DEFINITIONS
Per Bergmann, the Flipped Classroom transfers the ownership
of the learning to students; personalizes the learning for all students, gives
teachers time to explore deeper learning opportunities, and maximizes learning
time in the classroom.
Bergmann,
J., & Sams, A. (2012). Flip your classroom: Reach every student in every
class every day. Eugene, Or: International Society for Technology in Education.
Per Brisson, in the Flipped Classroom the teacher instructs
lessons at home using videos, podcasts, books, and websites. The students work
in class on deepening their understanding of concepts. Application and
connections to the content are then made. Students are also able to receive
help when they need it – on demand.
Brisson, S. (2014).
The flipped classroom: in elementary school, too? Retrieved from http://www.dreambox.com/blog/flipped-classroom-elementary-school-too
Per Dr. Martin,
the Flipped Classroom is a model where typical lecture and homework elements of
a course are reversed. Short video lectures/ activities are viewed/completed by
students at home before the next class session, while in-class time is devoted
to exercises, projects or discussions.
DISCUSSION
I think, and very much hope, that this is the future of
education, in K-12 schools and in higher education.
Approaching this from the perspective of a parent with a
child who is headed into first grade and another child who is headed off to
college shortly, I think about all the time we as parents have spent trying to
help figure out homework. As I mentioned in my discussion post, I think the concept
of being able to play, pause, review the lesson material is KEY for real
comprehension to occur. If the student is busy frantically taking notes in
class to use to complete the homework later that night, they are not really
comprehending the lesson or thinking critically about what is being learned. Not
to mention you destroy the short amount of quality family time in the evening
when both parents work, only one parent is available, or only other family
members or friends may be available. When you flip the classroom you allow for
that information to be accessible at home and to be reviewed at leisure, viewed
by parents as well, and re-reviewed when needed. Then in the classroom the real
learning- the application – the demonstration of comprehension (with the
instructor there for guidance and help) can occur! We talked about
un-intentionally flipping the classroom for our kids using Kahn Academy and
even ABC mouse before our daughter even went to school. I have already had to
look up certain “key terms” that were not familiar to me for my 6-year old's
homework (times have really changed!). Flipping the classroom makes sense for everyone,
the students, the parents, the teachers. I hope that we will see it widely implemented
in the very near future.
As an instructional technologist who is interested in this
trend I will need to keep applying it whenever I can in my own classrooms, as
well as follow any new research that may come out supporting it. When I
identify teachers who use it well, I should take note, interview them, and ask to share
resources. I will need to continue to stretch myself by taking on assignments in technology that I have never used before and work to become comfortable with them.
RESOURCES
Article:
The Four Pillars of F-L-I-P: What is flipped learning?
I love the simplified definition here “school work at home
and home work at school”. This article also makes a distinction between “Flipped
Classroom” and “Flipped Learning”. One does not necessarily follow the other. In
order for flipped learning to occur – this article states that 4 “pillars” must
be present: a flexible environment, a learning culture, intentional content, and
a professional educator. This article also includes a good checklist of
questions to ask yourself to see if you are promoting flipped learning.
Flipped Learning Network (FLN). (2014) The Four Pillars of F-L-I-P™
Web URL:
I really can’t share this resource enough and I know it’s so
well known but… even if your teacher is not flipping the classroom, YOU CAN
FLIP THE CLASSROOM for yourself. Check out Khan Academy.
Video:
PBS News Hour What a ‘flipped’ classroom looks like
(December 11, 2013) This video highlights a high school that was low performing
and turned their students around by implementing the flipped classroom. Teachers
learned to record lessons, assign Kahn Academy lessons, and TedTalks. The
students and the school turn around and graduation and college acceptance rates
rise. I remember seeing this report on TV in 2013. I’m specifically sharing
this one because it addressed how the school helped kids who don’t have access
to the technology or the internet by giving them extra time and access in the
school the computer labs.
ACTIVITY
Here is a “Flipped Classroom” activity that I am currently
designing for a training class coming up in July. The topic of the session will
be diversity, disability, and inclusion in the workplace. I have identified 3
short (30 minutes each) online training sessions that cover the LAW and
REGULATIONS surrounding these topics. These online training sessions include
quizzes and students will receive a grade on these modules before they ever set
foot in the physical classroom. I will also be providing the students with “job
aids” for reference that help summarize the laws, regulations, and best
practices. Once the students come to class they will be welcomed by subject-matter-experts
from human resources, legal, international affairs, multicultural resources,
and disability services. The students will be broken into groups and will each
be given two different case studies to read and decide how the situation should
be handled, they will be asked to think critically, and to come to a consensus
on how to handle each scenario. Each group will share with the whole the class their scenario and what they would do, discussion will
ensue, and the subject-matter-experts will weigh in as well on best-practices.
CLOSING
While I expressed concerns about universal access to
technology and internet in my discussion posts I don’t think we should let this
stop us from “Flipping the Classroom”. I think that more funding needs to be
provided to K-12 school systems to identify and provide the technology to students
who do not have it. Just as free and reduced lunch programs have been provided,
I can see students with a need being allowed to check out and take home a
mobile “hot spot” and lap top. We as a nation have the resources – we simply
need to make our legislators apply those resources to education for the future
of our citizens and their capability to succeed in the international job
market.
Here is a link to my Screencastomatic on the Flipped Classroom:
Here is a link to my Screencastomatic on the Flipped Classroom:
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