North Carolina New Schools

Archive / September, 2013

2 results found

by Elizabeth Wiggs

Strategies for Flipping Class

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

I’ve been using videos to help my kids learn material for the past three years, but I have only truly understood how to use the flipped classroom method within the past twelve months. Flipping the classroom (or flipclass) involves so much more than just videos. The short definition of flipclass is this: any time you would lecture the students

...

Don’t Fear Feedback, or Why I Love Our Instructional Coach

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

When I met our instructional coach, Dr. Barb Chapman, during my first week of work four years ago at Lee Early College, she seemed very nice and helpful. But the moment she said, “When do you want me to come visit your classroom?” I became instantly terrified.

The thought of having other people in my classroom gave me unbelievable anxiety,

...