Today I saw a true picture of differentiated instruction in my Math Analysis classes and it was amazing.
I was up front on the whiteboard with 10-12 students going over a concept from 2 days ago for those who needed it. I was able to teach it slower and go over it multiple times to make sure they understood.
One of my top students who was already a day ahead of the class took a group a four students who struggled on yesterday's test and did some remediation/reteaching with them in a small group.
Two of my students were at computers either re-watching or watching a video they needed to see.
The other 15-20 students were working in their small groups or by themselves on the concepts either through practice problems or concept quizzes. Once my 10-15 minute session up front was finished, I was able to walk around and help them.
I seriously wish I could have freeze-framed the moment and posted pictures on here, but everyone was so engaged and involved in learning that I didn't want to disrupt the moment. Hopefully you can picture it.
I love what this "flipped classroom" is turning into...
Inspiring stuff. Good one certainly.
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Oooh I am so jealous. I don't get to see that kind of thing because I teach online in a live virtual class, so I don't see what they're doing. But I am flipping, so I know that differentiation is happening based on what they tell me individually. It would just be so nice to see it firsthand! Congrats, and btw, I filled in your survey, would love to know what the results/outcome is!
ReplyDeleteI recently flipped and saw something similar in my classes within two weeks. I was so excited, Flipping hasn't turned out exactly as I planned-its something better because its organically developing differently in each of my classes. I'm enjoying reading your updates and seeing how the flipping is working for you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I agree with you - it definitely doesn't always go as planned and it is a work in progress. Every class is different. Thanks for reading and have fun with your flipping!
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