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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
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 – [email protected]
Sandy Wisneski – [email protected]
Tim Scottberg – [email protected]