I really liked how the day was opened with a funny check-in with the Guiney pigs. It’s a good way to quickly get the class engaged and is a fun way to ask students how they are doing.

Something I found surprising early in the presentation was the fact that on a PowerPoint slide show as an example, a slide with a block of text vs a slide with an image and a speaker narrating. The slide with an image and narration will be much easier to retain and remember the information. Where as the block of text will be tougher to retain the information.

“Flipping the classroom” was a cool concept. My understanding on this topic was you essentially get the student to learn and research a topic at home, either with parent help or on their own. They then come back into the classroom to do work (what used to be homework) in teams with assistance from the teacher. After this they go back home and review the topic and make sure they understand it. With this teaching strategy it would definitely be better in the upper grade levels. For myself wanting to teach within the grade 3-4 range I think it would be difficult to get students to go research on their own. Getting them to go home and learn a totally new topic to them then coming back to class hoping they did essentially their “Homework” is just unrealistic. In Highschool this is for sure a concept that could be used, older students are more capable of setting off and learning/researching something.

https://watch.screencastify.com/v/2KFyrrggpoRZean41Vmp

Above is my Screencastify video, It is a snip of me playing the game Red Ball which you can find on Cool Math Games – Free Online Games for Learning and Fun