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Long-term Planning
This two month cycle will be used as an introduction to one of many teaching models that Castle View may choose to implement, increasing the use of educational technology in the classroom. Ultimately, over the next instructional year, teachers will be introduced to multiple models of implementation. -
Prepare - Trainer of Trainers
During a grade level team meeting, teachers will participate in a "flipped classroom" exercise, in order to learn the components of a flipped classroom. Prior to the meeting, teachers will learn about "Flipping the Classroom" through Jenn Williams' TEDx. When teachers attend the grade level meeting, they will use a Google Doc to create a graphic that will display the necessary components of a flipped classroom.
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Flipped Classrooms at Castle View
In accordance with our mission at Castle View, and in order to prepare our students to be world ready - global citizens, we will begin using the "Flipped Classroom" model to foster individualized and independent learning. Teachers will prepare, plan and implement a flipped classroom model in one or more content areas of their choice.
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Prepare - Learning Outcomes
Teacher's will use a portion of their PLC time to choose a single content area and grade level standard, to determine learning outcomes for a lesson using the "flipped classroom" components, identified at the grade level team meeting. Teachers may refer back to Google Doc created during the grade level team meeting. -
Plan - Direct Instruction
Teachers will plan a lesson together as a grade level, that utilizes either teacher created videos or online lessons via Kahn Academy or DreamBox, to provided direct instruction to help students achieve the learning objective.
Teachers may choose to use Powtoon to create their own video:
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Plan - Assessment of Learning Objectives
Teachers will plan a collaborative project in which students will use a media of their choice to demonstrate that they have met the learning objective. Additionally, teachers will plan for how to address the learning needs of students who may not have retained critical content via independent learning (Tier 2). https://educationaltechnology.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bloom-taxonomy.png -
Implement
Teachers will be given a two week time span in order to implement a lesson that is aligned with the principles of a flipped classroom as discussed in the April grade level team meeting, as well as the core content they identified as a grade level team. Students will use educational technology appropriate to the task as outlined by the teacher.
Tips for creating a Flipped Learning Lesson:
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Analyze/Reflect
During the grade level team meeting, teachers will reflect on the effectiveness of their "flipped classroom" lesson. Prior to the grade level meeting, grade level teams will create a 60 second Flipgrid to share their reflections following their lesson implementation. Flipgrids will be reviewed as a staff during the team meeting to analyze the effectiveness of the "Flipped Classroom" model.
