Steve Kelly

Zach Cresswell

Who we are...

@z_cress

@bigkxcountry

Let's Play...

Please open this Desmos Graph

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Consider how this type of play might fit in your classroom

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Please open this Desmos Graph

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Try to recreate the mock up (Or create your own!)
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Share what you learned to #flipcon15

Reflection

But what changed?

A Hybrid Approach

Some Research...

Learners, especially in school settings, are often faced with tasks that do not have apparent meaning or logic (Klausmeier, 1985). It can be difficult for them to learn with understanding at the start; they may need to take time to explore underlying concepts and to generate connections to other information they possess.

From How People Learn which can be found here.

Some (more) Research...

We are showing that exploration, inquiry and problem solving are not just ‘nice to have’ things in classrooms,” said Blikstein. “They are powerful learning mechanisms that increase performance by every measure we have.” Pea explained that these results indicate the value for learning of first engaging one’s prior knowledge and intuitions in investigating problems in a learning domain – before being presented with abstracted knowledge. Having first explored how one believes a system works creates a knowledge-building relevance to the text or video that is then presented, he said.

From Before Reading or Watching Videos, Students Should Experiment First which can be found here.