There is nothing particularly new about the
concept of flipped learning or the flipped classroom - giving work to pupils before a lesson.
The
idea of flipped learning continues to be a mode for content delivery that teachers are introducing to their classrooms.
Yesterday we brought you news of Australian research into the
use of flipped learning in secondary mathematics classrooms.
CT talked with a number
of flipped learning experts, and here are some of their top recommendations for free or low - cost tools to get you started.
These are important considerations that can adjust the net
value of flipped learning and persuade students and colleagues to see the value and utility of a flipped enterprise.
«With direct instruction of new content taking place as homework, reliable completion of this activity is key to the
success of flipped learning,» the report's authors say.
One of the most important
trends of flipped learning is increasing the importance of home - based learning and family involvement.
I think their story provides a helpful example of how multiple iterations are part and
parcel of flipped learning and how their hard work has paid off for them and their students.
Perhaps the greatest
benefit of flipped learning is that it gives teachers more time to interact with students one - to - one and in small groups.
There is nothing particularly new about the
concept of flipped learning or the flipped classroom — giving work to pupils before a lesson.
In fact, professional teaching is one of the
pillars of flipped learning, a testament to the role that teachers play in helping students define, discern, and discuss new knowledge as it flows across the information highway.
Although, it's probably not the traditional view
of the Flipped Learning where students would go home and watch a video, then come to class and do the homework.
One of the
pioneers of flipped learning, chemistry teacher Jon Bergmann, highlighted this point during his keynote speech at the Future Schools conference held during March in Sydney.
«There is something powerful about moving the teacher away from the front of the room, something that changes the dynamics of the class,» says Aaron Sams, one of the founding
members of the Flipped Learning Network.
In the spirit of learning by doing, «flip» this traditional evening by letting parents deepen their appreciation
of flipped learning through live activities or discussions.
The critical
component of flipped learning occurs in the classroom itself — how teachers pivot from the video's baseline content to deeper, more expansive targets and make room for students to investigate, evaluate, and apply new knowledge in creative ways.
Jon is leading the worldwide adoption
of flipped learning by working with governments, schools, corporations, and education non-profits.
Here is a complete CPD Presentation based around the
theory of Flipped Learning Have you watched a YouTube video to learn a new skill and then fixe...
«Key to the
delivery of flipped learning is teachers delegating responsibility for initial instruction on concepts / topics to online and digital resources...»
Now, advocates of differentiated instruction have found a true partner in the
form of flipped learning, the pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space.
Knowing that difference is critical to unleashing the instructional
power of flipped learning and sustaining a movement that can improve teaching and learning.
And now flipped classroom pioneer Jon Bergmann and Errol St.Clair Smith have launched the Flipped Learning Global Initiative to build on the international
spread of flipped learning!
Jon Bergmann, one of the
creators of the flipped learning model, has also made the point that it encourages students to take initiative when it comes to absorbing new material, rather than passively listening to a teacher lecture, U-T San Diego explained.
A central
tenent of flipped learning is that the students interact with simpler and more straightforward ideas in their own time and then to come to class in order to deal with some higher - level thinking about the same topic.
-LSB-...] Sunday I shared some exciting Quantitative Results from a
pilot of flipped learning that we tried this year at The College of Westchester.