Adam’s classroom is alive with activity. During lectures for the traditional classroom or online videos in a flipped classroom, students learn through a “First I Do, Then We Do, Finally You Do” method where Adam guides students through problem solving procedures using teacher modeling and small group assignments that end with each student demonstrating their mastery of the subject. Science knowledge without application is pointless, so Adam also incorporates many laboratory activities and project based learning units. His classes have studied the health of the Little Kanawha River, engineered a device to protect pumpkins from an 11-story drop, designed rockets and qualified for the National Finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge, constructed a weather balloon that went into near space, and conducted pulsar research at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV.
Classroom
Courses
At Hurricane High School, Adam teaches Chemistry I & II and Physical Science. At Gilmer County High School, taught Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry I & II, and Physics I & II. Adam is also trained to teach Kaplan and Princeton's ACT Review Courses. In addition, Adam is trained to use a wide variety of technology in the classroom.
Flipped Classroom Materials
These are examples of materials used in Adam's asynchronous flipped mastery classroom. Students work at their own pace and must show mastery in the material before moving to the next unit. Students are encouraged to watch the video lectures at home and to work on the learning activities in small groups or one-on-one with Adam during class.
