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Flipping the classroom together—from 3,000 miles away

eSchool News

Who says you can only use the flipped teaching method in your own class or with other teachers in your school or district? 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.”. Not Andrew Thomasson and Cheryl Morris, that’s for sure.

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The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching

Faculty Focus

Instead, I’ve moved towards greater transparency in my teaching methods. Last year, however, I inserted a passage in my course outlines stating that I would answer student email only during regular business hours: Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. What is the final exam worth?”).

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The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching

Faculty Focus

Instead, I’ve moved towards greater transparency in my teaching methods. Last year, however, I inserted a passage in my course outlines stating that I would answer student email only during regular business hours: Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. What is the final exam worth?”).