tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572870477738084565.post7312925473820403378..comments2023-10-29T02:25:39.832-07:00Comments on Cogitations of Mr. Cockrum: Reading and Discussing is not a Flipped ClassroomTroy Cockrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549316426469972835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572870477738084565.post-24952434675976230412011-11-01T14:37:35.864-07:002011-11-01T14:37:35.864-07:00Stacey,
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I...Stacey,<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your explanation/clarification. I have a similar debate with the Math teacher across the hall from me. Because English content is what I call cyclical, meaning it continually comes back, I can hit several standards with one project. I've joked with ELA colleagues that you can make just about anything meet some ELA standard. I encourage my Math co-worker to assign bigger projects. He claims he can't give up two weeks of class time to meet one standard.<br />So, from that perspective, I can see where an English class can be seen that way. I can assign a long-term project or have several days of discussion, because I am meeting multiple standards. But, I have the make sure the students have the skills needed for content acquisition independently, before I ask them to do it independently.Troy Cockrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549316426469972835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572870477738084565.post-30665326294099077382011-10-31T15:37:19.636-07:002011-10-31T15:37:19.636-07:00Enjoyed the post! I'm clearly not an English t...Enjoyed the post! I'm clearly not an English teacher :) The context of what I said - which I cannot change - is that this (English classrooms - go home and read and discuss in class) was my thought process... In the English classrooms I walked by when I first started teaching, I always saw these lively, engaging discussions and that left me feeling jealous and in search of a way to change my class. Also, I must say that I had some wonderful English teachers growing up who sent me home with material to guide in my reading so that I was properly prepared for class discussion. Reading for English class was a different experience than other reading assignments because of the way my teachers asked me to engage in my reading. Anyway, on to the flip... I don't think that flipping an English class would (or should) look the same as flipping a math class (and even there, each class is unique and should be treated as such). I think flipping is all about changing up the dynamic of class so that it can be more effective and engaging for the learner. Technology enables collaborative English discussions to happen outside of the classroom in a way that wasn't possible before, for instance. So flipping an English classroom might involve taking the discussion beyond the walls of the school. And I would never say that we should send kids home to read the math textbook, because the comprehension would not be there. Sending them home with a video of the problems being worked is an entirely different story. So it seems that you are using the videos in a similar way - to promote comprehension at home.<br /><br />One note, though - I'm without a doubt a math person. But I really disliked math class growing up. I loved working math problems, but I really never enjoyed class (and not because I was bored). I have fantastic memories of English class, on the other hand. And I hate writing English essays. So perhaps English teachers have been doing something right all along in my eyes :)<br /><br />Sorry for the rambling. Lots of thoughts... Enjoyed your post and look forward to following your year!<br /><br />-Stacey RoshanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572870477738084565.post-62950201729363224492011-10-28T16:23:05.896-07:002011-10-28T16:23:05.896-07:00I concurr with Aaron. I will hesitate to use this ...I concurr with Aaron. I will hesitate to use this analogy again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572870477738084565.post-64832720065525441702011-10-28T13:24:31.705-07:002011-10-28T13:24:31.705-07:00Thanks for the insight as a Language Arts teacher....Thanks for the insight as a Language Arts teacher. I have used that comparison before, and I will be hesitant to use it again.<br /><br />Keep the conversation going!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155501766013178873noreply@blogger.com