What is a flipped classroom?

Learning Objective

At the end of Unit 1, students will be able to define a flipped classroom.

Mini-Course

This unit is about getting to know what a flipped classroom is. To start, watch the following YouTube video by Julie Schell. It will give you a 60 second definition on what a flipped classroom is. (Click Here For Video). Once we have the brain juices flowing, I would like you to visit the following website (http://flippedinstitute.org/) and click on the video. This is another short video that gives a quick introduction to what a flipped classroom is. The difference is this is a website dedicated to the flipped classroom. Below the video is an overview of it so you can read about what a flipped classroom is. Feel free to explore the website. We will come back to it in later units so it is not necessary.

There is obviously a lot more to a flipped classroom then just a couple of short introduction videos. Any teacher who is going to consider this major change to their classroom needs some facts. To start, click on the following website (http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/). This website will provide you key facts as to what the flipped classroom is and where it came from. It will also provide you an example of the type of results a flipped classroom can bring.

The final handout is about flipped learning. There is a difference between a flipped classroom and flipped learning. To fully understand what a flipped classroom is, a teacher must understand the four pillars of flipped learning. Click here for this PDF Handout.

Learning Activities

At this point, you should have a pretty good background on what the flipped classroom is. The main objective of this unit is that you will be able to define what a flipped classroom is. To show that you have an understanding of a flipped classroom, please answer the following questions.

1) In your own words, define a flip classroom in the discussion area. Be sure to also state what your initial thoughts of the flipped classroom is.

2) Identify each part of the “FLIP” acronym and what each part represents.

3) Write at least a 300 word reflection on how flipping your classroom would be beneficial to your students.

Google Drive: Unit 1: Reflections Post Here

Conclusions

A flipped classroom is one strategy to combat the overload of curriculum school teachers have to cover. By using the flipped classroom, a teacher would be able to have students come to class with the basic knowledge of the content so they can spend their time on practice and/or projects that reinforce that main idea. It is also very important to understand that a flipped classroom doesn’t happen without flipped learning. Teachers must provide the opportunities for students to learn during this experience, and to do that the most effective way possible they must follow the Four Pillars of F-L-I-P.

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