Ms. Alicia Germano, Ms. Chaya Rosenthal & Ms. Tehilla Rieser
Project Abstract
By creating the videos, we hoped to empower all students to take control of their own learning.
This would be done through watching teacher created videos. We created 10 videos for the organic chemistry unit. We then asked students to watch 2 videos a week for 4 weeks. Each video had notes that students need to fill in as they watched the video as well as a homework assignment. They could now watch videos when convenient for them and pause and rewind as many times needed. They would have time to ask questions in class and they also could utilize their review books for additional information. A limited amount of time was spent in the classroom to review organic chemistry topics. At the end of the unit, a test was given to assess their understanding of all 10 videos.
By creating the videos, we hoped to empower all students to take control of their own learning.
This would be done through watching teacher created videos. We created 10 videos for the organic chemistry unit. We then asked students to watch 2 videos a week for 4 weeks. Each video had notes that students need to fill in as they watched the video as well as a homework assignment. They could now watch videos when convenient for them and pause and rewind as many times needed. They would have time to ask questions in class and they also could utilize their review books for additional information. A limited amount of time was spent in the classroom to review organic chemistry topics. At the end of the unit, a test was given to assess their understanding of all 10 videos.
Some More Info
Our Goal:
By creating the videos, we hoped to empower all students to take control of their own learning.
This would be done through watching teacher created videos.
The Past:
In the past we have taught the organic chemistry unit in after school sessions. Students were required to stay once a week for 4 weeks. Each weekly session lasted 1.5 hours. These lessons were predominantly lecture to enable us to move at a fast pace. The classes were heterogeneous, although normally the chemistry classes are tracked. Depending on students’ schedules, class size varied from 12 - 40 students. On this unit test, student averages were lower than other tests.
What we did:
We created 10 videos for the organic chemistry unit. We then asked students to watch 2 videos a week for 4 weeks. Each video had notes that students need to fill in as they watched the video as well as a homework assignment. They could now watch videos when convenient for them and pause and rewind as many times needed. They would have time to ask questions in class and they also could utilize their review books for additional information. A limited amount of time was spent in the classroom to review organic chemistry topics. At the end of the unit, a test was given to assess their understanding of all 10 videos.
Our Goal:
By creating the videos, we hoped to empower all students to take control of their own learning.
This would be done through watching teacher created videos.
The Past:
In the past we have taught the organic chemistry unit in after school sessions. Students were required to stay once a week for 4 weeks. Each weekly session lasted 1.5 hours. These lessons were predominantly lecture to enable us to move at a fast pace. The classes were heterogeneous, although normally the chemistry classes are tracked. Depending on students’ schedules, class size varied from 12 - 40 students. On this unit test, student averages were lower than other tests.
What we did:
We created 10 videos for the organic chemistry unit. We then asked students to watch 2 videos a week for 4 weeks. Each video had notes that students need to fill in as they watched the video as well as a homework assignment. They could now watch videos when convenient for them and pause and rewind as many times needed. They would have time to ask questions in class and they also could utilize their review books for additional information. A limited amount of time was spent in the classroom to review organic chemistry topics. At the end of the unit, a test was given to assess their understanding of all 10 videos.
SAMPLE VIDEOS