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Alfred University Calculus Initiative
  Preface - To the Teacher  

"Turning Calculus Inside Out and Upside Down"

Components:
Additional (Optional) Suggestions for Teachers
Additional (Optional) Suggestions for Teachers:
  • Read "Flip Your Classroom" by Bergmann and Sams.
  • Watch webinars and YouTube videos on flipped and active learning.
  • Constantly encourage students to watch AUCI videos and read the textbook.
  • Require students to take notes on the videos and textbook, and check notes daily in class.
  • Remind students that they are not expected to understand everything all the time.
  • Promote the use of (but not dependency on) Khan Academy, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.
  • At the start of class, randomly choose students to do the following:
    • Answer a "For Discussion" question.
    • Explain how the new concepts from the lesson relate to prior knowledge.
    • Explain why the new concepts are useful and how they are applied.
  • Encourage or require students to work in groups of three or four.
  • Take attendance daily and count it as part of the activity grade.
  • Check whether each student finishes the activity problem set before the end of class.
  • Assign supplemental exercises and challenge questions.
  • Encourage students to work on homework if they finish the activity early.

 

NSF Logo This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1140437.

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