Archives for March, 2013

A simple out-of-class assignment that could have big pay off in a flipped class

Peer Instruction Network member Claire, a K-12 English teacher from Michigan, worries that far too many of her students are falling through the cracks.  She is looking for ways to reach them.  Could student-generated questions be one possible low-threshold intervention?  This post digs into this question.  However, if you are looking for a quick protocol for student-generated questions, […]

How learning works in Peer Instruction and Learning Catalytics

March 11, 2013 @julieschell Many teachers are using Peer Instruction and classroom response systems (CRSs) to flip their classrooms and to engage students in deep learning and subject-matter understanding. After trying a range of CRSs throughout his career, in 2011 Eric Mazur teamed up with Brian Lukoff and Gary King at Harvard University to develop Learning […]

How to FLIP your class…in 4 basic steps

FLIP in 4 Steps Contrary to popular belief, there is actually no “ONE way to flip a class” (Bergmann, 2012).  However, after visiting flipped classrooms all over North America and talking with lots of teachers who have tried flipping across the globe, I have come to view the cycle of flipping as occurring through a […]