Inverting the classroom, improving student learning. Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education. The Flipped Class: Myths vs. Reality. Editor's Note: On the heels of our viral posts in over 100 countries about the flipped classroom earlier this year (links below), we asked Jon Bergmann if he could share some of the feedback he was receiving in light of the notable interest about this topic. The timing couldn't have been more perfect since he was about to leave for a conference about you-guessed-it, the flipped class. Here is Part 1 of our three part series The Daily Riff. See Part 2 and 3 links below. - C.J. Westerberg. Are You Ready to Flip? " . . .not all material is suitable to be taught through a video lesson.
"Are You Ready to Flip? The Flipped Class Revealed. Editor's Note: This is Part 3 of 3 of The Flipped Class Series at The Daily Riff.
You can start here, by reading this post, and go backwards and still understand what's going on in the conversation. Links to Part 1, "The Flipped Class: What it Is and What it is Not," and Part 2 - "Are You Ready to Flip? ," and other related links can be found below. - C.J. Westerberg The Flipped Class What Does a Good One Look Like? Teachers "Doing The Flip" To Help Students Become Learners. "The way we were taught is not necessarily the way we should be teaching students.
" - Stacey Roshan, HS Algebra Teacher, Bullis SchoolLearning for Mastery3 Quick Videos Below It's called "flip teaching" and "reverse teaching" or a "backwards classroom" (who knew?) , and "reverse instruction. " Here's how it's happening, for real: Kids watch lectures and videos at home Class is for hands-on work and face-to-face interaction with teacher/peersSo why has this method become such a booming topic in education? This is called "mastery", not unlike advancing in sports or the arts . . .one advances to the next step after having proven mastery of certain skills and proficiency, not just based upon age or grade level.
Who else thinks "being flip in education" is a good thing? ". . . teachers who help students become learners, who can learn FOR themselves and BY themselves. The best way to reach each student? Private school Math teacher flips learning. Bullis School teacher, Stacey Roshan, pictured at far left in above photo Editor's Note: The Daily Riff discovered teacher Stacey Roshan's work through research about "reverse instruction" or "the flipped classroom" or the "backwards classroom" that was featured in The Daily Riff post's "Teacher Doing the Flip to Help Students Become Learners", and "How the Flipped Classroom is Radically Transforming Learning".
We are delighted to have a guest post by Roshan of the Bullis School in Maryland talking about actual in-class implementation, the feedback by students, and what parents think. Our posts on the flipped class - controversial, yes - over the last year have generated over 110,000 views from over 100 countries - thanks all. This post originally appeared in January 2011 in The Daily Riff. --- C.J. Westerberg "Parents have told me that it feels almost like having a private tutor in the evenings for their child. Learning4mastery. Teacher Vodcasting and Flipped Classroom Network - A social network site for teachers using vodcasting in the classroom.
Flip your classroom through reverse instruction. Have you ever experienced the unique and rare moment when, after doing something the same way for year and years, you have an epiphany and wonder, "why am I doing it this way?
" Most of the time the answer is tradition, that's the way we've always done it. At one time, there probably was a sound, logical, reasonable explanation for the decision to do it that way. 3 keys to a flipped classroom. If you are planning to use the ‘flipped classroom’, then you might want to think about a few key ideas.
Background: Here, on Connected Principals, Jonathan Martin has written a couple posts on the Flipped Classroom. The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture. Due to Khan Academy’s popularity, the idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles.
Briefly, the Flipped Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is: Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating.
Classrooms become laboratories or studios, and yet content delivery is preserved. Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating. Classrooms become laboratories or studios, and yet content delivery is preserved ( A compiled resource page of the Flipped Classroom (with videos and links) can be found at.