I especially enjoyed hearing a new way to combine two things I already do in my class (using the SimpleMind app and creating KWL charts). Christina's presentation made me think about having the kids create a web of questions BEFORE teaching a unit, and letting them answering the questions on the web after learning new content. It seems like that would be more engaging than sitting on the rug to discuss what we want to know and what we learned. It also seems like a small, easy change to make that could have a big impact.

I don't think I understand the flipped classroom. Yesterday it was mentioned that jigsaw lessons and small math groups are "flipping" the classroom, but after reading some of these articles, I'm not sure I see how those are "flipped" compared to a normal room. For instance, those are not activities that would have traditionally been completed at home, and learning on the subject did not occur prior to the activities...