Assignment+3

=Writing a plan to gain stakeholder buy-in =  Choose 4 of the questions listed below to answer this week on your page; choose 4 to seek further support from your colleagues. 

Begin writing a plan to gain stakeholder buy-­in for flipped instruction that includes the following:

1. What is flipped instruction in your own words?

2. How does flipped instruction address your stakeholders key concerns?

3. Why is flipped instruction beneficial for 21st century learners?

4. How does it build upon our previous understanding of best practices, CCSS, IB curriculum?   5. What aspects of your instruction will you concentrate on flipping first?   6. Why is this aspect of your instruction well suited to a flipped model?   7. What data will you be collecting on which to assess effectiveness of your flip?   8. By which methods will you be collecting this data?    
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** Some thoughts for your journey into flipping: (from Patti - Not part of the assignment) ** <span style="background-color: #f7f9f9; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="background-color: #f7f9f9; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** Traditional Definition of Flipped Classroom **

“Lectures are viewed at home by students, via videos or podcasts (found online or created by the teacher), and class time is devoted to assignments or projects based on this knowledge.”
1. There is a focus on higher-order thinking skills 2. Students (and not the teachers) are the center of the classroom and drive the learning 3. Teachers are making the best use of their face-to-face time with students.
 * The new definition of the “flip” can be described as any classroom in which :**

I found this blog post from a teacher who said she no longer flips but based on the new definition, it's a great example of flipping. I added this for those who think flipping is only about students watching videos at home and doing projects in class. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">** A Must Read Blog Post ** The Flip: End of a Love Affair by Shelley Wright. Be sure to read the comments also, at least for the October 8th & 9th. Below is one of my favorite comments from the author. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> >>> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">"The second part of that sentence is the crucial part, and the most difficult part, and yet in a lot of writing about the flip that’s the part that’s glossed over, as if teachers automatically know how to do that. Most don’t. I know that because that’s what I’m asked about all the time, in person, over Skype, via email. How do I do what I do? Teachers, who were educated in a traditional system, and have taught in a traditional system, don’t naturally know how to make this shift; it requires teachers to see the world differently, and I think that’s what we need to help with" by Shelley Wright <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">This article addresses how a professor convinced his students that flipping improves learning. I think it applies to our classrooms also, especially for the more resistant older students. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">** //Week One First Day Questions// ** by Gary A. Smith  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">You want to try a learner centered classroom but your students aren't convinced, what can you do to help them? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: "Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">

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