Cambridge Isanti Innovation and Coach, Kristin Daniels (@kadaniels), led a session on planning for flipping the classroom and another on the tools that you need to get started. I walked away very motivated.
Most workshops leave me overwhelmed; new ideas, no time to integrate into curriculum or the training plan, but Kristin's sessions were different for two reasons.
- Flip one lesson, flip one unit, flip one chapter - Nobody should expect to change their instruction overnight. The one lesson, one unit, one chapter mantra resonated with me
- The longer you wait the harder it gets - Trying new things is hard to do, but the longer you wait the harder it gets. This video highlights the idea well:
The turning point for me to get started was when Kristin did an experiment with Origami paper. Each of the workshop participants were instructed to grab two sheets of Origami paper. Then we watched a video on how to fold a frog. We were not allowed to pause the video. A few students sitting in the front row completed the task without error. But most of us failed.
We then watched the video a second time but we were allowed to pause the video and back up as needed. Using that method everyone was successful. It was a powerful exercise. Instructional videos allow students to learn at their own rate. What's more if we assign these skill based lesson outside of class and allow students to develop mastery outside of class we can use the classroom for more authentic and meaningful learning.
For more information from the session click here to check out the workshop resources.
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