After 2 units

ok. So, I had started flipping with unit 5, which ended up with 4 video notes on linear functions. I did the reteach of Unit 4 with videos, and unit 6 had 2- one over solving systems by graphing and the other by substitution. I'll start with the good, even though the material is over the same general topics their test grades have improved 10-15%. So I don't know how much I can contribute that to the flipping as to just the consistency of the material.

The challenging part has been getting to consistently watch the notes before class time. And not just watch them but take complete and detailed notes. I think with the start of second semester and unit 7, I am going to reteach how to accurately take notes from the videos and illustrate how to use them to find help with the practice problems.

There is another teacher, Biology, who has flipped his class and he says he gives online quizzes over the notes and they can retake them as many times as needed and use their notes. I do this, but it's not a grade in the grade book, so this might be something else I try to incorporate into the note taking process.

At this point, I don't think the stress of teaching using this model is any different than teaching a traditional model. What I do think, is that it definitely has helped the students get the notes from when they're absent-especially those with the flu that are out for a week or more at a time. I think it has helped with me being able to spend more time in class helping students who are struggling. Although, I feel that we don't get as much accomplished. But on the other hand the at home practice they would have had to do in a traditional setting most likely wouldn't have been completed either. This way at least they are getting more engaging time to practice the problems.

I'm trying to go to the Flipping Learning Network Conference in Minnesota this summer,  I hope the funding comes through. I feel I can really learn a lot and then also be able to bring it back to my campus/district to teach others.

I know there are several ways to record the lessons, but I have found it so convenient to use my iPad and the  ShowMe App and then upload it to the ProProfs website and use that to quiz them. I can do it at home, at work, anywhere with internet and that's quiet. With my busy schedule with kids and grad school in the mix this has been a life saver from the way I did it last year recording myself in the front of my classroom.