Happenings in Education
Flipped Classrooms
What is a flipped classroom?
A flipped classroom is when students get the information before class and then use class time for activities.
Benefits
Example
- Flexibilty
- Students to learn at their own pace
- Responsibility of their own learning
- Higher level learning
- Increased collaboration
- Personalized learning
I record a video lesson about multiplication that needs to be watched before class. In class, the focus would be on practice, higher level questions, and finding disconnects.
https://academiafurniture.com/insights/why-educators-are-flipping-over-the-flipped-classr oom
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One-on-one learning
What is one-
on-one
learning?
Working with a student individually versus whole or small group instruction.
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Benefits
High-quality interactions
- Personal attention
- Less stress for students with special needs
- Easier to gauge progress
- Reduces distractions
- Personal
I pull one kid of to the side or in a classroom with just us and work with them only.
- Utilized through technology (Amira, Waggle, Khan Academy, etc.).
- Normally for students who need academic intervention/little to no distraction.
- https://www.ki.com/insights/blog/how-adaptive-environments-fue l-learning-and-connection/
Example
Teaching Strategies
How teachers teach and assess content.
Cooperative Learning
Small group of students to work together, normally of differing levels.
PBL (Project-based Learning
Acquire a deeper knowledge through exploration of real-world challenges and problems.
Personalized Learning
Teaching is tailored to how you learn.
Gamification
Applying gaming elements into teaching to increase engagement.
- Not every strategy can be used for the same lesson or grades.
- https://www.ki.com/insights/blog/how-to-engage-project-based-l earning-in-elementary-education/
- https://www.ki.com/insights/blog/teacher-nicole-hoiten-shares-ho w-to-engage-project-based-learning/
Technology and Education
- Implementing technology into the classroom
- Become huge
- https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/how-classroomdesign-technology-and-furniture-can-enhance-student-learnin g
Projects
Collaboration
Classroom Management
Common Core Standards
What is it?
- Academic standards for what every student is expected to learn in each grade level.
- Normally cover math and English.
- 36 states use common core standards.
- Make learning consistent, creates challenges, improves test scores, help succeed in the workplace and in college.
Examples
- Students should be able to add and subtract within 20 by the end of the school year.
- Students should be able to decode one-syllable words at the end of first grade.
To knows
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Directly affects how a teacher can teach
- Developmentally appropriate - Standardized learning
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https://www.ki.com/insights/blog/how-to-tailor-your-classroom-design-to-your-curriculum/
