Blended/Flipped Learning

The lesson I designed was meant to be done in class. The questions I posed during the lesson required students to really understand quadratic functions. As a result, I'm not sure if students would be able to complete everything at home. Ideally, we would have a class discussion after the lesson to wrap everything up.

I think the lesson was a substitute. As always, math teachers can always go up and do note-taking sessions for the entire class. The teacher can also bring up the questions that I posed. The Youtube video was from Khan Academy, which also focuses a lot on the procedure and not the concept. As a result, I'm not very happy with my created lesson. I don't know if there are videos that focus on the concept and not the procedure.

On my ELR framework, this lesson would score pretty well. It is accessible and smooth while maintaining content (mathematical) accuracy. However, now I'm seeing more problems with my ELR. The lesson was just a substitute; it didn't add anything. As a result, I don't think this is the right way for students to learn the content. I think procedure should come after concept, and I'm not sure students are getting that with this tool.

I think students can review the lesson and show their understanding by creating their own lessons. They could even share it with each other so the entire class gets a good review from their peers. I would also be able to see any misunderstandings students have because they would have to explain their entire process.

I think flipped classrooms could be beneficial for tasks that require class time to complete. By having students go through the monotonous process at home, class time could be reserved for long tasks that stimulate students. Even doing a mix of traditional lessons and flipped lessons would open up more time for engaging activities.

One concern is that students might not fully grasp the concept from watching a video or copying notes, which would then require class time to explain. I think it helps students to have an interactive learning environment, and watching videos doesn't really accomplish that.