There was no mystery about this one. Sometimes we can't be sure what the superintendent will do, but on Monday morning everybody at school was sure that we wouldn't see each other on Tuesday. And the next day looks unlikely too....
But I can still teach my students today! I posted a new video assignment yesterday, and announced during class that we will have a quiz on Thursday even if the Blizzard of '15 cancels two consecutive school days. The webpage stats report the next assignment has 24 hits and the video already has 32 views (at 3PM). The comment section shows several students discussing federalism and the steps of how a bill becomes a law. I will jump into the conversation soon, but sometimes I prefer to just watch how students interact and inform each other....
Of course, if we had a power outage today then I would have to extend the assignment. As far as I know, that seems unnecessary, but I think that's a fair reason for postponement. A few students rely on special ed support and/or computer use during the school day -- like everything else, flipping doesn't work for 100%. I will have to let them watch the video during the in-class quiz time, and assess their understanding later. (In a conventional system, there would be some students who left their binder or textbook behind and would have a similar problem.)
Of course, if we had a power outage today then I would have to extend the assignment. As far as I know, that seems unnecessary, but I think that's a fair reason for postponement. A few students rely on special ed support and/or computer use during the school day -- like everything else, flipping doesn't work for 100%. I will have to let them watch the video during the in-class quiz time, and assess their understanding later. (In a conventional system, there would be some students who left their binder or textbook behind and would have a similar problem.)
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