Wow; this is hard! Just one?
So much is essential to my flipped classroom.
But I think everything goes back to relationships.
It was one of the first things I remember reading about flipped classrooms. You have more time to get to know your students better.
And it's true.
I know where they're weak. Where they're strong. I know things that are going on at home and outside the classroom. I know when they need to be pushed and when they need more time. I know when school is overwhelming them.
And students know me better, too. They know I care. They know I have their backs.
As my flipped classroom has evolved - and it is changing more than I every thought possible - the relationships I build with my students are the cornerstone of everything I do in my classroom.
Knowing my students better is the catalyst for many of the ways my flipped classroom has evolved.
I'm playing around with some self-pacing (blog post to come) because I know my students better.
I am able to provide more choice in my classroom because I know my students better.
My students collaborate more than ever before because I know them better.
I used to plow blindly through curriculum without enough regard to who "got it" and who didn't.
My flipped classroom has allowed me to know my students in such a way that I can no longer NOT make adjustments when necessary.
Aw dangit, you picked the perfect topic. Now I wish that's what I wrote about! I never got so many 1:1 convos with students in the old days (B.F. = Before Flipping). I totally understand the importance of those connections for every subject, but for some reason it seems most vital in math. Maybe because ELA/History/Science lend themselves to open responses that give insight to students personally? I don't know, but nevertheless this is a terrific flashblog and another reminder how lucky your students are to have you as their teacher....
ReplyDeleteAwww...you're sweet. I don't always feel the love from this year's group (well, a handful of this year's group, really), but in their cool-ness they have pushed me to be better and to find what works for THEM. Thanks for reading and commenting!
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