Foothill Professional Development Day

10 May 2013

1) Flipping the Classroom with Morriss and Martinez

They are doing radical stuff in their math classes, including using qualitative assessment for final grades. But the students still need to sit alone and absorb content outside of any context (online, not in the classroom.) I believe that the real learning actually takes place when the students are in groups doing problem sets. I think that this learning would be deeper if it took place while solving a larger, real world problem.

New idea from Martinez: You need to assess groupwork or the students won't buy in.

2) Active Learning with Stefonik

"Creating Significant Learning Experiences" by L. Dee Fink