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Creating Flipped Classroom Lessons  Along with creating a variety of Flipped lessons for my students, I also presented on Flipped Instruction in June 2013 for Naomi Harm at the Sparta Technology Boot Camp. @http://edudemic.com/2011/12/15-flipped-classrooms/

**Standard 4**: Teachers know how to teach.  The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

**Evidence 1**: Flipped Lessons for our Math Series (Math Expressions). The video tutorial that I created below teaches two digit multiplication using a method called partial products.

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**Rationale 1**: I developed flipped video lessons for my 5th grade class using an app on my iPad called Educreations. In a true Flipped Classroom students watch the video tutorials at home for homework and then come to class to do group work and projects. Because so many of our students do not have access to a computer at home, I had to adjust the way we flipped our classroom. Our math class was spilt into a 30 minute time period in the morning where students did a review and warm-up and then viewed the video. Then we had a 35 minute time period in the afternoon for group work and project time.

Creating this online class was important to my development as a teacher since it allowed and encouraged me to learn how to create video tutorials on my iPad and host them on an LMS (Learning Management System) called Schoology. In all I created over 20 video lessons for two units in our math series.


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4.K.2 The teacher understands principles and techniques, along with advantages and limitations, associated with various instructional strategies (e.g. cooperative learning, direct instruction, discovery learning, whole group discussion, independent study, interdisciplinary instruction). //I created this online course using a variety of presentation modes including: whole group instruction, direct instruction and group work. The course also includes using a blog to comment on the concepts being taught.//

4.S.5 The teacher develops a variety of clear, accurate presentations and representations of concepts, using alternative explanations to assist students’ and presenting diverse perspectives to encourage critical thinking. //I developed video tutorials to aid students in being able to complete more challenging tasks in some of the modules. I also created examples of the projects in some modules for students to view and work through. //

4.D.1 The teacher values the development of students’ critical thinking, independent problem solving, and performance capabilities. //This online course will challenge students to complete tasks that are new to them. They will need to be able to navigate through the modules and be able to complete tasks by a certain timeline.//