What is a flipped clasroom (in 60 seconds)

In this video, Julie Schell provides a 60 second definition (includes an 11 second intro. and a three (3) second conclusion) of a flipped classroom, aided by a visual from The Center for Teaching and Learning at The University of Texas at Austin, designed by Josh Walker. Source Organization: Peer Instruction Blog VISIT THE RESOURCE

What if the students were teachers?

Youth in Action, a community-based, student-centered non-profit in Providence, Rhode Island, organized an event with pre-service teachers where students acted as “teachers” in a traditional sense – setting up arbitrary rules that were meant to stifled learning and collaborating. The participants then discuss their experience and what they learned. The Marshmallow Towers from Next Generation… Read More ›

Youth in Action Vimeo Channel

This Vimeo channel contains videos from Youth in Action’s Next Generation Media. Youth in Action is a Providence, Rhode Island based organization where youth share their stories, practice leadership, and create change in their communities. Topics covered include culturally relevant education, equity, mental health, and student activism. See a sample video here: Creating Culturally Relevant… Read More ›

Maine Department of Education Youtube channel

A curated set of videos showcasing what education looks like in Maine. Featured videos include: A Teacher’s Perspective: Unpacking the Standards; History Day: School-wide Performance Assessment; Student Choice & Voice: At Their Own Pace. Videos cut across K-12, but many of the videos tend to be set in elementary and middle school. See a sample… Read More ›

TEDEd: Lessons Worth Sharing

Use engaging videos to create customized lessons, one can adapt and edit any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch around any YouTube video. Watch the video to learn how. Source Organization: TEDEd VISIT THE RESOURCE

How Building a Car Can Drive Deeper Learning

This video highlights the importance of real-world application to drive a deeper learning. Math used to be a struggle for 14-year-old Kathryn, until she fell in love with cars and started a hands-on project to build her own. Now the math matters and makes sense, and a whole new world of learning has opened up for… Read More ›

When will I ever use this?

Watch a teacher and his students grapple with the question of “When will I ever use this?”. Source Organization: TeachingChannel VISIT THE RESOURCE

Mid-Project Rubric Review

Hear Ms. Hobbs describe the Common Instructional Framework elements utilized in her classroom: Collaborative Learning, Scaffolding and Questioning. She also shares the mid-project rubric and how students benefit from it. Source Organization: TeachingChannel VISIT THE RESOURCE

10 Expectations Students have for their Learning

We hear often of the “high expectations” schools must have of and for their students, yet we seldom hear of the expectations students have of their schools. Students’ expectations constitute the new “rules of engagement” in the relationship that young people want with their schools. Source Organization: Leaving to Learn Visit the Resource