marinating minds: getting started before we get started

Ge#ng  Started  before  We    Get  Started  

•  Engage  students  •  Maximize  learning  efficiency    

•  Find  =me  for  both  breadth  and  depth  

What  can  this  session  do  for  my  classroom?  

ü Discuss  learning  best  suited  for  pre-­‐,  peri-­‐  and  post-­‐class  (PPPC)  

ü Breakdown  our  own  tough  topics  into  PPPC  ac=vi=es  

ü Iden=fy  PPPC  learning  tools  

In  this  session,  we’ll:  

What  %  of  your  class  is  lecture?  

Is  ac=ve  or  passive  bePer?  

   10%    Read  

20%  Heard  

30%  Seen  

50%  Seen  &  Heard  

70%  Said  

90%  Said  &  Done  

2  weeks  later,  we  

remember…  

Why  Lecture?  

Lecturing  is  the  single  most  efficient  way  to  dump  knowledge.  

 -­‐-­‐Keith  Whi#ngton  

Breadth  

Depth  

Two  most  valuable  classroom  resources?  

The  Boardwalk  of  Learning  

Today’s  Task:        

Leverage  classroom  MVPs    –  teacher  and  peer  feedback  –  

to  maximize  learning.  

Pluming  Blooming  Taxonomy  

Basics  

Remember  

Understand  

Complex  

Apply  

Analyze  

Evaluate  

Create  

Pre-­‐Class  

In-­‐Class  

Post-­‐Class  

Grate   • Pre-­‐Class  Prep  

Grill   • In-­‐Class  Work  

Garnish   •  Post-­‐Class  Assignments  

Grate  10%  

Grill  30%  

Garnish  60%  

Student  Time  Alloca0on  

Grate   •  Pre-­‐Class  Prep  

Concise  Mini-­‐Lesson  Videos  

Grate:    Watch  Videos  

TEDEd  for  Interac=ve  Videos  

TEDEd  Student  Analy=cs  

Video   Podcast  or  Audio   Reading   Quizzing   Discussions  

Tools  for  Gra0ng  

How will you grate? Pre-class activities:

Grill   •  In-­‐Class  Work  

Individual  Think  

Share  

Pair/Group  Think  Share  

Instructor  Commentary  

Peer  Instruc=on  

Ac=vi=es      

Classroom  Response  Systems  

Online  HW  Systems  

Tools  for  Grilling  

How will you grill? In-class activities:

Garnish   •  Post-­‐Class  Assignments  

Comprehensive  Sta=s=cal  Research  Project  

Projects    

Probing,  Reflec=ve  Ques=ons  

Student-­‐Created  Video  

Tools  for  Garnishing  

How will you garnish? Post-class activities:

Grate   • Pre-­‐Class  Prep  

Grill   • In-­‐Class  Work  

Garnish   •  Post-­‐Class  Assignments  

Direct  • Pre-­‐Class  Prep:  Tell  

Discuss  • In-­‐Class  Work:    Interact  

Delegate  •  Post-­‐Class  Assignments:  Empower  

Remember  &  

Understand  

• Pre-­‐Class  Prep:  Direct  

Apply  &  Analyze  

•  In-­‐Class  Work:  Discuss  

Evaluate  &  Create  

•  Post-­‐Class  Assignments:  Delegate  

Confessions  of  a  Converted  Lecturer  

Flipped  Mean:  up  5  points  Flipped  Std  Dev:  almost  half  

How  will  you  flip?  

Marina=ng  Minds  Paper  

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