Changed pedagogical approach to flipping my class.

1. Linda Rubens
Orewa College: Assistant English HoD, Year 9 dean

2. Est.1882
My background
A very brief history

3. Biggest concern at the
outset
My students are
The distractions the always on task.
iPad offers the students
and how we would
discipline or manage
this

4. Management of my classes
Physical set up of desks
Square circle

5. The future
What I'd like my
classroom to look like

6. Slow to start: digital natives?
Research from US,
UK, OZ, NZ shows
students are not digital
natives
Screenagers but only
with FB and gaming

7. No longer the sage on the
stage
Truly have a
differentiated classroom
Flipped classroom
Plan well ahead: facilitator
Need a LMS like Ultranet
Not HW but prep before
your lesson
Never underestimate 'the
human touch'

8. Definition of flipped approach
The popular definition that it is
only when students prep for
lessons using short videos is
flawed
That every lesson needs to be run
this way is also flawed. Variety is
important
Changing preconceived ideas in
students' minds is part of the mix
Students take ownership of their
learning

9. Basics to flipping my class
Post all work on line on a LMS
Download the work at school
Set short bursts of work for students to prep
Start the lesson at the point of least understanding
Don't expect the change to occur overnight
Find novel ways of checking if the prep was done

10. Results after term of
flipping poetry

11. What about conventional
exams?
Essay structure on
Educreations
Prep before the test

12. Need very little teacher help
Prepping was
successful
Hand writing
is not a
forgotten
skill!!

13. Need another look

14. Need additional input
Working with six students rather than entire class

15. BEFORE

16. AFTER

17. Exam results 2012
UNFAMILIAR TEXT:
NA 3
A 7
M 9
E6

18. Exam results 2012
VISUAL TEXT
ESSAY
NA 3
A 16
M3
E5

19. As a classroom teacher I
have found:
Full engagement
Quiet, settled class
Submission and
resubmission
Success with prep
Differentiated teaching
and learning

20. Any questions?
l.rubens@oc.school.nz
@lindarubens