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Flipping the classroom together—from 3,000 miles away

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The kids are different every year,” said Morris, “so it doesn’t make sense to take the old course outline, copy it, and start from Point A.”. We want to go beyond just brainstorming, picking an idea, doing an outline, and writing the 5-paragraph essay,” says Morris. That’s not the way professionals write.

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Redesigning the Syllabus to Reflect the Learning Journey

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After a few iterations, he landed on these segments: collaborative learning, passion-based learning project, document-based or long essay and content/skills-based assessment and added focus areas on the side. His greatest challenge was in designing a visual that matched the experience he wanted to create. History built on Venngage in 2017.

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