What is the flipped classroom?
It’s
called “the flipped classroom.” While there is no one model, the core
idea is to flip the common instructional approach: With teacher-created
videos and interactive lessons, instruction that used to occur in class
is now accessed at home, in advance of class. Class becomes the place to
work through problems, advance concepts, and engage in collaborative
learning. Most importantly, all aspects of instruction can be rethought
to best maximize the scarcest learning resource—time. This is my goal
for the first part of Unit 5. We'll see how things go. From there,
this may be adopted as one of our instructional strategies to help
learners (yes, you the students) in preparing for APUSH class, and the
APUSH exam in May.
Use
these resources to prepare for class (A day, 11/13, B day, 11/14). The
class will be spent analyzing and evaluating this era. Take notes on
each in whatever format works best for you.
Be
sure to relate EACH topic to the concept of NATIONALISM (the idea that
the American people should put NATIONAL ideals ahead of personal, state,
or party ideals. It is a devotion to one's country, excluding
differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon
context, geography and philosophy.). One way might be to divide a sheet
of paper into four square sections, and do mini outlines in each.
Another strategy would be to use a post-it or notecard to outline each
topic. Regardless, all are significant in discussing the end of Chapter
12, and moving forward in the coming units.