Discussions

Today I met with Joe, I was feeling traumatised by the number of posts I had read on another flipping the classroom site, which were from teachers for whom the method just hadn't worked. This wasn't a possibility I had even considered and left me feeling a bit shaken. What would I do if this didn't work? I'm pinning the entire G7 Semester 2 curriculum on it! I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it. I do really think you have to be honestly committed to doing it, 100%. It isn't going to be perfect immediately but will be something that I take aspects from other flipped classrooms and apply it to my own, keeping what works and replacing what doesn't. I have to have a positive attitude and not be disheartened if/when there are issues. 

Had a good meeting with Joe, our technology director, today. I've been putting together a website using Wix, where I can upload course videos, other content, and where each student can have their own page where they keep their digital portfolio. We've also been working on a letter to send home to parents, and a team-taught week with the G7 at the end of this semester to introduce them to the changes that they will face when they come back after break.

I will post the copy of the letter and the lesson resources when they are complete. Hopefully at some stage this blog will reach the eyes of other Social Studies teachers out there. Lots of Maths and English, few Social Studies.