For my flipped classes, I have my students watch my video notes for Algebra 2 and Honors Algebra 2 classes at home. The students are use to going through the motions of checking their homework if they understand the material but how do I know for sure they understand the process in getting to their answers. In class, the students have the routine of checking off the homework if they got them correct and hope that they are understanding their mistakes. Then they will start homework in class on their own in their desks writing in their notes. Some of my students like to write on the whiteboards and see what they are doing and are able to correct their mistakes much easier.
I want all of my students to be able to explain the process in solving their example. I have requested that all of my students will have the app Explain Everything because it can import pdf's of my examples and they can work through them and write on their screen. I will challenge my students to write and explain their work to imitate me. I hope the students will see it as a fun way to review the material and gain a better understanding of the material. I truly believe that if you can explain an example, then they will grasp the concepts better. After they record their example, they can upload their video explanation to a common Dropbox account so that other students are able to see their classmates work and hopefully find another person's explanation of a concept.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Action Research
Action Research
I want to teach my students how the effort that they put into their work will see results in the progress of their understanding of the material. I have done a complete flipped class for my Honors Algebra 2 and Algebra 2 classes. Now that the novelty of watching and reviewing their notes by video, they are losing interest in keeping up with the notes. They seem to get frustrated with not understanding the material because they are not focused in trying to comprehend what I am saying in the video.
So I have been reading of how ownership of learning is more effective when the students develop their intrinsic value of their education. Having time for the students to reflect on their comprehension level of the material and having an accountability sheet to see a concrete evidence of understanding has helped.
I have done this accountability sheet with all of my classes and have asked the students to fill it out and submit it with a test at the end of the unit. I have passed back their tests and accountability sheet to see if there is a correlation between the questions on the test that they struggled with to the homework understanding on their accountability sheet.
I would like to see if some students do better when they do have a physical sheet for them to see where they struggle to students who try to keep track of what they know or don't know on their own. I will offer the accountability for one class period and require everyone to fill it out for a chapter. For another class period, I will off the accountability sheet but not mention to fill it out. I will see how many students will fill it out on their own. Then for my last period, I will not offer the accountability sheet unless they ask for it.
After the end of the chapter, I will collect the sheets and correct their chapter tests. I will hand back both and give a survey to see if the students used the accountability sheet to keep track of their own progress or did they try to keep track on their own. I will ask if the sheet helped for those who used the sheet and ask the students who did not use the sheet if using an accountability sheet would have helped.
I want to teach my students how the effort that they put into their work will see results in the progress of their understanding of the material. I have done a complete flipped class for my Honors Algebra 2 and Algebra 2 classes. Now that the novelty of watching and reviewing their notes by video, they are losing interest in keeping up with the notes. They seem to get frustrated with not understanding the material because they are not focused in trying to comprehend what I am saying in the video.
So I have been reading of how ownership of learning is more effective when the students develop their intrinsic value of their education. Having time for the students to reflect on their comprehension level of the material and having an accountability sheet to see a concrete evidence of understanding has helped.
I have done this accountability sheet with all of my classes and have asked the students to fill it out and submit it with a test at the end of the unit. I have passed back their tests and accountability sheet to see if there is a correlation between the questions on the test that they struggled with to the homework understanding on their accountability sheet.
I would like to see if some students do better when they do have a physical sheet for them to see where they struggle to students who try to keep track of what they know or don't know on their own. I will offer the accountability for one class period and require everyone to fill it out for a chapter. For another class period, I will off the accountability sheet but not mention to fill it out. I will see how many students will fill it out on their own. Then for my last period, I will not offer the accountability sheet unless they ask for it.
After the end of the chapter, I will collect the sheets and correct their chapter tests. I will hand back both and give a survey to see if the students used the accountability sheet to keep track of their own progress or did they try to keep track on their own. I will ask if the sheet helped for those who used the sheet and ask the students who did not use the sheet if using an accountability sheet would have helped.
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