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What's the Secret to Successfully Flipping a Math Class? Joel
Evans [email protected]
www.hatboro-horsham.org/evans
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B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin
Masters in Education from Wilkes University Siemens STEM 2013
Fellow 2014 Hatboro Horsham Champion of Learning This is my
twentieth year teaching mathematics 15 at Hatboro Horsham High
School outside Philadelphia, PA 5 at Culver City Middle School in
Los Angeles, CA 4th year teaching AP Statistics 9th year teaching
Calculus (1st year AP)
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Siemens STEM Fellows 2013
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This is my 4th year teaching AP Statistics. My school is on a
block schedule. The AP Stats class is a year long course, however
in the Fall, we meet every OTHER day for 75 min. In the Spring, we
meet EVERY day for 75 min. My first year, I taught using a
traditional style. In-class lectures followed by practice problems,
or group activities. At the end of each semester, we are required
to give our students a class evaluation survey. The number one
complaint that first year, was that I used too many
powerpoints.
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I decided to try a flipped classroom model. After my first AP
Exam, I went back and took a long, hard look at all my notes and
powerpoints (that first year, I was pulling powerpoints and lecture
notes from all over the place, so they were a bit of a mish-mash)
First, I created a notes packet for each chapter. I then revised my
powerpoints to ensure that they matched the notes pages. Next, I
used the recorder feature of the Smart Notebook software to record
my lectures. I used a cheap headset with a microphone. I also used
an Intellislate, which allows me to write on the powerpoints as I
am talking. I uploaded my videos to a couple of different places:
1. YouTube 2. Screencast.com 3. My Class website Did it work? Over
the last two years, 100% of my students passed the AP Statistics
Exam
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A Celebration of Excellence
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There are many different ways to flip your class. Here are
three that I have used in the past: Method #1 - My primary method.
Notes Packets, follow-up quizzes, activities designed to reinforce
the lecture. Method #2 - The FIZZ Method. Use Videos as an
introduction to the topic in class. Method #3 - Use the videos as
training guides on how to solve specific problems.
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Using Chapter 3 as an example video
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Last year, another teacher and I taught separate AP Statistics
sections, so we collaborated on the lessons and the activities for
the class. We added a Google quiz after each video, which enabled
us to check to see if the kids had watched the videos, plus we get
a clearer idea of what topics we need to review and focus on. We
started off using a service called Flubaroo to grade the surveys,
then we started embedding the quizzes into the videos, finally, we
started using Smart Response Clickers, NSpires with Navigators and
Plickers. We post all of our videos on our Websites, our class
Edmodo site and on our Google Drive. I have expanded my use of
Flipped Videos into both my Calculus and PreCalculus Classes
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It is a lot of work, but I love not lecturing in class! Kids
take more and better notes from the videos.
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Humor works well and I try a variety of video formats.
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The Activities are the key! Simply putting videos out there for
kids to watch will not ensure success in the classroom.
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Activities List: Baseball vs Softball Throw Hallway Bocce Movie
Correlations Wesvaco Monopoly Regression on the NSpire Lots of
NSpire Activities in Calculus Class Time to do bookwork in class
Starnes Stacking University Research Project Statistics Fair Design
a Probability Game Time to work on Fathom Summer Survey
Analysis
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In addition to the main notes taking/teaching videos, I also do
what I call demo videos, or reinforcing videos
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Ok, now we can get down to the Nitty Gritty. What tools,
websites, equipment, etc do I use to Flip my Classes
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Edmodo may very well be the most-used web tool in education
right now. So its no surprise that its popular among flipped
classrooms. In case you havent tried it out, Edmodo is a classroom
management platform designed to facilitate learning in all
directions. By that I mean it lets students ask questions to other
students, teacher to student, parent to teacher, etc. You get the
idea.
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Screencast is quite popular in the flipped classroom community.
Designed to work with Jing and Camtasia, Screencast is great for
students looking to learn from each other, record their thoughts
and share on a classroom website or just submit homework by showing
how they did something online.
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Its YouTube. Cmon. Okay, youve never heard of it? Seriously?
Its an online video site where you can watch just about anything.
At last count, a bazillion videos were uploaded every second. Most
are not useful for education but many are. Theyre in the YouTube
EDU and a few other related search-based queries. Like, lets say,
flipped classrooms!
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Flubaroo is a free tool, integrated with Google Forms. You
write a quiz in Google Forms, and this extracts the information
from the form, emails the results back to the students, and stores
the results for the teacher to see. It has a tremendous user guide
that really lays out what needs to be done. The questions in the
quiz can be either multiple choice, true/false, or
fill-in-the-blank. The program generates an Excel worksheet that
contains individual results and summary reports and graphs. It also
has an option that enables it to email students their grades (plus
individual question results)
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Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect
real-time formative assessment data without the need for student
devices. No waiting for students to log-in on a computer or even
open the right app. Plickers integrates seamlessly into the way you
already teach.
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One of the most powerful tools in education, Twitter is by far
the most popular tool among educators. It dwarfs most of the other
web tools that teachers are using (aside from YouTube) and lets
anyone build their own personalized learning network or
professional learning network (PLN). Teachers use Twitter to learn
about new and exciting learning models, apps, tools, and to connect
with others.
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By far one of the most popular educational web tools available,
Poll Everywhere is being used by classrooms, conferences, and with
audiences large and small to get instant feedback. From
presentations to keynotes to question-and-answer situations, its a
useful (and free) tool for any classroom.
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In closing: Flipping a Class is an exciting way to provide
instruction to your students. It is effective, exciting and
engaging. It is also growing by leaps and bounds. Google search
"flipping the classroom" and you are sure to find tons of
information. Don't be afraid to try it out, start slowly, build
your knowledge base, grow your library, you will not regret
it!
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Quote of the Year Mr. Evans, it is so nice to finally meet you.
I feel like I know you already, because I hear your voice coming
from my daughters bedroom every night. A parent at Back to School
Night