In today's world of changing technology, access to the world wide web, and availability of technology resources, schools are considering many different ways of adapting instruction to meet the needs of the students. Schools are under a lot of pressure to increase test scores, improve attendance, provide a safe learning environment while operating under tighter and tighter budgets. Perhaps
Flipped classes are the answer.
Flipped classes are where instruction is done through web based learning and the students then come together with the teacher leading collaboration while providing remedial instruction and activities where needed. Teachers could possibly reach many more students at the same time and actual minutes in class can diminish since lectures and information transfer occurs on student time.
What do you think? Will a Flipped classroom model work at Merrill? Will it work for you personally?
After attempting only the first part of our Flipped classroom activity, I have a lot of reservations about the success we will have when we get together on Thursday. Many students didn't even read what was required of them. They will come to class unprepared and reteaching will need to be done. Unfortunately others had computer problems, which we all agreed was going to be a constant problem for some people, especially at home.
ReplyDeleteSome kids may not have a computer like me. I know that other kids may not have a computer. what would those kids do?
DeleteI agree that the kids that will not watch the videos and will not do the requirements because it looks hard and will have to be retaught.The teachers do not have time to reteach the subject because the kid kid was not responsible enough to watch the videos and do the work.
ReplyDeletethat's why you should try to make it posible to make it so peoples phones can get them so they can work without a computer
ReplyDeleteI think that a flipped classroom will work for Merrill because if flipped classroom work for Merrill all other schools in oshkosh will work too for schools. I also think that fliped classroom will kids learn and catch up to their classes
ReplyDeleteFlipped classrooms sound like a good idea, but the first time we did it, it seemed that some kids did not read the email and follow the steps of the activity. There were many kids that had questions that day and didnt take notes. When we got together on Thursday many kids didnt know what to talk about because they didnt have the notes or didnt pay attention to the videos. Would kids do there homework at home or by themsleve if they didnt do it right in school?
ReplyDeleteI do not think kids will do their homework at home because if they don't do it at school they will not do it at home.That's the problem with flipped classrooms.Not all kids will do their homework.You not force them to.Those kids will not know what is going on in class and the person that does know what is going on will do all the work.
DeleteSome kids don't really understand flipped classrooms yet. I think that it will work at Merrill for certain subjects like math. I think it a flipped classroom is a good idea, because everyone works at a different pace, but some kids don't do what they are supposed to do so that is a problem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yingyakia that kids do not understand what a flipped classroom is.We should have an informational meeting to tell students and parents what a flipped classroom is.The parents need to know that their kid is responsible to watch a video at home so they can use the information they get in class.
DeleteI agree with you Yingyakia, I think that flipped classrooms could really only work for certian classes. But I don't know how the teacher would be able to keep up, with all the different types of students, and learning styles. Would this make some students feel left out, or even left behind?
DeleteI agree. Parents should know what their child's responsibility is, but it should not be the parent's responsibility to tell them what they need to do, the child should know their own responsibility.The parents could just give them a little reminder at times. Jaycee, I think that too, because everyone has different learning styles, but if the kids need help, or don't understand something, it is their responsibility to ask for help.
DeleteI agree with Yingyakia and Lucas that parents should really know want a flipped classroom so, they should watch the video.
DeleteI agree, because some kids dont know what a flipped classroom is still, so maybe if the parents knew what it was they could help the kid. I also think a flipped classroom would work during math too because if you dont get what you are learning you can just rewind the video in a regular classromm you cant rewind the lecture or tecahing method.
DeleteBut Lucas some parents don't really care about what their kid is doing in class. That will put some kids behind.
DeleteBut will the student come out and ask for help?
DeleteI think the advanced kids and the below average will feel left out because the advanced kids will feel like they are not being pushed, and the kids below average are not getting what the teacher is talking about.The average kids will be taught more by the teacher because they are getting it.
DeleteI agree, parents might not know what flipped classrooms are, and the students might not know. If this were to happen to Merrill we would need an informational meeting. It should also be for only a few classes, otherwise kids wouldn't have enough time to watch all of the videos. I think this should be more for math or literacy.
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ReplyDeleteThat's why Mr.Kohl is trying it out Yingyakia
ReplyDeleteI think that this might work this whole idea but there are alot of bugs that need working out. I agree with yingyakia on that it will help, that people will be able to work at there own pace. I think it might make people like school more becouse now with the flipped class room they dont have to do as much homwork, and they can help themselves, some people wont do this and help themselves, i think that is there fault, and they will fail.
ReplyDeleteChase is right if you try it people might try it too
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of flipped classrooms, but I don't think it would work very well. Kids would probably put off watching the videos. Even if they do watch the videos, it would be hard for them to understand it if there isn't a teacher right there to answer your questions. The subject might have to be taught again in class, which would throw off the whole point of flipped classrooms.
ReplyDeletei didnt like the whole flipped class room idea because i cant understand it as better ovr the internet because i would need more detail about what were learning about
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a good idea, but I dont think that many kids would do it at home. I think that some kids would just ignor the assingment and some kids dont have a computer. I dont see how it would work out.
ReplyDeleteThats true. Many kids dont take the time to do the homework at school. If they dont do the homework and they cant talk the next day about the activity that could affect the other kids.
ReplyDeleteI beleive that we should ease into flipped class romms so it is not as big of a future shock.
ReplyDeleteI think flipped classrooms should happen! I think that because the teacher can't get to 5 students when they have a question on the lesson, the teacher is teaching. The students should ask their peers for help first, not always the teachers.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we should use flipped classrooms for the benifit of more understanding. If we do this the kids who can't understand subjects without help don't even get any questions or help during lectures.
ReplyDeleteAfter our flipped lesson I think it wouldn't work for us because people didn't read the instructions thoroughly and needed remiders.
ReplyDeleteI think flipped classroom would work at Merrill Middle school.
ReplyDeleteAlthough most kids dont understand what a flipped classroom is, we should try it. It can help kids that are struggling in classes and have missing assignment. This can relate to Bradley Chalkers how he never hand in anything and at the end after Carla helped him, he starts doing his homework and became a responsible student.
so far what i know and the new imformation that i have i beleive that this is a good idea that you can be at home and be able to go out and find imformation that isnt from your teacher
ReplyDeleteI don't think flipped classrooms would work for Merrill because a lot of people don't do their homework, so when they come back to school, they will have no idea what is going on. Then the people who did their homework will fall behind along with the people who didn't do the work because the whole lesson will have to be retaught.
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