Day Two Reflection

While looking for resources and taking the time to think about the upcoming school year and how i will use technology to help better provide for the success of my students, I came across some really great sources! I love when lists are organized and easy to read an understand, this blog post provides that with some great web 2.0 tools. I also love my new follow I found in @21stCenturyTch . This twitter account provides ideas and links to help us as teachers become the 21st century educators we are aiming to be. Lastly I took time to think of how I can be more efficient next year in making the most out of the technology we have in CISD. I have found ways to overcome barriers, blogs that help me to wrap my head around how to introduce web apps and apps to students, and found a lot of great and easy resources on how to begin tackling the task of flipping the classroom. I am beginning to compile these tools, sources, and information onto my Pinterest account here. 

After watching the webinar on the flipped classroom, I have discovered the flipped classroom is something that in the long run will help both students and teachers. A flipped classrooms holds students accountable for their learning and makes them take on a responsibility. Students have to not only watch the videos provided to them on their own time, but they have to reflect on those videos and return to school ready to take those learned skills and apply them through project based learning. While it may be a fair amount of work  for the teacher initially, the flipped classroom strategy will leave the students with a love and engagement for learning. I will be anxious to try out some of those things I learned next school year. Whether it be videos for parents or students, I am going to work hard to make my classroom more suitable to promote student engagement and success through the idea of a flipped classroom. 

For my infused lesson, I am going to do a word study lesson on homophones. Students are going to do a number activities, but as an assessment they are going to create a crossword puzzle online using homophones and clues. After that they are going to share their puzzle out and have another student solve their puzzle using the clues.