Professional development on the couch (not usually in my PJ's!) - Activity 14

I found 2 great sessions at the 2012 k12 online conference, both on flipping a classroom.  I chose them because I definitely want to do some flipped classes next year. The first one I watched was entitled The Flipped Class for Administrators by Jon Bergmann and the second was Sreencasting 101.  Even though the flipped session was listed for administrators, I thought it would have some tips for me and it did.  The major question he posed was "What is the best use of face-to-face time with students?" -which he states is  for active engaged learning not lecture.  He also talks about myths of flipping.  One of the myths was that flipping is all about the videos.  He says no! It's not about the videos, it's what you have time to do in the classroom.  I really liked this because I want to do more labs and activities with my students.  I also liked that he was a chemistry teacher!

The second video I watched was about screencasting by Laura Constantini.  She gives 7 reasons why to record and share a video (like saves repeating insturction and students can learn at their own pace).  She then describes several programs you can use to do your own screencasting and gives tips for making a good screencast (like put the dog outside and have a plan!).  I thought the information was helpful and I hope use information from both.  These professional development tools online for free are great and its almost pajama time!