Mrs.Golden Class

Flipping the classroom is an approach that teachers can use to provide individualize and differentiated instruction. In the video above,  I explain how to use the Seesaw app to record and explain a reading. I use this tool daily with my guided reading groups. Students and families love this tool because students can access the content at any time and parents can see what students are learning.   Using this tool has provided me with more time to conferred with students and provide them with  more application time in the classroom.  Some of my advance students have access to the material prior to teaching. My students are able to access and work on contend independently.   Another benefit, it is that  students are  accountable for the material and eager to learn. In many instances students ask me about the next reading.  I would love to explore this tool  in other subjects and share  with my colleagues. 

This course  help me evaluate technology I am using in my classroom. It helped me make informed decisions of the applications my students use to complement  the curriculum. This course helped me understand the difference between individualized, personalized education, and differentiation. In Dale Basye ’s article  clearly defines these three words that are used interchangeable in education. Before reading this article, I used to think that they all meant  the same thing. In order to teach more effective lessons we need to identify students’ needs and the technological tools that will help students access their curriculum. In the article, E nhancing Learning Through Differentiated Technolog y by Julie Stern presented way to use  specific technologies to assist students abilities to assess students, enhance their learning and develop new knowledge. In this course I have the opportunity  to discuss different assisted technology that my ...

Now that District 203 is becoming 2 to 1  I Pads for grades k-1. I notice that  teaching students' their expectations clearly and student friendly language will alleviate future headaches.  It is  important  to teach students about their right and responsibilities using academic digital tools. In order to do this, I created  a little check list  or contract that  students and parents sign in the begging  of the year; in addition,  students  have a copy in their hard copy binder and on their digital portfolio Seesaw