Flippin’ Out
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A bit like the movie Old School, when people become disillusioned with their lives, some teachers have become disenthralled with teaching in traditional conservative ways. As I read more about this new and revolutionary method, it is all too apparent that this wouldn’t be possible without computers, internet, and all the other support soft and hardware. Before vod and pod casts, teachers didn’t have a option of recording and uploading both and voice and visuals for students to watch on their own time.
In and article by Jonathan Martin entitled “Reverse Instruction: Daniel Pink and Karl’s ‘Fisch Flip‘ “, he explains with examples the benefits and having students do the higher level thinking in the classroom and text and material work / worksheets at home. Ironically, this could be a podcast students download and listen to on the bus ride home. Students are multi-tasking more and more with each generation (or graduating class).
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This new and exciting year has brought many changes in my life at school. For the first time 19 years, I’m not teaching English. With the split of our humanities program at Taipei American School, I asked and was placed in the History and Social Studies Department. With this came a new curriculum and textbook. Teaching Ancient Civilizations could be a bit old and boring, but a new and exciting online text with ample resource materials has made it truly exciting. The Holt McDougal series has allowed Kristin Rowe, my teaching partner in grade eight, and I to give students reading and note-taking opportunities outside of class while stretching kids with higher level thinking during many lessons. And to think, this is only September, and we are just scratching the surface with Reverse Instruction opportunities. Stay tuned for more lessons and an update on what we have yet to create.
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Good to hear the resources are out there to help you. I think this idea of flipped instruction will be become more intuitive over time as more and more publishers of curriculum make stuff digital…allowing teachers to think differently as well.