Many of today's students need flexibility that a traditional classroom model doesn't offer.
Not exact matches
The BIC
model (breakfast in the
classroom) didn't work very well for us.
I
do think they can be taught in the
classroom — I think most of us can think of a teacher in our past who helped us develop one or more of those skills — but I don't think we yet have an ideal
model for exactly how to teach them in the
classroom.
«We
do several
models of breakfast - in - the -
classroom, and in some schools we
do «hybrids» where [younger students]
do breakfast - in - the -
classroom, and older grades come through the line and
do traditional breakfast,» explained Pettit.
Especially as school districts look at implementing Next Generation Science Standards, and researchers are encouraged to
do more outreach for broader impact, a better understanding of the mental
models of STEM ed and the value of designing an online
classroom can be useful.
If
done well, it raises the level of discourse, builds professional culture and community, and
models the pedagogical philosophies we want to see in
classrooms.
Whatever you choose to
do, ensure that the
model is implemented with fidelity and care to give the students the best possible experience in the best possible flipped
classroom.
AD:... I think that a Flipped
Classroom model, I mean, a real Flipped
Classroom model where you are really taking all of the didactic instruction out of the
classroom and
doing that through video and podcast, I think that format probably lends itself better at the senior end of the school.
In the typical mathematics
classroom, especially in the middle years of schooling, we tend to use one
model to connect maths with the real world; we start by teaching the maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and
do some maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such as word problems.
@Madelyn: One of the key considerations for professional learning is that we
model what we want to see teachers
doing in the
classroom.
This often means people airing their concerns, such as, «I feel we need more opportunities to develop our leadership, as well as
classroom teaching, and at present, this
model doesn't offer this.
Does your
classroom have role
models of people of color and / or other cultures on the walls?
«From
doing consultancy work with other schools, it seems that the trend is moving towards a one - device - per - child
model, especially in newer schools, taking away the need for a screen at the front of the
classroom, as the work can be transferred directly from the teacher's computer to their tablets.
As you're implementing BYOD, learn more about the SAMR
Model so that you can get past replicating what you've always
done with new digital tools into truly redefining what you
do in your
classroom.
It's simply a matter of applying these skills and knowledge and... this doesn't work for kids who don't fit in or have disabilities or whatever, whose behaviour we decide is unmanageable, they are moved out of the
classroom so there's exclusion built into the manage - and - discipline
model of behaviour.
Craig Kemp (@mrkempnz) describes risk - taking as a «culture of learning» and shares strategies from
classrooms around the globe that are helping to normalize struggle including, «support, encourage,
model (let them teach the class)», «encourage teachers to make mistakes so students see it is OK» and «provide plenty of choices to watch their inner genius interpret what to
do.»
Designed to give new managers «the knowledge, confidence, and competence to
do their job well», it was based on the flipped
classroom pedagogical
model where the lecture and homework elements are reversed.
Think of all the times reformers have mocked «the factory
model» of schooling, voiced exasperation that
classrooms look the same today as they
did one hundred years ago, and lamented that the school calendar still reflects an agrarian economy.
Do you think it's a
model you would teach in your
classroom?
The assets available to the Henry Ford Academy are not available in every community, yet this
model can inspire other school districts to look at local institutions with new eyes and imagine
classrooms in settings where they've never been before, as was
done recently in New Orleans, which will incorporate a new school on the grounds of the Louisiana SuperDome.
However, within the
classroom, a teacher can become a charismatic adult and
model a resilient mindset, identify and communicate islands of competence to students, and give them a sense of autonomy and choice in the work they
do.
This program is for teachers who don't know how to implement the
Model United Nations in their
classroom.
«From a central content perspective, we will be exploring the idea that using
models can really help and inspire students, teachers, and the work they
do in the
classroom,» Seidel says, noting that it will link to standards and examine what student work and standards look like in reality.
First and most obvious, we've organized the entire, massive K — 12 system around an age - based, grade - level, 180 - days - per - year calendar; around mostly self - contained and generally low - tech
classrooms; and around a pedagogical
model centered on a single teacher teaching a uniform curriculum to twenty to thirty children for a prescribed amount of time each day, children who don't have much in common except that they're more or less the same age and (usually) live in pretty much the same community.
Lack of technology doesn't necessarily close the door to the flipped -
classroom model, but it might require some intentional planning and differentiation.
A refresher training session for all teachers looking at: - the assess - plan -
do - review
model - the use of TAs in the
classroom in relation to the DISS project A short presentation for teachers
In addition to the work that teachers
do in their own
classroom, the architecture, science, and social studies teachers joined the
model - building phase of the architecture project to help and support students, ask questions, offer a new perspective on their design, and help them push through any obstacles.
So, we're trying to
model for our students — if they get out of this open
classrooms, what
does team teaching really look like?
Listening to Aaron Sams talk about his experience with the flipped -
classroom model, one can't help but imagine that what he is describing doesn't require video at all.
If you want to master
classroom management, it has more to
do with
modeling the behavior you want than trying to coerce, persuade, or trick your students into behaving better.
«Her ability to process things in unique ways helps her
model what we want our teachers to
do so they can integrate that into the
classroom.»
I go there to teach teachers, but I return to my
classroom inspired by how they make
do with so much less than I can imagine, and hoping to
model the lessons they have taught me.
What New
Classrooms has
done with Teach to One is create an Individual Rotation blended - learning
model that provides an individualized approach for each student to learn.
He in essence suggested that because the curriculum wars have been decided more or less empirically, that people bent on disrupting the
classroom and the factory -
model education system were
doing so under faulty assumptions about how students learn.
1] And, finally, «Mixed results for the Khan Academy's «flipped»
classroom lead some educators and policymakers to worry that the
model doesn't work for kids who don't
do the requisite work at home.
i. Lahaderne, «Attitudinal and Intellectual Correlates of Attention: A Study of Four Sixth - grade
Classrooms,» Journal of Educational Psychology 59, no. 5 (October 1968), 320 — 324; E. Skinner et al., «What It Takes to
Do Well in School and Whether I've Got It: A Process
Model of Perceived Control and Children's Engagement and Achievement in School,» Journal of Educational Psychology 82, no. 1 (1990), 22 — 32; J. Finn and D. Rock, «Academic Success among Students at Risk for School Failure,» Journal of Applied Psychology 82, no. 2 (1997), 221 — 234; and J. Bridgeland et al., The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts (Washington, D.C.: Civic Enterprises, LLC, March 2006), https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/thesilentepidemic3-06final.pdf.
This
model will include career pathways that
do not require teacher leaders to leave the
classroom; flexible
classroom schedules and differentiated compensation; and alignment with the state's licensure system and the district's mentoring and induction programs.13
At the end of each five - minute segment during the
classroom observations, observers coded instances of interactions observed during that segment, using these categories: coaching / scaffolding,
modeling, engaging students in recitation, engaging students in discussion, explaining how to
do something, or telling students information.
Teaching is a face to face profession and when training substitute teachers live, you can
model what you would expect them to
do in the
classroom.
The principal introduces, • Instructional challenges (importance of knowing about challenges at different proficiency levels; highlights the needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced ELLs) • ESL in Content Area: Beginner / intermediate proficiency: ESL Push - In (specific use of ESL teachers with certification in a content area to support both language acquisition and learning content so that students
do not fall behind) • ESL Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching
model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a
classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share instructional role; high levels of collaboration and co-learning)
I don't think this precludes an unscrupulous principal from assigning challenging students to a teacher in the hope that the teacher will fail, and obtain a low value - added score; however, the
models are not designed to illuminate specific cases, but rather to reveal trends across many teachers and
classrooms.
In Knowledge Brief 2, Daniel F. McCaffrey analyzes the research on this crucial subject and finds that while value - added
models do partially level the field, they can't fully adjust for all the factors outside a teacher's influence and which differ among
classrooms.
When we
do,
classroom management becomes a conversation about strategies to support learners, rather than a way to make them «follow the rules» in a one - size - fits - all
model.
And what
does it look like when
classroom teachers go beyond «random acts of great teaching» and lead by
modeling hope, caring, and grit in tough times?
As the consumption - based
model of technology integration transitions to a participatory approach and technology transitions from a tool for accessing information to a tool to (a) support student authoring and creativity, (b) facilitate collaboration, communication, and social learning, (c) allow for more efficient organization and accumulation of resources, (d) provide venues for student voices through publication and sharing, and (e) support student immersion in learning environments, educators also transition from «extending learning beyond what could be
done without technology» (Mason et al., 2000) to «use technologies to promote effective student learning» (Hicks et al., 2014) In the revisioning of the first principle, the authors
did a commendable job of affording increased value to range of tools, methods, content, abilities, and varied contexts of social studies
classrooms.
Teachers who embrace personalized learning can actually
do more for each student than they ever could using a traditional
classroom model!
Recent surveys reveal that educators want to implement SEL approaches in their
classrooms, but many don't have a specific evidence - based
model with programs and strategies for implementation.
When you
do encounter the occasional laggard who pushes back, incorporate the use of the
model classroom as a professional learning goal or growth plan outcome for them.
The traditional
classroom model of public and private education in the United States
does not account for or serve these types of students.
It is important to note that this research only addresses full - time online charter schools and
does not assess the performance of other charter public school
models, including blended - learning programs (many of which are
classroom - based).