Our “Flip the Switch” event celebrated teaching and learning in the 21st Century at Fox Chapel Area High School. This event, held on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, gave us an opportunity to demonstrate how we are using the technologies that we received through the Classrooms for the Future Grant, which is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The CFF focus for 2008-2009 centers around the ways in which classroom teaching and learning directly reflects 21st century skills needed for every student. Considering the pivotal role that technology plays in our society, we are harnessing digital resources and research-based methodologies in order to ensure that every student receives the best instruction possible. Our CFF student cohort works alongside teachers in a mutual exchange of knowledge, skills and experiences. Everyone has some unique perspective to contribute; every voice is important in the collaborative work that is being accomplished in each classroom at FCAHS.
Students decided to stop the traditional sequencing of information in their textbook in order to devote class time to the production of this public showcase. After Mr. Hand introduced the project on February 27, students immediately began choosing roles of writing, producing, shooting and editing in iMovie. Another important step was managing their time and adding in extra time after school to complete necessary steps of this final cut.
This video was produced by 9 students, grade levels 9-12, in
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’s elective Basic Video class that meets 3 days per week at FCAHS. It is a rich example of ‘just-in-time’ learning that highlights student choice and project-based experiences that define the 21st century classroom. This project’s objective was to provide an overview for an event at the high school called ‘Flip the Switch’ which occurred March 18, 2008 during evening hours.
Taking theoretical ideas and transforming those ideas to a final project is not easily accomplished by any group of people. These students have demonstrated their digital, communicative, and collaborative skills far beyond the expectations of a first level Basic Video student. Proudly, this video was shown to an attentive audience on the evening of March 18 as an introduction to the Flip the Switch event. It is a showcase of not only information about CFF (Classrooms for the Future), but also a showcase of student work at its finest. All of us are learners every single day at FCAHS, and our work is a litmus test of what we can do in our own area of expertise as well as when we combine efforts toward a common goal.
Our “Flip the Switch” event celebrated teaching and learning in the 21st Century at Fox Chapel Area High School. This event, held on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, gave us an opportunity to demonstrate how we are using the technologies that we received through the Classrooms for the Future Grant, which is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 