This is the second blog post in a series of posts about the flipped classroom.
There are many reasons why a teacher might consider flipping their classroom. In the book, Flip your Classroom, authors Bergmann and Sams propose that one of the many benefits of the flipped classroom is that slower processors can pause, rewind or rewatch videos. No longer are you rewarding the fastest learners. In addition, classroom management no longer becomes an issue because there is not an audience for those misbehaving students. Also, teachers who need to be absent can simply record their lessons and have their students watch and therefore not get behind.
The implications to education are enormous. Not all flipped classrooms use videos. The main idea is the desire to redirect the attention in a classroom away from the teacher and onto the learners. Students who struggle can now get one on one remediation with their teacher. I think the possibilities are endless and I'm eager to learn more.
What do you think?
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteOne of my new team members next year loves flipped classroom. He has been doing it successfully (I assume) with his 6th-grade students. He now wants to try it with 4th graders. I honestly have not done much research on the topic, and have been somewhat hesitant to jump on board with the idea for next year. From teaching 4th grade and getting push back for giving homework assignments that involve the computer, I worry that it won't work as well. Since many don't have as much access as the 6th graders. I don't know though. So your, blog is one I cam going to be following closely this summer. I can't wait to see what research you uncover. :)
Kim this is a topic I have been interested in for a while, but haven't really followed through. I can't wait to see what you find.
ReplyDeleteI have not flipped my classroom but want to. I think it could be very effective for Language learning. When I am absent from school finding a Sub who speaks Spanish is nearly impossible, which meant it was a wasted day for my kiddos. Now with Google classroom I can post assignments from home and be available online (as long as I'm not deathly sick) to answer questions or give help. My Sub at school deals with the rest while I can continue to teach them. I think using video and even audio would be even better.
Hi Kim! I actually taught with a teacher in Math 6 during the 2015-2016 school year who implemented a flipped classroom at the start of the school year. In theory, it was great. However, we found that most of the students were not watching the assigned videos at home, and we would have to have them watch the videos during class. This took away from the whole "flipped classroom" idea and wasted a lot of time. After the first semester, she gave up and went back to the traditional method of teaching math. I wish we would have had more parent support at home. Your blog will be interesting to me to see what you write about overcoming obstacles in the flipped classroom!
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