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Ken Graetz

4 Reasons I Love My Uncomfortable Classroom - 0 views

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  • My classroom is not a place of comfort for me ….it’s uncomfortable and that’s good.
  • It’s not comfortable for me – as each unit brings up new requirements but once done – they are there.
  • I no longer ‘stand and deliver’ content and what I used to do just doesn’t cut it any more. This means  more hours revising to make sure that activities fit into this new style.
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  •  I am risking by trying new things and revamping old items. Doing this in front of, and with,  my students in the classroom is not comfortable. But choosing to eschew ‘comfort’ in my classroom I am seeing growth and learning like I never have before. My students are more involved and responsible learners
Ken Graetz

The Genius in the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Ken Graetz on 19 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • In this increasingly digital age, it is inevitable that our young, tech-savvy students will teach us how to use the metaphorical remote control.
  • I regularly encounter students who are more talented than I was at their age because of their innate ability to work with technology and their access to more-advanced technologies every year.
  • But the most talented students can also be the most challenging to teach, and the least in need of mentorship. It is worthwhile to consider how we can reach those students, and why it is important to do so.
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  • More recently, being a college dropout seems to be part of the formula for becoming a successful tech innovator.
  • Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company developed an Entrepreneurial Quotient (EQ) Test to determine if individuals had the skills to become successful entrepreneurs. The test says: "Successful entrepreneurs are not, as a rule, top achievers in school." Being a top student costs the test-taker four points from her overall score.
  • I have had some extremely talented students who were impatient in class. I have found that giving them more responsibility for and control over their class projects, using their talents to help others by sending their classmates to them for advice, and accepting deviant behavior that does not compromise academic standards can create opportunities for them to thrive.
  • The more gifted the student, the more she will challenge her peers—and perhaps motivate an entire classroom. Conversely, the less we invest in these students, the more their deviant or frustrated behavior will negatively affect the class dynamic.
Chad Kjorlien

Warming Up to MOOC's - 0 views

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shared by Chad Kjorlien on 07 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Chad Kjorlien on 07 Nov 12
     
    I wanted to share this article by Douglas H. Fisher, an associate professor of computer science and of computer engineering at Vanderbilt. He clearly struggled with using other's content and finally found a massively open online courses (or MOOC) that was so good it served as his template for Flipping his classes. Our conversations have veered in this direction as we have talked over the past seven weeks and I think this article warrents a good looking over (See at https://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/warming-up-to-moocs/44022) and important to me is his realization of the exciting new direction for higher education where we work more collaboratively with our colleauges by sharing resources and innovations that truly work.
Ken Graetz

Before We Flip Classrooms, Let's Rethink What We're Flipping To - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...-classroom-idit-harel-caperton

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shared by Ken Graetz on 26 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • No doubt about it, online learning at every level for every purpose is the flavor of the moment, and everyone is scrambling to offer a feast
    • Ken Graetz
      Ken Graetz on 26 Oct 12
       
      This was true maybe two decades ago. I think we are past this now.
  • more than 100 years of theory about cognition and learning-by-doing -- are being forgotten
    • Ken Graetz
      Ken Graetz on 26 Oct 12
       
      Let's be fair. Is this all being incorporated into our onsite courses now?
  • sn't it time to make use of new technology to move beyond streaming impersonal frontal teaching, instructional video tutorials or filmed lectures aimed at mass audiences
    • Ken Graetz
      Ken Graetz on 27 Oct 12
       
      I wonder whether the author has taken an edX or Coursera course? They are definitely not simply video lectures.
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  • if investors and innovators want the new flipped classrooms to have a significant and scalable impact on students, we must use technology to integrate and promote Constructionist learning spaces across the country -- faster
Chad Kjorlien

Flipped Class - a student perspective - 0 views

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  • Chad Kjorlien on 23 Oct 12
     
    Below are some thoughts from one of my former middle school students who is now in high school & in a flipped classroom. I'll let her words speak for themselves, but think her words speak to the state of science education well beyond the flipped class model.
Chad Kjorlien

TED-Ed and the Flipped Classroom - 0 views

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  • Chad Kjorlien on 23 Oct 12
     
    TED-Ed is a platform where educators can find videos, many of which are the result of collaborations between teachers and animators, to supplement and enrich their core curriculum. Teachers using Ted-Ed can select any educational video to create a customized lesson, and choose whether to share it publicly or privately, tracking its impact on their students or the world.
Chad Kjorlien

San Jose State's Flipped Classroom Improves Test Scores - 0 views

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  • Chad Kjorlien on 23 Oct 12
     
    San Jose State University has found that flipping the classroom for one of its toughest courses has led to a 10 to 11 point increase in test scores, reported the Chronicle of Higher Education. For years students at the school have struggled with the introductory electrical engineering class; last semester 40% of students taking the class received a C or lower.
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