catalyst charter middle school ripon, wi backchannel todaysmeet.com/catalyst

Catalyst Charter Middle School

Ripon, WI

Backchanneltodaysmeet.com/catalyst

Opened fall 2012PBL curriculum and

approach3 themes:

Digital citizenshipGreen futuresSTEM

Creating…Communicating… Collaborating…

Brian Bennett- The Flipped Classroom is a mindset, not a method

Aaron Sams - There is no such thing as THE flipped classroom

Just videos

An online class

Replacing teachers

with videos

Students working

without structure

Students working alone

A means to INCREASE

interaction and

personalized contact

time between students

and teachers

An environment where

students

take responsibility for

their own learning 

A classroom where students who are absent due to

illness or extra-curricular activities such as athletics or

field-trips, don't get left behind.

A class where content is permanently archived  for

review or remediation.

A class where all students are engaged in their

learning.

A place where all students can get

a personalized education

1.Video introduces topic, class time

expands on it

2.Video interlude introduces a problem or

a challenge

3.Video introduces homework

4.Video prompts reflection

5.Students teach with video

Create anengaging,interactive

environment thatis student-centered.

Make the bestuse of your face-to-face time with

your students.

Practice,application, and

working withcontent is doneinside of class.

Focus ondeeper meaning

andconnections, notjust basic rotememorizationand practice.

1. Started with the end in mind

2. Kept it simple

3. Connected, connected,

connected

4. Used other available

resources for videos

Ted Ed

Khan Academy

Jing: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Screencast-o-Matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ Screenr: http://www.screenr.com/

• Educreations

- http://www.educreations.com/

• Explain Everything

http://www.explaineverything

.com/

Vimeo

Wikispaces Edmodo

Google Sites

• Podcast of directions for groups

• Wiki used to share information

Google Docs/Collections

"Innovative learning requires that you trust yourself, that you be self-directed rather than other-directed in both your life and work." Warren Bennis

Resources•Catalyst Charter Middle School

(http://catalystcharter.wikispaces.com)

•Resources for Flipped Lessons

(http://catalystresources.wikispaces.com)

Pinterest collection on Flipped Lessons

(http://pinterest.com/stampcat2/flipped-classroom)

•Catalyst Charter Middle School Blog

(http://catalystchannel.blogspot.com)

Contacts:

Tom Hoh – hoht@ripon.k12.wi.us

Sandy Wisneski – wisneskis@ripon.k12.wi.us

Tim Scottberg – scottbergt@ripon.k12.wi.us