Yes, the title of a home improvement show came to mind when I was giving this great blog post a name. But it is true, do we teachers flip or flop doing the flipping? What I have to keep reminding myself when integrating technology into the classroom is "it all comes in moderation..." That is certainly what I have discovered.
Yes, I need to learn in moderation on how to use certain tools, so that I can accurately teach my many 4th and 5th graders how to be proficient in the tech-y world we live in.
And I will be honest here. I tried the flipping of my classroom. I figured "Hey, I teach one subject, how hard can that be...."
Well, yes I teach one subject to only 4th and 5th grade. The 5th graders were more dependable on their "online" homework from me. I would blog and post videos and see their discussion on topics related to class. But, my goodness, 4th grade had such a horrible time getting assigned online homework. There was one assignment I gave in January that kids kept turing into me in May. I did not understand this, even though it was supposed to be a weekly one-time deal sort of assignment.
But that is my experience in "flipping" and let me tell you, I flopped. (I did not flop as graciously as LeBron James either)
From what I understand in flipping is the access to all students. Well, I found out that not all my students have access at home of internet, or a device. Parents come to me saying "how dare you assign online HW, my child already used up their screen time for today"
Well, parents...I don't know what to tell you, because Little Johnny got a zero on that assignment.
But if the world was a perfect place and I didn't teach in Oakland, then I would be so on board with flipped teaching. I think it is a great concept of teaching. I think the only con would be that it would take a lot of time on the teachers end to execute it correctly. But that is just the thing, no one in my entire school cares to execute technology except for me; and having co-workers standing by parents who are going to let their child get a zero because their screen time was up is a little ridonkulous. Yes, ridonkulous.
I also feel like flipped teaching practices would be super beneficial in middle school and high school. I mean, my 5th graders were barely able to pull it through, but it turned out they enjoyed watching movies in class rather than at home. Well, folks I think watching a video on an amoeba filling up a microscope glass is quite exciting and should be shared with the whole family. But I get it, my school is in a change and change is hard for people.
Yes, I need to learn in moderation on how to use certain tools, so that I can accurately teach my many 4th and 5th graders how to be proficient in the tech-y world we live in.
And I will be honest here. I tried the flipping of my classroom. I figured "Hey, I teach one subject, how hard can that be...."
Well, yes I teach one subject to only 4th and 5th grade. The 5th graders were more dependable on their "online" homework from me. I would blog and post videos and see their discussion on topics related to class. But, my goodness, 4th grade had such a horrible time getting assigned online homework. There was one assignment I gave in January that kids kept turing into me in May. I did not understand this, even though it was supposed to be a weekly one-time deal sort of assignment.
But that is my experience in "flipping" and let me tell you, I flopped. (I did not flop as graciously as LeBron James either)
From what I understand in flipping is the access to all students. Well, I found out that not all my students have access at home of internet, or a device. Parents come to me saying "how dare you assign online HW, my child already used up their screen time for today"
Well, parents...I don't know what to tell you, because Little Johnny got a zero on that assignment.
But if the world was a perfect place and I didn't teach in Oakland, then I would be so on board with flipped teaching. I think it is a great concept of teaching. I think the only con would be that it would take a lot of time on the teachers end to execute it correctly. But that is just the thing, no one in my entire school cares to execute technology except for me; and having co-workers standing by parents who are going to let their child get a zero because their screen time was up is a little ridonkulous. Yes, ridonkulous.
I also feel like flipped teaching practices would be super beneficial in middle school and high school. I mean, my 5th graders were barely able to pull it through, but it turned out they enjoyed watching movies in class rather than at home. Well, folks I think watching a video on an amoeba filling up a microscope glass is quite exciting and should be shared with the whole family. But I get it, my school is in a change and change is hard for people.