Blog Post 9

       "The Flipped Classroom" is a classroom model in which the teaching process is reversed - students learn independently at home and then practice what they've learned once they've returned to school. Students watch videos and lectures when they are at home before class, and then once they get to class they participate in activities and fill out worksheets with their peers and teacher in order to review what they have previously learned on their own. "The Flipped Classroom" model focuses on students learning on their own and focusing on what the individual can learn on their own. There is no set system for this model other than the student learning the lesson on their own prior to the classroom going over it together.
http://flippedlearning.org/domain/36       An interesting web resource to assist teachers in professional development is TeacherVision. This site has plenty of tools that educators can use for teaching students a multitude of different subjects. The site includes lesson plans, class idea for different holidays or events, and many activities and worksheets.
       TeacherVision is a great tool for teachers to use because it breaks down activities through different filters. Educators can choose by grade, subject, themes, and types so that it is easy for them to find the perfect lesson or activity for their class. Within these filters are more filters so that teacher will always have an easy time finding relevant resources.
      This assignment taught me skills for creating elaborate PowerPoints in order to better teach my class. I liked this assignment because it was a good refresher in PowerPoint which I feel will be a crucial tool for future lessons. The only part of the assignment that I did not like was the number of slides required because I had to stretch information pretty thin in order to meet the requirement.