TPI
I found doing the TPI exercise very interesting, but not the results were not surprising. My outcome was dominant for Nurturing, which given my role as an administrator makes tons of sense. I work daily with professional teachers who have all gone through some form of higher education so there is not a need for developing their skills. When I was a teacher full-time I was dominant as developmental and apprenticeship, where I tried to improve skills and competency in their learning. As a nurturer though, I am more of a support person and one who through conversation tries to empower teachers to take risks, be leaders of change and look at their pedagogy and critically think of ways to improve student learning.
My experiences in professional development opportunities has really made a huge change in my way of thinking. Focusing on visible learning and understanding the role that data and assessment practices have on student achievement, the major change has been in my approach towards effective practices that impact student learning. The best way to change approach is through a nurturing and supportive process.
The flipped classroom is a great concept, but I think it would only work for higher grades in the secondary school system and post secondary institutions. I like the idea of saving time and using class more efficiently by engaging in conversation or participating in activities to enhance learning. In the elementary realm it would require students to do independent learning and that does not always work well with younger students. Also, problems would arise if students were unable to do the required readings due to family, access or ability.
Hi Roy,
It was great to read your perspectives on being a “nurturing” administrator, particularly one that encourages his staff to take risks if it leads to increased student development. I hope your approach has led to increased self-efficacy in your staff where they are willing to adopt tech initiatives, or any initiatives that fuel their motivation and creativity. I only experienced that with one administrator in my eight years of teaching elementary school. In eight years, I worked with seven different administrators (yes, a revolving door), where communication and empowering staff were not of primary concern. It’s nice to read about your benevolent approach to leadership.
Hi Roy,
I agree with what you said that flipped classroom is not suitable for younger students. Younger students need to receive more guidance from teachers, and they need to continuously develop their self-learning ability under the guidance of teachers. When they are able to lead their own learning, flipped classrooms are helpful.
Sincerely,
Ruili
Hi Roy,
I agree with what you said that flipped classroom is not suitable for younger students. Younger students need to receive more guidance from teachers, and they need to continuously develop their self-learning ability under the guidance of teachers. When they are able to lead their own learning, flipped classrooms are helpful.
Sincerely,
Ruili
Hi Roy,
Thank you for sharing all these meaningful thoughts and ideas around your TPI results from the perspective of an administrator in education. To me, the flipped classroom would be most helpful in post-secondary education. As you said, before we are going to implement the flipped classroom, we have to figure out the exact dynamic balance in this classroom categorized by ages. It is not a deal that “less” teacher is always better.