Students walk into Room 231 tomorrow, and this week I’ve been doing everything I can to be ready for them — inside the MasteryFlip framework. In this episode, I give you a real walkthrough of how I set up my classroom, communicate with students and parents, and get ready for a new year: the AI Engines, the Analog Roots notebooks, and the Mastery Vivas I’m upping the game on this year. Plus — the seating-chart trick I’ve used for 40 years to learn every student’s name before they even sit down.
In this episode:
How I communicate the MasteryFlip framework to students and parents before day one
Setting up AI Engines: why I’m sticking with EdPuzzle this year (and where Perusall might fit for you)
A tour of my Analog Roots notebooks — GMO and AP Physics C
Why laptops live in backpacks, not on tables
The seating-chart method I use to memorize every student’s name in two days
What’s changing with the Mastery Viva this year (3-point → 4-point thinking)
My day-one script and the “question of the day” ritual
Links mentioned in this episode:
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Key Moments
Here it is as a plain list — this format should preserve line breaks when copied:
0:00 – Cold open: “Jack, Cade, Haley...”
0:15 – Welcome & why this episode
0:57 – Communicating MasteryFlip to students & parents
2:15 – AI Engines: EdPuzzle vs. Perusall
4:03 – Analog Roots: the notebooks & room setup
9:41 – Mastery Vivas: upping the game to 4 points
11:04 – How I memorize every student’s name
