Assignment+1+CS

=Assignment 1 Crowd Source= Crowdsourcing is a way to gather ideas from a large group of people, especially in an online community.

On this page Markette, Lori, and Patti will collect a few of the ideas that you are writing on your own pages or in the discussion section so your comments are gathered in one location. (We will also identify the writer). This should help us to share ideas and concerns. Please feel free to copy and paste interesting, puzzling or insightful comments you see other people write too! Disagreement is needed as we learn together, but please post in a positive manner.

Reflection Question 1:

 * What are the pros and cons of flipping instruction as you see them? **
 * These come from a wide audience so let's just add to this bulleted list as you see them. **


 * PROS **
 * allows for more time to work on projects and activities that allow students to really delve into the concepts being learned
 * promotes self-directed learning (Or said another way : The flipped system maximizes autonomy, whereas the Prussian system limits autonomy.)
 * creates a more student-centered classroom as opposed to a teacher-centered classroom
 * Students will hopefully begin to take responsibility for their own learning. I would also love to introduce concepts, just to let them run through it once and simmer. The next day, they are familiar and more likely to have thoughtful questions.
 * Asking the students to watch videos allows them to learn at their own pace. Having the control to stop, start, and re-watch empowers them
 * My voice and my personality may not resonate with the student. Having a different option(s) to learn from helps. (Refers to the use of non-teacher created videos).
 * Some parents like to be involved in their child's learning. Having class content open and accessible helps those parents feel more connected to what is going on with their child at school.
 * The FlipClass allows the students to "do" rather than kick-back and fake taking it all in. They become responsible for how much they process the information to make it make sense to them so that they can take the information to the next level. Class time to USE information instead of receive information.
 * Allows students to be able to catch up on missed work, review video notes.
 * More 1 to 1 class time to help students.


 * CONS **
 * students not able to get questions immediately answered as they might during in-class direct instruction
 * I could also see it being very challenging from an organizational perspective.
 * Any change can be difficult.
 * Asking students to do more schoolwork at home when they've already been here in the building all day seems excessive. What about family time
 * Getting the "buy in" from students and parents
 * Students that don't complete lecture the night before and come to class unprepared for teacher support
 * Time required to change a course (every year my courses have been changing and it's hard to keep up with changes and technology).
 * finding the balance between video length/necessary notes and what to do in the classroom/ making the best use of both times.
 * Relying on technology, do students have it/can they get to it/will it work for me and for them. (At home and at school including Internet)
 * Changes classroom management (pro and con?)
 * Need more ideas than creating videos
 * Need storage space on P Drive (see later lesson about Ensemble for one solution).
 * Is it OK to take this risk in this new era of APPR? (Yes I understood your concept of taking effective to highly effective).
 * 8 Day rotation is a problem at Merton for specials that only meet 3 out of 8 days.

Reflection Question #2:
Stakeholders are individuals who will either benefit or lose in some way depending on the success of the model under which you are operating. (From Jen Spalding's notes)
 * Who are your stakeholders? What are their common concerns? **

One question that I had: Markette recommends making the relevance of a flipped classroom clear to parents and explaining the irrelevance of the continued use of the Prussian Paradigm. While I understand the need to make the benefits of a flipped classroom clear to parents, I would never want to inadvertently put down other teachers' methods of teaching. In other words, I don't want to put out the message that if teachers aren't flipping, they are ineffective and irrelevant. (Jen Spalding). I agree with Jen; there are many styles of teaching and they all have their place in the right setting with the right audience. I prefer to model good teaching than to tell others how they should teach; it's much more effective and doesn't put up as many walls. (Patti)

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 * Collection of comments from lots of you: **
 * Students **
 * They are who I would be doing this for and who most directly will (hopefully) benefit from this practice. I am assuming that their concerns would be the amount of work they would need to do outside of the classroom and if they are supposed to be "teaching themselves". (Students most important stakeholders). Jen S


 * Parents **
 * Parent buy-in will not be a huge issue, especially if results show that students are engaged and really learning the material. Jen S
 * Parents would wonder what happens if their computer goes down or there aremultiple kids at home who need to use the computer that night. Steve C

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 * Administrators **
 * I have always found administration to be supportive whever I try something that I think will benefit students so I am not worried about them. Jen S

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 * Colleagues **
 * Most of the teachers that I work with are open to trying new things and would be excited about trying the flip as well. Jen S

> This was a "duh" moment for me. I never thought about "future employers" but that ties directly into why we teach - to help them get prepare for their futures, not the next test. Patti Sullivan
 * Future Employers **
 * ==== My stakeholders are my students, their parents, and the future employers of my students. Juliann Klafehn. ====

Reflection Question #3:

 * (How) does a FlipClass better address student needs than does a traditional class? **

I think I would need examples of studies showing that this is a growing trend and that we are in the beginning of major shift in education. Is it possible that the kids who are introduced to this today will accept this as a valid model for them and their future children? Will these kids remember these as being the 'old days', when school was much different than schools of the future? Steve Cudzilo