Dear Parents,
The cool and relatively unique notion of using modern technology to "flip" the classroom has far-reaching implications for learners. The ripple effects of this new trend in education extend beyond the learner, himself, especially in cases of young children.
What can parents to do keep themselves in front of the learning curve? I addressed this topic a few weeks ago, but have something new to add.
Mr. Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, happened upon a revolutionary idea back in 2006. He started to videotape himself teaching math lessons to his nephews once he moved away from home. At first it hurt his feelings when the boys revealed that they prefered Uncle Salman on tape rather than in person, but thankfully he was able to take a few steps back, depersonalize, and examine the situation further. Thus, the flipped classroom was born.
I love the idea behind Khan Academy, but am not always a fan of the memorization-heavy, procedure-based math instruction that takes place on the site. In their defense, their pedagogy is improving, albeit slowly.
Learnzillion took the technological idea behind Khan Academy, hired a "Dream Team" of top educators, and created Common Core-based videos that hit the proverbial tale on the mathematical donkey. I have never, ever met a Learnzillion Video I didn't like.
Now the good folks at Learnzillion have created a quick and easy presentation for parents that offers a window into how to use their resources at home to support student (and parent) learning. I highly, totally, completely, unabashedly recommend that you take a look. You won't be sorry you did.
Learnzillion Parent Presentation
Mathematically Yours,
Larissa
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