The Flipped Classroom

There are four pillars of FLIP: 

Flexible environment, 

Learning culture,

Intentional content, 

Professional educator. 

What is a Flipped Classroom? The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Short video lectures are viewed by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions.

In flipped teaching, the students can read ahead on the topic on their own at home and watch videos and read at home. They can practice and go into detail once they get to class. This helps students work at their own pace at home. It also allows teachers to target students that really need help. The teacher can focus more on individual students and groups. Children with helpful parents, older siblings, and tutors have a greater advantage at the flipped classroom setting. It repurposes class time for application and discussion. It enhances teacher student interactions and fosters student engagement. Appeals to millennials due to the technology that is incorporated into the flipped classroom. It helps students understand their learning style. It keeps students accountable. This was introduced in the 70s but the students only had books to go home to learn from. This was a disadvantage to struggling readers. Technology helps students so they can listen to the lesson instead. This promotes collaboration between the students. They learn how to think about learning. This also levels the playfields. Students that struggle can keep replaying the lesson until they understand what is being taught. Students can take control of their own learning. The cons are that not all students have access to technology, there are unmotivated students that won’t do the work, less people interaction, it is overwhelming for some students, it required a lot of teacher preparation, and not all students are engaged and challenged. The flipped classroom can help provide differentiation for all student needs. Ask3 turns your iPad into a guided whiteboard. The students and teacher can ask and answer questions, you can draw pictures, provide feedback, and assess. GoClass helps teachers create lessons. The students can work on the lesson at their own pace. On Google classroom, the teacher can upload files, videos, and assignments. It is similar to blackboard. It is free for the schools using google apps for education. How can you hold students accountable? Have the students take notes, copy down definitions, etc. This allows the teacher to quickly tell who has done their homework and who hasn’t. The students that do not do the homework can be sent to a back computer to do their homework. The students that might halfway do their homework, they can learn a lot from their peers through collaboration and peer teaching. The flipped classroom can be incorporated to any grade. This helps the parents see what their kids are learning in school and can better help their child with application. 

Check out this short video all about the flipped classroom setting!