First off, I apologize for not posting last week. It is my intent to post weekly, but circumstances arose (report cards and parent teacher conferences) that made it difficult for me to find any free time to blog. Now, moving on to my weekly post ;-)
As I mentioned in my last post, the students watch the video of my lecture as homework. When math class begins, I always check to see if there were any questions about the previous night's video. After answering questions, the students work on their worksheet. The worksheet is what formerly would have been taken home for homework.
At this point of class, I have 5-10 students who are finishing/watching the video (as hard as I try, there are still kids who don't do the homework...I think I could dedicate a whole post to that frustration later). The rest of the class is working on the worksheet. I am busy walking around & checking students worksheets. Of all the components of a flipped classroom, I have found this part to be the most beneficial. The time I spend checking/helping students one-on-one is something I could never seem to get to in a traditional classroom. I have been able to see mistakes kids are making before they become ingrained in their heads.
Once a child has finished their worksheet, they log on to Khan Academy and begin working on extensions (I plan to feature Khan Academy in a future post, but it plays a major role in managing the students as they finish). For those students who do not have access to internet at home, they are allowed to start their video for the following evening during class.
At the end of math class I talk very briefly about the expectations for the evening's work, and then we do it all over again the next day ;-)
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