bell schedule. Classes are 57 minutes, except for math and English, which are 87 minutes, because they’re tested at the end of the year. You have three minutes to get to your next class, where you then wash, rinse and repeat. Unless we can break the cycles that… more
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