What If Students Don’t Watch
Homework Videos?
Much of student success in any class depends on students coming to class prepared. In the flipped class, this means I expect my students to watch one or two short homework videos and to write detailed notes to use in class the next day.
It is common for a couple of students to “forget” to watch their homework videos early in the year until the routine becomes familiar to them. I don’t make a big deal about it. I smile, point to the classroom computers and tell them they are welcome to join the rest of the class as soon as they watch last night’s video and show their notes to me.
The beginning large-group activity is usually fun and the students don’t like being left out. I find most students don’t forget to do their homework after missing out once.
I do require they start at the beginning of the list of the day’s activities, so they may be somewhat behind their classmates and may need to return to my room after school or another time to complete the mandatory individual classwork. For an explanation of a typical day’s list of activities, please see my article “What To Do With Faster Students” and "A Typical Day In My Flipped Algebra Class" .