About the Site
This site was built as a course project for ECI 519: Special Topics in Digital Teaching and Learning - Digital Learning Transitions in K - 12 Schools in the Fall 2015 semester. About the Author Kris Yerkie earned an Instructional Technology M.Ed. from the College of Education at North Carolina State University, graduating in December 2016. |
Flipping the Classroom: A movement in K - 12 education
Flipped Learning Enables:
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Flipped Learning in the Classroom:
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Flipped Learning with Homework:
Source: E-Learning Inforgraphics
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What the Research Says
In 2012 two high school science teachers, Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, struggled to reteach lessons for students that had been absent from their classes. Many students also became stuck on homework assignments, unable to proceed and complete the entire assignment until their received assistance from the instructor during the next school day. Currently, there is not one specific protocol or rigid model for flipping a classroom, however there is a common instructional approach understood by practitioners in the field of education.
Conveying the core concepts that would traditionally be taught in the classroom, content teachers create videos and interactive lessons for students to access at home. This frees up the instructional time in the classroom and ultimately flips the previous structure of lecture in class and homework problems at home. Students can learn concepts at their own pace initially at home and then work collaboratively during class meetings to solve and apply the concepts to a broader context. (Siegle, 2013)
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The benefits of a flipped classroom are that the students get more class time to ask questions with the teacher present. In a traditional classroom, a student might go home and start a homework assignment and quit as soon as they discovered the first problem they didn’t understand or remember from the classroom lecture. In a |
There is not one single way to flip the classroom. Some have described it as a mind-set rather than a method. The goal is to flip attention away from the teacher and onto the student.
(Siegle, 2013)
What Exactly Is a Flipped Classroom?
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The Flipped Classroom by Aaron Sams
Uploaded February 8, 2012 Peer into Aaron Sams' classroom as he explains why he flipped his classroom. Aaron Sams, along with Jonathan Bergmann were some of the first to formally flip their classes. The currently teach in Woodland Park Colorado and are writing a book about the Flipped Class. "We were not the first educators to use screencast videos in the classroom as an instructional tool, but we were early adopters and outspoken proponents of the tool, and for us, the flipped class would not have been possible without them." - Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams |
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Introduction to Flipped Learning
Is flipped learning only about having students watch educational videos at home? Watch Molly Schroeder, Director of Summits for EdTech Team, cover: what flipped learning is, different ways to flip, including in-class and at-home viewing, common questions about flipped learning, and how to get started. |
What is a Flipped Classroom?
"Flipped" as in "Flipped Classroom" is a buzzword often heard among the community of innovative educators. But, what does this actually mean? This article includes three information multimedia presentations on the subject. |
What is Flipped Learning?
Published by Flip Learning, this article outlines the four pillars of F-L-I-P: flexible environment, learning culture, intentional content, and professional educator. Includes specific check list for each pillar to be sure you include each component during your flip. |
Flipped Classrooms
"Today, it is relatively easy to flip your classroom. All you need is some screen-casting software and a way to deliver it to your students. The links available within this article show more about how the flipped classroom works and where you can find some of the software to help you begin flipping your own classroom." |
What is a Flipped Classroom?
This website dives deeper into the meaning of a flipped classroom (or flipped teaching), outlining key components and also addresses some of the key misconceptions about a flipped classroom. |
Infographic: Four Learning Strategies for Flipped Learning (November, 2015)
This article written by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams highlights four major learning strategies for flipped learning. |
When we first flipped our class, we provided only one way for students to learn our content — from our videos. But one day we had a student who asked us if it was OK if he just read the book and skipped the videos. We quickly realized we needed to provide more than one way for students to access content. |
I would tell any teacher that is thinking of implementing a flipped classroom that it will be challenging at first. You have to use trial and error to see what works best for you and your students. It is also important to prepare the students for the change and tell them that there will be time needed for adjustment. If it is something that you want to consider, I would suggest starting small and doing a lesson here or there, and then increase the amount as time goes on.
Nicole Syetser, Seventh Grade & Algebra 1 Teacher at Southwestern Consolidated Junior/Senior High School as quoted in "Flipping Out" published November, 2015 by The Shelbyville News
The Flipped Classroom Critics
Flip teaching is NOT:
- Replacing the teacher with videos. On the contrary, the role of the teacher becomes more important and active.
- An online course. Students do watch lectures online (or at least in a digital format) out of the classroom, but the true benefit of the flipped classroom model lays in the fact that this knowledge is assimilated in class via learning through activity and engaging the students.
- About students working with structure. In his role as coach and guide, it’s the teacher’s responsibility to keep the classroom structured with a right balance between individual exercises and group interaction.
(Flip Teaching, 2015)
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A Response to Flipped Classroom Criticism
Flip Teaching takes a look at criticisms surrounding the flipped classroom and puts some myths to rest. |
The Flipped Classroom: Shedding Light on the Confusion, Critique, and Hype (November, 2011)
In an article written by Aaron Sams, one of the flipped classroom movement proponents sets the record straight around misconceptions and misunderstandings of the flipped classroom model. He cautions proponents and critics to be articulate in their statements - ultimately aiming to create an environment on improving practice rather than cutting down practitioners. |
References
- Keengwe, J. (2014). Promoting active learning through the flipped classroom model. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.
- Garrow, Laurie A (08/01/2013). "Flipped classroom". OR/MS today (1085-1038), 40 (4), p. 10.
- Steed, A. (2012). The flipped classroom. Teaching Business & Economics, 16(3), 9-11. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1315741486?accountid=12725
- Tucker, B. (2012). The flipped classroom. Education Next, 12(1) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1237826701?accountid=12725
- Korenova, L. (2015). What to use for mathematics in high school: PC, tablet or graphing calculator? The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 22(2), 59-64. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1695240308?accountid=12725
- Lipp, A. (1997). Teaching high school mathematics with technology. Multimedia Schools, 4(2), 40.
- Yinghui Shi; Zongkai Yang; Di Wu; Sanya Liu; Yang, H.H., "Investigation of the Technology Integration among Mathematics Teachers in a Key Senior High School," in Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.272-274, 15-18 July 2013
Images retrieved from:
- Home Verses In School - used for "Flipped Learning Enables"
- Student's Collaborating - used for "Flipped Learning in the Classroom"
- Girl Working on Homework - used for "Flipped Learning with Homework "
- Flipped Learning The Big Picture - infographic from eLearning Infographics
- Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down - used for Critics and Proponents