tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38260338562350638782024-03-13T03:03:46.631-07:00Flipping with KirchThis blog has served as a place to reflect and analyze on my journey to flipped learning in my high school math classes from 2011-2014.
While I have transitioned to several other outside-the-classroom roles in education, this blog still hosts my reflections from those 3 years of flipping as well as thoughts from my other journeys as an instructional coach and curriculum leader.
Thank you for being a part of my PLN!Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comBlogger510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-39883425736159081952017-08-12T14:39:00.003-07:002017-08-12T14:39:33.217-07:00#flipblogs 8/16: Changes for this year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I've been staring at this screen and skimming through old posts trying to figure out what to write this week. I don't know what changes I'm planning or considering this year, because I have a whole new world to figure out!</div>
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So, I guess what I have listed below are some "changes" from what I've been doing over the last few years, but really they are my goals for my new position. </div>
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<li><b>Build relationships</b> and get to know the math teachers at all levels. Why do they love teaching? What are their strengths in the classroom? How do they want to take risks and grow this year?</li>
<li>Make sure the math teachers <b>feel supported </b>in the work they are doing - am I helping them in ways that help them to get their day to day job done effectively & well? I want to do my best to anticipate what they might need so I don't have to wait for them to have a deficit before jumping in to support.</li>
<li><b>Challenge </b>and encourage the math teachers in practical ways to try new strategies or routines that will help students in thinking critically, communicating reasoning, and struggling productively. I want to share ideas with them and provide / plan the needed support (training, co-teaching, etc) in order for them to <b>take those risks!</b></li>
<li>Continue to <b>grow in my knowledge</b> of effective instructional practices for the math classroom by reading books, attending conferences, and connecting with current math teachers on Twitter / blogs. </li>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-77483283377476553652017-07-29T15:14:00.003-07:002017-07-29T15:14:50.350-07:00How my #flipclass journey began #flipblogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I tell this story at every training I give. It was October of 2011, and I was trying something new in my Math Analysis classroom. It was a strategy I had seen during walkthroughs of other math teachers' classrooms, and I thought it had great potential (and it does... I just didn't execute it greatly on my first attempt). It was called "expert teacher" and the idea was that I would teach a small group of 8ish students the skill, and then they would go back and teach their small group of 2-3 classmates. Then, I could walk around and support the groups, but not have to try to instruct all of them at one time.</div>
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The skill was how to use their graphing calculator to find relative maxima and minima. The majority of my students left that day still confused because their "expert" did not explain it very well. I felt rushed, frustrated, and disappointed, but my optimistic self told my students as they walked out the door, "Still make sure to try those homework problems, and we'll revisit this tomorrow." As soon as they walked out the door, I knew I had to do something. I had gotten a new Aver Document Camera at the beginning of the year that recorded videos straight to my mac, so I put the graphing calculator and some paper under the camera and recorded a quick video that explained the lesson. I posted it on Edmodo and sent it out to my students to watch "if they needed it." </div>
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When my students came back the next day, I got really good feedback about how helpful the video was, and how easy it was to understand what they were supposed to learn the previous day. Most of them said, "This was actually really easy." I left that second day with thoughts beginning to form in my mind about what it would look like if my students had watched that video <i>before</i> coming in to the "expert teacher" lesson. Would they have been able to get the differentiated support they needed? Would I have been able to go deeper with the material and gotten to more application or analysis work?</div>
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I did some searching online (at the time I was not on Twitter) for "using video in the math classroom" and stumbled across the idea of something called a "flipped classroom". It was in the middle of the first semester, but I proposed the idea to my students based on our experience with the "expert teacher" lesson, and they thought we should give it a try. So, for a couple weeks, I had my students watch a video explaining the basics of the material for two or three of the lessons. Then, when they came into class, they were able to work together and with me in small groups to apply their knowledge and do the practice.</div>
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I quickly realized it was a lot harder to "flip" a few lessons a week than to just be "flipping" every day. There was too much confusion on expectations ("was today a video day or a regular day?"), so I jumped 100% in. (I always tell people in trainings that at this point, I had no kids at home... I had more time on my hands and could do this. Not that it's not doable with kids at home, but it is a lot of work...)</div>
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After another month, I proposed the idea to my Algebra 1 class as a "trial" - did they want to try what seemed to be working so well in my other class for just one unit? They struggled with doing homework at home, and I knew a good percentage of the students struggled not because of motivation but because they would forget the content or needed support at home that they did not have. I proposed it to them as a way to be able to get help with their homework during class time, and they jumped on board.</div>
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It's a long story, but <i>why</i> did I start? <b>Why was I <i>inspired</i> to flip my classroom, resulting in a completely new philosophy of teaching and learning? </b> I wanted to better support <i>all </i>my students, and I didn't feel like I was able to do that consistently or effectively. I wanted to be there to help them and challenge them when they needed it the most, and not just "teach to the middle". I wanted class time to be more about them and less about me, where learning went beyond just being able to solve problems I had modeled for them. I wanted them to have more opportunities to demonstrate TWIRLS (see <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2017/07/taking-learning-to-next-level-through.html">#flipblogs post #1</a>). <b>Flipping solved a problem that I had in a way that nothing else I had tried could.</b> </div>
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<li><span style="color: red;">If it's because flipping sounds "cool" or "techy" or "modern", then please... <b>STOP</b>. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">If you think all it means is having students watch videos at home, then please... <b>STOP </b>(or just don't call that flipping). </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">If you think it will save you time or make your life easier, then please... <b>STOP</b>. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">If you aren't willing to put the time into taking risks and trying new things, reflecting on what is and isn't working in your classroom (including gathering feedback from students), reaching out and collaborating with others to learn best practices and get new ideas, and refining what you are doing in your classroom, then please... <b>STOP</b>.</span></li>
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I realize I only answered the first question for this week's #flipblogs prompt, but I've gone on long enough. (Unless you say my first step was sending videos home with my students. I guess it was. But flipping truly became transformational once I developed the <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/wsqing.html">WSQ </a>model and really started trying new things with my class time besides "work on these problems and I'll help you".) </div>
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If you want to know more about what my first steps really were, then please check out my <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/weekly-reflections-11-12_13.html">2011-2012 weekly reflections</a>, where you can really see week by week how I started and where I went starting in January of 2012. I think it will be well worth your time. </div>
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In addition, you can read more about what has worked for me in flipping my classroom in <i>Flipping with Kirch: The Ups and Downs from Inside my Flipped Classroom.</i></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-18839467501180024112017-07-16T11:05:00.002-07:002017-07-16T11:05:44.993-07:00Taking learning to the next level through structures that allow for TWIRLS... #flipblogs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>A random Twitter conversation between myself, <a href="https://twitter.com/flipping_A_tchr">Andrew Swan</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/matthew_t_moore">Matthew Moore</a> led to the launch of a flipped learning chat modeled after good flipped learning practices. You can read the goals and purposes in the image above. I hope this encourages many of you to open up the walls of your classrooms by blogging about the prompts that will be posted to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flipblogs?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash">#flipblogs</a> hashtag. Here is my attempt at going back in time to share a moment from my classroom. If you'd like to read more, check out my weekly reflection posts (<a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/weekly-reflections-11-12_13.html">2011-2012</a>,<a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/weekly-reflections-12-13.html"> 2012-2013</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/weekly-reflections-13-14.html">2013-2014</a>) or my book, full of practical strategies, examples, and recommendations at <a href="http://bit.ly/FWKirchBook">bit.ly/FWKirchBook</a>. I hope to chat with many of you during the Twitter Chats on #flipblogs!</i></div>
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I was in my 5th year of teaching when I started flipping my class. <b>I remember having an unfulfilled desire every year: I wanted my students <i>talking </i>more and <i>writing</i> more in my math class. </b> I tried so many strategies that I learned about in different workshops, but I was not able to find a way to successfully and consistently provide opportunities for my students to <i>talk</i> and <i>write</i> to the extent that I desired.</div>
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One of my first posts when I started blogging back in 2012 was titled <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/01/twrls.html">TWRLS</a>, and briefly explains the transformation I began seeing in my students being able to show their thinking through writing, reading, listening, and speaking. (Note: Later I added and "I" in the middle for "Interacting" and it became TWIRLS. Someone at a webinar I was hosting mentioned it in the chat and I loved it, so I added it!). </div>
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It was so <b>rewarding </b>and <b>gratifying </b>to find a way where <i>daily</i> my students were taking their learning to the next level and expressing their learning to me (and their peers) in many more ways than just solving rote problems.</div>
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So, how did flipping my class allow my students to demonstrate TWIRLS (Thinking, Writing, Interacting, Reading, Listening, Speaking) effectively and consistently when I tried for so long with success?<b> I believe it can be pinpointed to 2 things, all that deal around structures that provided the time and space for students to do so.</b> If you've read my blog before, you know I am a fan of structures, because I feel like having consistent and clear structures help to set students up for success. Here's a very brief overview of the structures I feel helped to make the transformation for my students. For more info, check out the 4 part series I wrote in August of 2016 (<a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-1-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-2-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-3-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-4-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 4</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Pre-Class Structures</b></span></div>
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Students don't "Watch a Video", they complete a WSQ. I'm going to just direct you to the 4-part series linked in the previous paragraph (<a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-1-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-2-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-3-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/08/revisited-part-4-of-4-using-wsq-to.html">Part 4</a>) or to <a href="http://bit.ly/FWKirchBook">my book</a> to learn more about how to utilize the WSQ method effectively. Please ask questions in the comments and I'll clarify or direct you to a more specific place.</div>
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Class time transformed from having students be able to just work on practice problems and get individualized attention and support to a place where I was actually able to <b>talk with every student every day</b> (it's not just a coined phrase - it can actually happen!). Because we started class with a WSQ Chat (see part 4 linked above) and then provided opportunities for students to process their learning and demonstrate their understanding through <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2013/04/year-2-of-flippingpost-1-student.html">blogging</a> (see more student blogging resources <a href="https://www.one-tab.com/page/c_c__B02Qnm2f_nGhVDDIA">here</a>), I began to see that it wasn't just me (the teacher) who could demonstrate TWIRLS in class. It became my goal that my students were always the one demonstrating the most TWIRLS on a daily basis.</div>
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I can't just pick one story to share in this post...so I decided to pull a video from the archives where my students share about their experience and how the flipped classroom helps them demonstrate TWIRLS in many ways. It's 10 minutes long, but I think hugely valuable to give a window into my story.</div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-22349139083124918642017-06-13T12:23:00.001-07:002017-06-13T12:23:11.775-07:00Purposefully Using Technology in a World Languages Class (Guest Post)<i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: red;">This is in a series of posts by teachers in the <a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-year-of-coaching-explained.html" style="color: #005582; text-decoration-line: none;">TUSD Connect Fellowship</a> for the 2016-2017 school year. I hope you enjoy reading their reflections on the impact of technology in their classroom, specific tools and strategies that have made a positive impact on teaching and learning, and their goals moving forward.</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Mi nombre es José Miranda y soy maestro de español en Beckman High School. I’m in my second year of teaching and have absolutely enjoyed every bit of my it. I love teaching Spanish because it reminds me of myself at a young age as I was learning English. It wasn’t something that happened right away nor was it easy, but when I look back I realized that I had lot’s of fun doing it. As a teacher it’s unbelievable to see a student breakdown the barriers of language and fully engulf themselves in having fun with the language as they continue to develop it. </i></span></div>
Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-3470370842376958552017-06-05T10:58:00.003-07:002017-06-05T10:58:18.074-07:00My Year of Looking Through the Lens of Technology (Guest Post - Erin Thomas)<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I reflect back over the past ten months, I would have to say that being a part of the TUSD Connect Fellowship has been one of my favorite things about this school year. It isn’t just that technology has reinvigorated my teaching practice and made the content more engaging for my students, which it has, but rather it is what I have gained through the process of having an instructional coach. In September, when I began this process, my expectations were simple:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite my many fears, this year has taught me that tech can enrich student discussions. Two of the new discussion activities I created this year that I am most proud of are a </span><a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/2017/03/turning-online-discussions-into.html" style="font-family: raleway; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four Corners Discussion</a>, <span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">which focuses on how to move online discussions into classroom discussions, and a </span><a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/2017/04/gradual-release-of-responsibility.html" style="font-family: raleway; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Six Person Panel Discussion</a>,<span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which focuses on using technology to increase student independence and talk-time. My belief that the increased use of technology in my classroom would cause a decrease in their When I polled my students, both of these discussions were ranked as their favorites for the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Participating in this tech fellowship, and working with an instructional coach, has been the best thing I could have done for my teaching practice. As I look forward to the next school year, my main goal is to build on what I have created this year. While I have specific ideas about new ways to use technology (hello, Google Sites), what I am most focused on as a professional is continuing the cycle of reflection that has been established by my coach this year. I never thought that I would grow as much as I did, and I certainly never thought that I would be as excited about what technology can bring to the classroom as I am. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "raleway";"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erin Thomas has been teaching English Language Arts in Tustin Unified School District since 2005. She received her B.A. in English, teaching credential, and Master's in Education from Concordia University, Irvine. Erin grew-up in a house filled with books, in fact every room contained its own bookcase, which instilled her a life-long passion for reading and a love language. As a teacher, Erin hopes to foster that same love of literature in her students by giving them opportunities to read deeply and often, and by encouraging them to share their understanding of what literature reveals about the human spirit. </span></span></i>Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-19259718429139952572017-06-05T10:57:00.004-07:002017-06-05T10:57:50.360-07:00Getting Detailed with Tech (Guest Post)<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: red;">This is in a series of posts by teachers in the </span><span style="color: blue;">TUSD Connect Fellowship</span><span style="color: red;"> for the 2016-2017 school year. I hope you enjoy reading their reflections on the impact of technology in their classroom, specific tools and strategies that have made a positive impact on teaching and learning, and their goals moving forward. </span></i></span><br />
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<li>Presentation - <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KiAaAB25FCNvme7HdsfQ-xCMJ3eUY7yTL_J5fBmS40I/edit#slide=id.p" style="font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Sample 1</span></a><span style="font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DLs5FylqegO4l4K8MS8kCeUSNNpEXlzb0s7vkUSe7KY/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Sample 2</span></a></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "alegreya";"><i>Ken Cooper is a US History teacher at Beckman High School as well as the ASB Director for the school. He enjoys teaching and the interactions both inside and outside of the classroom. Before coming to teach in Tustin Unified in 1996, he student taught at Troy High School in Fullerton and worked in Orange Unified.</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "alegreya"; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>
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Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-75015251145820816652017-05-26T08:07:00.000-07:002017-05-26T08:07:11.531-07:00Thinking About Thinking: Google Forms as a Metacognitive Tool by Tracey Kent<i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: red;">This is in a series of posts by teachers in the </span><span style="color: blue;">TUSD Connect Fellowship</span><span style="color: red;"> for the 2016-2017 school year. I hope you enjoy reading their reflections on the impact of technology in their classroom, specific tools and strategies that have made a positive impact on teaching and learning, and their goals moving forward. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Teaching and learning alike are stimulated and refined through</b> </span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">reflection</span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Having an awareness and understanding of one’s thought processes is an important component of any educational endeavor. Students </span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> teachers can benefit from metacognition, and the subsequent reflection it engenders, and the use of technology like </span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google forms</span><span style="font-family: "raleway"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> helps to elicit and capture these helpful thoughts.</span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-55195471510541931972017-05-17T16:12:00.000-07:002017-05-17T16:12:38.798-07:00Student Podcasts: A How to Guide<span style="color: red;"><i>In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We all have those quiet students who struggle with participating in class discussions. We can sense their anxiety when they are asked to present in front of the class; we can see their eyes darting away from ours when it is time to call on someone to answer a question. I imagine for all of us, there have been years when a student has spent a whole year in our classroom, but we struggle to recall their voice. The reality of having almost forty students in a classroom (times that by five for the whole day) is that it can be incredibly challenging to find ways to ensure that every student is given the opportunity to verbally articulate their thinking, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to ensure that we have the opportunity to hear from each of them. Having students create podcasts is just another innovative way technology can help combat these challenges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">By using the script template, students were able to map out their show, determine length and content of individual segments, and brainstorm potential questions and answers to cover. The script became an important tool for them when they rehearsed and then finally recorded their podcast. </span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-89900416819285893932017-05-04T12:42:00.002-07:002017-05-04T12:42:56.378-07:00The Hype Surrounding Hyperdocs (GUEST POST)<span style="color: red;">In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of my favorite aspects of planning and organizing information for my students is <a href="http://hyperdocs.co/">Hyperdocs </a>- a phenomenon my mentor, Erin Thomas, introduced me to in the beginning of my student teaching. The ways in which my mentor created and used Hyperdocs served as a model for me and paved the way for my fascination with using Google Docs for a creative learning purpose. There is a reason they are called Hyperdocs: links, visuals, information, charts, anticipation guides, student responses, etc., can all be integrated into one document for learning purposes. The Hyperdocs are an interactive resource in that each student has their own copy and can access the material, organize some of their notes, and create projects or study guides. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.08px;">By creating a Hyperdoc, I was able to not only plan the specific content I wanted students to learn but also organize the order in which they processed and learned it. Yes, it can work as another version of lesson planning! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.08px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.08px;">The unit of study becomes enhanced as the material is [resented in a visually organized manner, with a balance of images and text, for students and each section of the Hyperdoc builds on the previous one. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.08px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.08px;">Furthermore, while the information can be accessible in the slides, having the key images and concepts on the Hyperdoc re-emphasizes the importance. </span><span style="line-height: 22.08px;">For example, inserting the family tree image within this Hyperdoc increases students' exposure to it for each time students access the Doc they are also revisiting prior knowledge. This not only helps visual learners but also engages all students because I believe the different links, slides, clips, and images are a form of differentiation for students with diverse learning styles. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After giving students several Hyperdocs in different units (</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lord of the Flies</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Macbeth</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), we asked them to create their own as a part of their Outside Reading Book (ORB) project. The content that students were expected to include in their Hyperdocs, such as a list of questions and connections, were provided to them, but they were given full creativity in how they organized the material and included a balance of text, links and images. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As my students began working on the Hyperdocs, some would ask “how do we create one?” A valid question indeed in that I had the same question when I first learned about Hyperdocs. Simple. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My students were as surprised as I was about how easy it is to create a Hyperdoc. A few students said but it looks so fancy and complex! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second sample is on Stedman's <i>The Light Between Oceans</i>. This student not only organizes all the required content in a meaningful manner but also presents video links as support for their author/context introduction, and a powerful balance of written commentary and visual evidence. Furthermore, this student clearly categorizes the different forms of questions that they have constructed with potential response boxes; thus, it is a usable document. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/mytusd.org/document/d/1TbJCYt7akovRxAoRee4gRuHv70xp49YKAi9PvekMDUw/edit?usp=sharing" style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</a><span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to see the sample!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;">In essence, Hyperdocs are valuable and useful for interactive learning, student engagement, differentiation purposes, application of Common Core Standards, increased collaborative work, fostering </span><span style="line-height: 22.08px;">creativity</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;">, formative assessment, etc. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I reflect on my understanding and use of Hyperdocs thus far, I believe that it is a powerful tool for organizing information in a particular manner, encouraging students to develop their habit of note-taking, and deepening student thinking in the classroom. For example, students build on their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills as well as practice content and academic language in one or multiple lessons that incorporate Hyperdocs. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Considering 21st century learning and Webb's Depth of Knowledge, I would say there is and will continue to be a movement towards innovative learning where students are increasingly empowered to "create," "design," "analyze," "connect" and "synthesize," all of which are part of the purpose for using Hyperdocs as a part of the learning process. </span></span><br />
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-56645034914610518662017-04-25T08:01:00.000-07:002017-04-25T08:01:04.024-07:00The Thumbs Up and Down of My Tech Experiences: Pear Deck (GUEST POST)<span style="color: red;">In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I reflect on my student teaching experience thus far, I have not only enjoyed experimenting with the different technology to support and engage my students in their learning but also have learned from them. While I will be sharing some of my most memorable and successful lessons, I would also like to share ones that have been more challenging than I imagined. The one that first comes to mind is Pear Deck. This is a multidimensional tech tool with a unique system set up, but it can also be quite overwhelming the first time a teacher, especially a new teacher, uses it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First, let me provide some context for the lesson before explaining the benefits and challenges of using Pear Deck. I used this tech tool during a lesson that also featured a competitive game element in that students worked in teams of four to six to justify their analysis of the text. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each question posed to students had two parts to it:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next, we would review the answer and then students would work in their team to find textual evidence that best supports the assertion/topic.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some of the questions had several correct textual evidences; thus, I had to switch between different slides in order to double check that the textual evidence students selected corresponded with the ones on the “survey says” list. A part of this has to do with experience and familiarity with the text too in that for this lesson it was a balance of comfort with the tech and proficiency with each significant passage within the novel. Thus, I do believe that as one gets more familiar with teaching a certain novel, this allows for more risks and novelty with tech activities. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Furthermore, as students read their textual evidence I was listening to see if they were reading the passage that contained the specific literary device. For example, in some instances students would read textual evidences that were close or part of the page but did not contain the actual language or literary device. The pressure of time also contributed to the challenging aspect of the lesson and tech. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most challenging management aspects of Pear Deck for me was the display format in that there is a projector and a dashboard setup. The desktop computer is on projector setting so that the electronic whiteboard displays what the students will see on their screens, yet on my laptop I have a dashboard display setup so that I can check their short response data, read their incoming responses, lock/unlock the response page, highlight student answers, and reveal the answers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The different features of this tech tool are useful and valuable because it keeps students engaged and allows the teacher to assess students responses in real time. For example, during the lesson, I was able use the tech tool to display student responses as models or to use the visual data of the “thumbs up/thumbs down” as an assessment of any remaining misunderstandings, confusions, or understandings about a topic, character, or literary device. There are so many options and features embedded in PearDeck, such as designing slides with clips, images, questions, and text, selecting from different types of student responses (multiple choice, short response, agree/disagree), and managing the responses by highlighting certain student answers, making the student work anonymous, etc. </span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-14fc4265-701d-b358-e27a-0ea6a6797b46"><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After reflecting on this particular lesson, I believe that there was a discrepancy between how I envisioned and practiced the tech tool to work, beforehand with my mentor, and how it actually worked out during the lesson because there were many moving parts. However, students were engaged in the content learning and given the opportunity to practice their close-reading, literary analysis, justification, vocabulary, listening, and speaking skills with this interactive tool. Next time I use PearDeck, I will have had experience with the tech formatting and will make appropriate adjustments to the task. Although this was one the most challenging lessons and tech tools that I have used thus far, I would definitely use it again and do recommend it to others because with practice comes competence and development. </span></span>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-9020534972675557552017-04-20T07:36:00.001-07:002017-04-20T07:36:46.063-07:00Using Let's Recap as a Post-Discussion Activity: Enhancing Individual Reflection within Group Discussions (GUEST POST)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The final quarter of the school year is always my favorite, and not just because summer vacation is finally in view. My students and I spend much of the year in a metaphoric handhold, as I guide, lead, and model them through the content, until suddenly, they seem ready to let go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">But let's face it: letting go can be hard. Can we trust them to maintain a high level of discussion, if we aren’t the one playing the facilitator? Will they stay focused and on task? How will I know what they get out of the discussion, if I am not listening to every word spoken throughout a discussion? The reality is that all the hand-holding we do the first half of the year, is exactly why we should trust them to do all of these things. Whether the class is CP or Honors level, they can be trusted, as long as we have taught them how to use the tools they will need. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">After assigning roles and discussing expectations, I put the timer on for twenty minutes, and just let them go. It was amazing to watch them navigate this discussion. Every group talked for the entire twenty minutes, and every student, even my quietest ones, participated multiple times throughout the discussion. Watching my sophomores interact with each other, as true academics, was incredibly gratifying. </span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-72932710039955637222017-04-07T14:04:00.000-07:002017-04-07T14:04:15.755-07:00Literary Blocks (GUEST POST)<span style="color: red;">In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey. </span><br />
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<i>GUEST POST by Tracey Ryan, HS English Teacher</i><br />
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Everything in the English classroom is dependent on students reading the assigned texts. I am always trying to figure out ways to engage students - to make them go back into the text to further their understanding. Too often - I have them respond to quotes and write a "chunk." For each chunk, students respond by providing context, close text analysis, and purpose. It's essential for them to understand how authors make meaning, but my selection of the quotes and the formulaic ways they are required to respond puts the onus for understanding and learning on me rather than the students.<br />
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After reading read a blog post from Dawn Lam <b>[<a href="https://mrslamsmusings.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/lets-have-fun/">Mrs. Lam's Musings</a>]</b>, I decided to "borrow" her idea of modifying the game "Cards Against Humanity." I purchased wooden blocks from Amazon and wrote on each side a different literary device. My class had finished reading the first four chapters of<i> Lord of the Flies.</i> Instead of me dictating what the students would examine in the first four chapters - I let them roll the block to determine what literary aspect of the first four chapters their group would examine.<br />
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After rolling for their literary device, the group had to figure out how they would present their analysis. We've practiced with a few tech tools this year so I gave them free choice as to how they wanted to present their findings. My suggestions included; Google Slides, Google Drawings, Adobe Spark, Infographics, Hyperdocs or even just a Google Doc. Most students played it safe and went with Google Slides but some ventured into Google Drawing, Adobe Spark, and Popplet. Examples of some of the final products follow:<br />
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<li>Roll <b>two</b> blocks - one for the literary device - the other for the purpose. We came up with two separate lists. The device list included: conflict, characterization, syntax, motif, imagery, figurative language (metaphor/simile, symbolism, personification, etc.). The purpose list included: theme, character, setting, tone, mood/atmosphere, and point of view. Some of the devices are interchangeable with the purposes. (Thanks C.Kirch for the suggestion)</li>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-65219860143035256032017-04-01T09:41:00.002-07:002017-04-01T09:41:25.109-07:00The Deadly Red Pen Strikes No More: Grammar Instruction Enters the 21st Century (GUEST POST)<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.</i></span><br />
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Each year as the grammar books grow older and the model sentences more obscure, I religiously dust the books off and trudge through grammar instruction. The goal is to start with the rules, practice the skills and then apply. Current trends advocate teaching grammar in context - the drill is "dead." However, we don't send basketball players out to play the game without hours of dribbling and passing practice. It's only after they've mastered the skills that players enter into a real game situation. In the same manner, before I send students out to read complex text or write analytical essays - we practice the fundamentals of grammar. Once we have a basic understanding of the grammar rules, we move on to the application of those rules. For example, my sophomores open the year with phrases and clauses (after a crash course in parts of speech). Once we've mastered the rules - we apply the skills to our own writing before ending the semester with the syntactical analysis of Dicken's <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>. For me, the difficulty with the direct instruction of grammar comes with trying to differentiate it. Some students are able to quickly grasp the rules while others struggle. Enter NoRedInk.<br />
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NoRedInk provides lessons, practices, and quizzes that help students to master selected grammatical skills. It allows students to work at their own pace and tailors the questions to student interests. The company offers a free version and a premium version. My experience is with the free version.<br />
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The program is easy to navigate. I set up my classes once and then assign lessons, practices, or quizzes to the students. It as easy as going to NoRedInk.com and signing up with Google.<br />
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<b>Step One</b>: <b>Set up classes.</b> <br />
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The lessons available include active vs. passive voice, phrases, clauses, sentence structures (compound, complex, etc), punctuation, parts of speech, misplaced/dangling modifiers, parallel structure, and agreement, They even have practice on embedding quotations and topic sentences. I choose to go through the rules whole class and then assign practices which students can work through at their own pace. NoRedInk offers diagnostic tests, practices, and quizzes. With this option, students go through the lesson on their own and then practice the skills as needed. Once you've decided on how grammar instruction will work in your class and are ready to select the assignment, go to taskbar select assignment and choose the practice.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Step Three:</b> <b>Assign students the lesson or practice</b><br />
Beware the practices run from super easy to fairly challenging. There is also a preponderance of practices. My first experience with NoRedInk, I overloaded my students. I learned to trust the suggested time allotments offered by the program. If the program says the practices will take 10 minutes to complete, the average student will complete it in 10 minutes. Below is an example of Active or Passive Voice lesson and a sample question on that topic.<br />
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Students work at their own pace, answering increasingly difficult questions until they reach mastery. If, however, they miss a series of questions - a review of the skill will pop up and students have an opportunity to review the rule before they move on.<br />
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<b>Step Four:</b> Once students have completed the practice - the teacher can follow-up student learning by looking at the data compiled during the lesson. After examining the data, the teacher can decide to assign more practice or assign a quiz.<br />
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The first time, I assigned a set of grammar practices - I went way overboard with the sheer number of skills I required my students to master. Now I limit the number of practices I assign. Instead of being tied to a computer for the period I try to pair the practice with a writing assignment that requires students to use the skills that they've been practicing.<br />
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I just introduced the ever difficult who/whom conundrum. My students are already asking when they get to practice with NoRedInk. A sure sign that something good is happening.<br />
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My students' reaction to NoRedInk.<br />
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<li>I love NoRedInk. It is super helpful!</li>
<li>I liked the exercises we did on NoRedInk and I felt that it genuinely helped me in real-world examples of grammar usage. Even though it is kind of cheesy, I definitely appreciate having it as a learning tool to help me practice.</li>
<li>I think that NoRedInk was beneficial because it gave a lot of repetition which is necessary for grammar - practice makes perfect. It also gave good, simple lessons to help us understand the concept. </li>
<li>It's fun and I feel it helps me practice and understand grammar better!</li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Cross-posted from <a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/2017/03/using-adobe-spark-to-explore-essential.html">techfellowship.blogspot.com</a></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the struggles I have been faced with as a teacher is figuring out how to encourage students to slow down and think critically about a complex topic or text. The art of “wondering” our way toward an answer over time seems to have dissipated as technology has made it increasingly easy for students to arrive at immediate resolutions. One way we have been combating this issue, and working toward fostering ongoing, academic inquiry is through the use of </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">essential questions</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>When I design any lesson, I always ask myself, "What kind of thinking do I want my students to do?" Below you will see the general outline of the type of thinking this project requires of students. By having them revisit the project three and this type of thinking three times, over the course of the unit, they will get to trace the development of their ideas, and hopefully see the benefit of "wondering."</i></span></div>
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<b><u>Marrying Technology with Content:</u></b></div>
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* As a side note, the essential questions I gave my CP students were slightly different <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KFKIZtc1jD2QDM4Hta5yMI9JRvCukUSEw2kOJ6h06wE">HERE</a> are their specific project guidelines<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rhkuum6GCCzdh6xvXWhe_QUyxPRlwv5AQmG0A8nh8UQ">HERE</a> is a link to the rubric I created to provide feedback to the groups. </div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-32717805345840027652017-03-20T11:31:00.001-07:002017-03-20T11:31:44.985-07:00#CUE17 Takeaways - as told by my tweetsI had a great time sharing and learning at #CUE17 this last Thurs-Sat. While I was busy presenting (4 sessions and 1 workshop this year!) a lot of the time, I was still able to attend the keynotes and 2 concurrent sessions. <br />
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The keynotes by Jo Boaler and George Couros left me feeling, "All my teachers need to hear this!!"<br />
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I also appreciated the questions that attendees posed in my questions that furthered my thinking and continued to expose me to other perspectives. You can see all my session resources at <a href="http://2017.cue.org/">2017.cue.org</a><br />
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The very best times for brain growth are when mistakes are made! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842404360101347328">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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We need 2let our kids make mistakes, and set up "productive struggle" to help them work through them.It's NOT just giving the right answer! <a href="https://t.co/rGkA0HFXXh">https://t.co/rGkA0HFXXh</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842404717342801920">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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"I am giving you this feedback because I believe in you". Do our Ss believe that? Do they sense that through our interactions? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842405727016693760">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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In what ways do we convey to students that speed and immediate accuracy is what matters? How can we overcome that? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842406876700594177">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I used to think math was about right/wrong answers. Now I know it's about creativity. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/growthmindset?src=hash">#growthmindset</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/joboaler">@joboaler</a></div>
— Heather Christensen (@hchriste17) <a href="https://twitter.com/hchriste17/status/842408638425653249">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Cross country friends <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a> <a href="https://t.co/rTqlwLJlZL">https://t.co/rTqlwLJlZL</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842484232077246465">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Real life friends who met on Twitter 5 years ago. <3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BetterTogether?src=hash">#BetterTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a> <a href="https://t.co/KwGrJUjrqO">https://t.co/KwGrJUjrqO</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842762415628402689">March 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Tech is a tool that will help U improve&enhance learning, making it more effective&engaging. 2not use it is doing UR Ss a disservice <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a> <a href="https://t.co/QbQ6krLPmW">https://t.co/QbQ6krLPmW</a> </blockquote>
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Comment: "I'm not really into tech"<br />
Answer: "It's not about U,it's about the kids!"<br />
Stop using excuses 4not innovating in your clsrm! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a><br />
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842769130058989569">March 17, 2017</a><br />
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The art of teaching is knowing when2B sage on stage, when to be guide, when to be facilitator, when to be architect of learning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842773785400893440">March 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Choose an image to start class with. Ask students to discuss how it connects to what they learned the day before. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rushtonh">@rushtonh</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/842847478533644296">March 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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"How do I find all of these educational Twitter chats?"<br />
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FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK!<a href="https://t.co/Koaw8wlERC">https://t.co/Koaw8wlERC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cue17?src=hash">#cue17</a></div>
— Matt Vaudrey (@MrVaudrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrVaudrey/status/843121342585036801">March 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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A textbook will never solve the problems that teachers who desire them think they will. <a href="https://t.co/MW7vnQp4yY">https://t.co/MW7vnQp4yY</a></div>
— Crystal Kirch (@crystalkirch) <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalkirch/status/843313237886038016">March 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-59973008629377124782017-03-18T18:06:00.002-07:002017-04-01T09:42:03.808-07:00Screencasting our Train of Thought (GUEST POST)<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is cross-posted from <a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">techfellowship.blogspot.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My name is Tala Pirouzian and I am a student teacher in the English department at Beckman! As a former student of the school, I love reflecting on the educational changes that have occurred over the past few years. One change that I find to be powerful, valuable, challenging, and engaging is the role of technology in the classroom. As my mentor teacher, Erin Thomas, and her tech coach, Crystal Kirch, discuss when and how to bring the tech into the classroom, I am continuously reminded that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>the purpose of using technology is supposed to be to support students’ learning by making instruction more engaging and effective.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Thus, I have found it to be a form of litmus test in that before a teacher uses a tech tool they determine: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what purpose does it have? is it the right tech? how are students going to experience and learn from it? how is instruction going to be enhanced? </span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-53491853917053210932017-03-10T14:55:00.004-08:002017-04-01T09:42:14.903-07:00Turning Online Discussions into Meaningful Class Conversations (GUEST POST)<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The in-class discussion took a fair amount of set-up to get everything into place, so they could participate in the in-class discussion I had in mind. My goal was for them to participate in four different, ten minute discussions, each with its on focus and questions. Each round they would move to a new table and would meet with a new grouping of their peers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did do a twenty minute recap of the information covered during the discussion with my students the following day, but it was mainly just a way for me to solidify what I observed them talking about in class. Additionally, I had them complete a final Google Form reflecting on the process <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/mytusd.org/forms/d/14Hk2erdWfjTAZJ0J92qWhRCzja8ThtywvRNuW1bdBFw/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a> ,</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> their participation, and the relevance of the online discussion. The feedback they provided was enormously helpful when I went to set the same lesson series up for my CP students. In addition to the adjustment I mentioned earlier, I also chose to eliminate the role of “time keeper”, it felt fairly irrelevant to me during the discussion, and their responses confirmed that thinking. </span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-47110173567028347962017-03-08T21:43:00.004-08:002017-04-01T09:42:42.575-07:00Scaffolding Reading Comprehension in a Foreign Language Class<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sm3aKG1vntD-VtqR27ty4uwrAiOG89wmi4NRCX71wzf1Ciss_JC6JBGUkQGRivc0rC-chh_nU5ZQJTxjHNFjq2bIzbicI0JI1rUzU3UnfOX-A6VXswD_FrBFKeUU5ufhh8Fn7pW-E99m/s1600/screenshot-docs.google.com-2017-03-05-16-10-29.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sm3aKG1vntD-VtqR27ty4uwrAiOG89wmi4NRCX71wzf1Ciss_JC6JBGUkQGRivc0rC-chh_nU5ZQJTxjHNFjq2bIzbicI0JI1rUzU3UnfOX-A6VXswD_FrBFKeUU5ufhh8Fn7pW-E99m/s1600/screenshot-docs.google.com-2017-03-05-16-10-29.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></a>
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<span style="background-color: lime; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">~~This is cross-posted from <a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/2017/02/desmos-in-elaisnt-that-math-tool.html">techfellowship.blogspot.com</a>~~</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Using either <a href="https://letsrecap.com/">Let's Recap</a> or <a href="http://adobespark.com/">Adobe Spark</a>, students summarize the key events in the chapter orally rather than in writing. With Let's Recap, Mr. Miranda just saw their face via webcam, which allowed him to watch their pronunciation. With Adobe Spark, students brought in images to aid in telling the story of the chapter. You can see a sample Adobe Spark <a href="https://spark.adobe.com/video/H7fKyo0a60ptO">here</a>. The students recorded them in class, so there is background noise. However, that does not take away from the goal of the activity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Students found most of the activities helpful (either "a little" or "a lot"). They were most uncomfortable with activities that forced them to speak (using Adobe Spark or Let's Recap), but that is a goal they are working towards and should get more comfortable over time. </span></span></span><br />
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-50256637622212769792017-02-28T12:19:00.000-08:002017-04-01T09:42:55.173-07:00Desmos in ELA...Isn't that a math tool?<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>In my role as a Digital Learning Coach, I have the privilege of working with teachers ("fellows") supporting them in finding ways for technology to improve / enhance the lessons they teach with the goal of better & deeper student learning. Several fellows have taken the leap to blog about their experiences and share specific lessons with all of you. I hope you benefit from reading about their journey.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;">~~This is cross-posted from <a href="http://techfellowship.blogspot.com/2017/02/desmos-in-elaisnt-that-math-tool.html">techfellowship.blogspot.com</a>~~</span><br />
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In an 11th grade Honors English class this past week, students were discussing Chapter 5 of <i>The Great Gatsby </i>with a focus on the different symbols throughout the chapter.<br />
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We designed a <a href="https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/58a381de42d3f2a805a5f2b4">Desmos Activity</a> that allowed the students to work through the potential symbols collaboratively in groups of 4. For each element, they had to decide between "symbol" and "not a symbol". Once they selected their choice, they were prompted to explain their reasoning with textual evidence. After they submitted their explanation, they were able to see up to three other group's explanations before moving on. The activity was student-paced so all groups were working at different paces and were able to take the time they needed to think through their responses without the pressure of being "moved on" with the rest of the class.<br />
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As they worked through the activity, the teacher was able to monitor student thinking through the Desmos Teacher Dashboard.<br />
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After the groups finished working through the Desmos activity, they were given the link to an individual hyperdoc that had mini-screencasts where the teacher recorded herself explaining whether or not each element was a symbol or not. Students then were able to listen to the teacher's instruction at their own pace, take any needed notes, and fill out a column that asked them to compare the teacher's explanation to their original choice.<br />
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The final activity of this lesson was for students to look at the book so far (Chapters 1-5) and find one additional symbol that wasn't in the activity and explain why it was a symbol by using textual evidence.<br />
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We chose Desmos because it allowed the activity to be self-paced and also allowed groups to view other group's thinking after they submitted their thoughts. Both of these features seemed to be essential to the success of the activity<br />
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In addition, we chose to put the teacher's explanation on screencasts so students were able to access them at their own pace when they were ready for it (i.e. after they had worked through the activity fully themselves). In the past, class time was used for this explanation, which decreased the amount of student discussion time that could occur. With the redesign of this lesson, students had an entire class period to discuss symbolism.<br />
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Overall, the activity was highly successful. The students were engaged in the small group discussion, and the tools we chose (especially the self-pacing and ability to still collaborate cross-group by seeing others' responses) allowed for ample processing and discussion time to ensure students met the learning objectives for the day. Desmos is definitely a tool that will be used again!<br />
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Here is some more student feedback on the activity:<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I thought the desmos activity was </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>very effective and helpful</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in recognizing the differences in symbols and figurative language or archetypes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think desmos is a </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>great way to work in groups </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and think about different topics. It was a different way of doing things, so it definitely made it more interesting. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I enjoyed the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>peer-feedback</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in order for better understanding of the symbol as students can see the perspectives of their peers. I also thought the process from question to question flowed smoothly and I believed it worked out really well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Having a </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>student-paced activity</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> like this made discussion effective in keeping time and staying on task.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a nice change of pace in order for the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>discussion to be more interactive</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> online and for it to be student paced because sometimes i don't understand things in discussions and in this types of discussion we can talk about it more and come to a conclusion</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think Desmos was the most effective technology resource introduced this year. The fact that we were allowed to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>see peer responses helped facilitate peer-to-peer interaction and collaboration among students.</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Considering that the activity was student paced, I think Desmos allowed me and my peers to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>fully contemplate our responses before submitting them. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It ran smoothly and the transition between desmos and screencast was easy. However, in the future I would do our groups thoughts for one symbol, then the screencast, then our notes on whether we were correct or not, then the next symbol. This would make it easier to remember our thoughts, and I think it would flow better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I liked how Desmos enabled us to move at our own pace, yet would have preferred if </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>everyone wrote for themselves</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in order to increase engagement in the activity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The student pacing and ability to see student responses were the most effective as they allowed more control to be placed in the hands of the student. This helped my group better understand the content as we were allowed to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>spend as long as we needed on a question, but could also reflect and compare our thoughts with other groups.</b></span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-66717903369912824362017-02-27T11:38:00.004-08:002017-02-27T11:38:46.418-08:00CUE is coming soon! Hope to see you there...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong></strong> Flipped Learning is not about watching videos - it's
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<span style="color: red;">My goal for this three hour workshop is that participants think and reflect about what flipped learning is all about, and then have guidance in designing and effective flipped learning lesson / workflow. My plan is also to have some "tech" time for learning best practices with screencasting and actual have participants create / submit a mini-lesson. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thurs 3:30pm-4:30pm <i>Don't Flop Your Flip: Common Pitfalls When Flipping Your Class </i>(<a href="http://sched.co/9HcQ">Sched Link</a>)</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I've got 11 pitfalls I'm hoping to focus on right now, as well as trying a new way to engage the audience using the Padlet comment feature. Brand new through experience flipping teachrers will be able to learn from, relate to, and benefit from this session.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Friday 10am-11am <i>Allow Your Students to Take Charge Through Student-Led Tech Teams </i>(<a href="http://sched.co/9HcF">Sched Link</a>) - with Jaclyn Spangler</span></b></div>
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<strong></strong> Empower your students to be tech leaders. Learn how
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<span style="color: red;">I'm in my third year advising the Student Tech Team at the school I work at. It's not a class, and it's not a club - so we have learned a lot about how to effectively service the student body and grow the students to become confident tech leaders on campus. This session will focus on the practical - what do you need to do to get started, what do you need to consider, and what will you run into along the way?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday 9am-10am <i>The Power of Reflective Coaching </i>(<a href="http://sched.co/9HcR">Sched Link</a>) - with Michelle Ciecek</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;">This is version 2.0 of a session Michelle & I did last year. Our coaching model has continued to evolve as the culture of our schools has grown and as we are looking to build more capacity in our past fellows to become more confident leaders in sharing what they are doing. This session will have very practical tips and resources for any coaching program, and provide ideas for how to continue to move forward.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday 10:30am-11:30am <i>You Got Flipping Questions? We Got Flipping Answers! </i>(<a href="http://sched.co/9HeM">Sched Link</a>) - with Kate Baker</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Kate and I are very excited about this session. We are designing a flipped inquiry lesson around effective flipped lessons that all attendees with participate in, and will use that to launch the discussion based around participant needs.</span></div>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-51516533997235537882017-01-03T10:23:00.002-08:002017-01-03T10:23:43.984-08:00Hope to see you at #ISTE17!<a href="https://conference.iste.org/2017/program/badgeclick.php?spid=107984711"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <img src="https://conference.iste.org/2017/program/images/ISTE_Badge_Presenter_2017.png" /> </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm excited to have the opportunity to share at #ISTE17 this year in San Antonio, TX! Hope to see you there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Standard submission: Workshop] <span style="color: #424242;">Sunday, June 25, 8:30 am–3:30 pm CDT (Central Daylight Time)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0a0a0a;">[Standard submission: Lecture] </span><span style="color: #424242;">Monday, June 26, 12:00–1:00 pm CDT (Central Daylight Time)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Standard submission: Accepted BYOD] <span style="color: #424242;">Tuesday, June 27, 4:45–5:45 pm CDT (Central Daylight Time)</span></span></div>
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<tr style="box-sizing: inherit;" valign="top"><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: inherit; min-width: 300px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying to wrap your head around effectively implementing flipped learning strategies with your students? Experience flipping firsthand in an inquiry-based flipped lesson and interactive session focused on answering your flipping questions about Flip 101, Explore-Flip-Apply, Mastery Flip, and more! This session is 100% designed around YOUR questions!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-10974094588092374072016-08-29T16:30:00.000-07:002016-08-29T16:30:15.250-07:00Revisited: (Part 4 of 4) Using the WSQ to deepen student understanding and academic conversations in my Flipped Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Traditional group discussions is how I started my entire first year flipping. Then I realized there were more ways for the students to "discuss" and have conversations about the material than simply giving them a time limit and prompts to talk about. While this is still a valuable strategy, I would encourage using it in conjuction with several of the other strategies below.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I love discussion activities that also get students up on their feet and moving around. Whether this be card sorts / card chains or having the students physically represent a concept to gauge their understanding, these type of WSQ chats are enjoyable, often competitive, yet lead to natural and deep academic conversation.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I became a huge fan of inquiry / discovery activities as I realized I had a little more time to do so with the flipped classroom! I also shifted pedagogically to value student construction of ideas and inquiry instead of simply feeding them everything from the get go. These WSQ chat activities are unique in that they fall in a different place in the flipped learning cycle (before the video) than normal WSQ chats. They also require a lot of forethought on the part of the teacher in terms of what type of scaffolding the students will need and what probing questions will be asked throughout the activity.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Student blogging and creation became one of my favorite things that I could do after I flipped my classroom. I found that if students had to write their own math problems, and then either record them on video or put it together neatly in a sequence of pictures, it really helped deepen their understanding of the concept and their ability to explain their thinking. In addition, when their work is published to the world, it "ups the ante" a little bit in terms of quality and attention to detail. Lastly, what a great opportunity for students to do some peer evaluation and critique on each other's blog posts and created work!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I learned about Peer Instruction at FlipCon one year (I think...) and instantly fell in love. While I may do it slightly different than the "real" Peer Instruction, it's still such a valuable method for WSQ Chats. It's a little different than the others in that it's much more teacher-guided, but it still allows for great discussion amongst students and leads to deeper understanding - which are the goals of WSQ chats!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-67616297749121626282016-08-17T10:41:00.002-07:002016-08-17T10:41:56.829-07:00Revisited: (Part 3 of 4) Using the WSQ to deepen student understanding and academic conversations in my Flipped Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students come in and get out their </span><a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/07/revisited-my-favorite-wsq.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WSQ's </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(kept in a spiral notebook), SSS packets (see </span><a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/p/faq.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FAQ </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">page for details on these guided notes packets), and </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/WSQ-chart-templates-873770" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WSQ sign-off charts</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*Students who have not watched the video must tell me before the tardy bell rings and they start watching it on a classroom computer. I usually only have about 4-5 kids who don't watch it, however I have had bad days where 10-11 don't watch it (I have 36-38 students per class).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All students are required to watch the videos on a nightly basis and take notes in their SSS notes packets that correspond to what I am writing on in the videos. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I check to see that students have written down the important information I talked about the video; highlighted key information, and worked out the few problems I instructed them to try on their own before class. You can read more about my SSS packets on my FAQ page. I can’t post them publicly since they include copyrighted problems from Kuta software. If you’d like to see a copy without the sample problems, just email me to request one. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It is usually evident to me who actually watched the video and who just "watched" or didn't watch at all. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I mentioned in my </span><a href="http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2016/07/revisited-my-favorite-wsq.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">last "Revisited" post about the WSQ</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, I don't set aside class time checking their notes, but this happens throughout the class period as I have conversations with the students. They know it can be checked at any time. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember, I always wanted to make the best use of my class time, and designating time for me to be walking around checking notes while students weren’t actively engaged in something else is what I consider a waste of time!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students usually have 4-5 videos a week. The only time they generally bring home "regular" practice homework is on the night before a Unit Test. I have chosen to keep it this way to maintain consistency. At the beginning of the year when I was just testing the waters, we would flip one lesson but not the other and the students (and myself) got confused on if they were supposed to watch a video or do regular homework. I like having consistency. However, I still have the opportunity to teach or preview a lesson before students watch the video if I see fit. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I still encourage consistency, and if it's not a video all the time, I recommend having your assignment chart planned out for the whole unit in advance so students know what their next assignment is. The bad part about having them watch a video for one lesson and not another is that it really locks all students into learning at the same pace. While the majority of my students were always +/- 1 to 2 days from the "on pace" schedule, it was nice that they had some freedom to learn at their own pace and if they ever missed class they didn't fall super behind. Also, the number of videos per week really depends on your grade level and subject. In my Math Analysis class, we learned new content every day - it was a fast-paced honors course. That is a lot different than my CP Algebra 1 class, which usually would spend 2 days on a concept, or from a non-math class where the videos cover material that could be discussed over the course of a week or weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Videos range from 8-15 minutes long. I try to keep them short and cut them into Parts if they extend past 10 minutes. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1-1.5 minutes per grade level is my current recommendation (from Jon Bergmann). I recommend chunks of 5-7 minutes max if you can.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most videos include a "Part 1" - theory, instructions, vocabulary, introductory examples as well as a "Part 2" (and even sometimes "Part 3" or "Part 4" of additional examples for students to view). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I still recommend something similar to this.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If we spend more than one day on a concept, students will still watch a video each night. The first night will be more introductory, and then after we work on the concept in class, they will watch a second video that is a little more advanced. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I still recommend something like this. The hard part of not doing it this way is you will have students who need that collaborative class time before approaching any of the more "advanced topics", so watching everything in Night 1 is unproductive. Or, you will have some students who watch NOTHING the first night, and come to class on the first day with zero background knowledge or content basics. They then have to watch the videos in class and miss out on the collaborative discussions and activities.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students are encouraged to rewind and rewatch videos, and also to pause and try examples on their own before watching me work through it or checking their work compared to mine (see "</span><a href="http://flippingmath.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/the-power-of-ffw/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Power of FFW</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">" - a great post by a colleague at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">flippingmath</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I always try to have an example or two that I specifically ask the students to pause and try on their own, or leave a few examples for them to try at the end of the video on their own before class (of which they can watch me work out in "Part 2" of the video). I am starting to encourage students to take initiative and try problems on their own in the video before they watch me try them.</span></div>
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