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Flipped Classroom Chart using Bloom's Taxonomy

Excellent chart created demonstrating the Flipped Classroom setting, and how it benefits the Bloom's Taxonomy structure...https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0VIwE5hKSWteVdMNGNrWGpUUy1DM0NocGE5c0lhQQ

Scholarly Book Review: Open Wound - Recommended Highly!!!

Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont A shotgun misfires inside the American Fur Company store in Northern Michigan, and Alexis St. Martin’s death appears imminent. It’s 1822, and, as the leaders of Mackinac Island examine St. Martin’s shot-riddled torso, they decide not to incur a single expense on behalf of the indentured fur trapper. They even go so far as to dismiss the attention of U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon William Beaumont, the frontier fort’s only doctor. But in the name of charity and goodness, Beaumont ignores the orders and saves the young man’s life. What neither the doctor nor his patient understands—yet—is that even as Beaumont’s care of St. Martin continues for decades, the motives and merits of his attention are far from clear. Thus begins the true story that inspired Dr. Jason Karlawish’s acclaimed novel Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont, which was featured as part of NYAM’s Author Night Series on October 10. Rooted deeply in historic fact, Open Wound artfully fictionalizes the complex, lifelong relationship between Beaumont and his illiterate French Canadian patient. The young trapper’s injury never completely healed, Dr. Karlawish explained, leaving a hole into his stomach that the curious doctor used as a window to explore the chemical nature of digestion. “Beaumont realized, ‘I have a living laboratory to study digestion, right here on the frontier of America, and I’m going to do it,’” Dr. Karlawish said. Eager to rise up from his humble origins and self-conscious that his medical training occurred as an apprentice to a rural physician rather than at an elite university, Beaumont seized the opportunity to perform hundreds of experiments upon his patient’s stomach in order to write a book that he hoped would establish his legitimacy and secure his prosperity. After the book’s publication, he managed to build a career as a successful and respected physician, although his motives in his treatment of Alexis St. Martin were later called into question in court when he was testifying as an expert witness on a case. “It’s about transformations—the transformation from patient to subject to employee to object, and from physician to scientist to entrepreneur,” Dr. Karlawish said of the book. It’s about how people succeed in these transformations, and also how they fail.” About Dr. Beaumont, he added, “It’s the story of a most modern American man—he wanted to be someone.” Jason Karlawish, MD is Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. He is Associate Director of and practicing clinician in the Penn Memory Center; a Senior Fellow at the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; on the faculty of the Penn Center for Neuroscience and Society; a Fellow of the Institute of Aging; and a Senior Fellow of the Leonard David Institute of Health Economics, all at the University of Pennsylvania.

With apologies to Charles Dickens, this year has been the best of times, it's been the worst of times. From the worst end, while trying to keep up on everything that has been successful, I've also been in constant touch with my doctor, and the diagnoses have been everchanging. Starting back in the Spring, I've been fortunate or unfortunate to spend an inordinant amount of time in the hospital, used a human pincushion, and lab rat - have had many, many blood tests, and MRI, x-rays, and a lumbar puncture and while I've learned that my brain (my pride and joy) is getting older, much older than the rest of me - the doctor stated that it is 15 years older, so it would be retired (not as funny as you would think) due to not getting earlier blood pressure tests. I joke that it's like Beautiful Mind, without the beautiful mind. More tests, and more diagnoses - fibromyalgia, cervicogenic headaches, with being diagnosed as bipolar, which seems to stick, but doesn't explain the pain. Now the good news, with all of the negatives, a lot of positives have occurred as well - I've received an updated on the Gus Stavros Award for Excellence in Teaching, FTE award, Knowledge @Wharton recognition, MCSS award and election to the state board, MME award, and election to the state board, nominated for the Apple Distinguished Educator Award for North America, MAMSE presentation, MACUL presentation, Flipped Teaching presentation, Flipped Classroom International Open House Honor, Flipped Classroom Presentation for West, Flipped Classroom certification through Sophia, Financial Literacy nomination through Wharton, all while completing my third book - Everybody Teach! and completing my 10th degree, J.D through Novus University, while receiving several other teaching offers, but I couldn't imagine being anywhere but TC West Senior High School. So again, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And I wouldn't have it any other way! And thank all of you for your support as we fight the good fight!!

Scholar Spotlight: Brain Pickings

Brain Pickings easily the best intellectual websites out there - very nice article on something we've all been curious about - what is the inner drive behind the geniuses - we're closer to the answer with this excellent article and book.

Recommend Sophia.org Highly!

Sophia.org is an outstanding site for those scholars who are looking for tutorials, lesson plans and other resources to be the most updated in their fields. Certifications are available in many fields which is beneficial for learning and resume and career advancement. Let us know how this website works for you!

Essay on evolving ideas about technology and education | Inside Higher Ed

Essay on evolving ideas about technology and education | Inside Higher Ed

Common misconception that the flipped classroom has come about over the past couple years, whether looking at the work Bergmann and Sams have created, the academy that Sal Kahn created, or the applications that I have carried out, all around 2007 - but as you can see from this article, the ideas have been presented over the last 50 years, and the student centered approach could be argued over the past several thousand years....so I will happily pay homage to my creative professional ancestors when it comes to ideas that truly worked inside and outside the classroom to benefit our students....

Heading to the Foundation for Teaching Economics conference at Hillsdale College - chosen as on of the top Economic teachers in the country - very cool - will update the page after each day starting tomorrow - Study on! FTE link