TEACHERS FLIP FOR 'FLIPPED LEARNING' CLASS MODEL

By: Christina Hoag

Published: The Associated Press; 4 February 2013; http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teachers-flip-flipped-learning-class-model-18330896

Level of Difficulty:**

Note to the Student: This is an easy level ** so it is a good place to start work on this file.

Thanks are due once again to my friend KEREM ÖZKAN for this really wonderful text

BEFORE YOU READ

·         What is the most effective way to learn? By listening to a lecture or practicing?

·         Think back on classes where you did well, learned fast and loved. Now try and explain why.

·         What changes would you make to teaching methods to make the process both more interesting and innovative?

QUESTIONS

1.       Timmy and his classmates spent part of their time in class “explaining the concept to other students”. What made it possible for them to do this?

2.       Not having a lesson to explain, Timmy’s teacher spends class time ……………………………………..

3.       What does “It” refer to in the sentence “It was hard to get used to”?

4.       How effective is flipped learning according to the evidence in the text?

5.       What is enabling flipped learning to become more widespread?

6.       The fact that training workshops are being held for flipped learning means that……………………(Use your head and your own words)

7.       What does “where” refer to in the phrase “where they can be accessed”?

8.       What is the major advantage of learning the lesson at home?

9.       According to Kirch, flipped learning is so successful because………………………………………………..

10.   According to Sams, the basic principle behind flipped learning is the belief that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

11.   Two additional advantages of flipped learning are ………………………………………………………………

12.   The above advantages of flipped learning are down to the fact that ………………………………….

13.   Read the examples including Lisa Highfield and her colleague. What is the major disadvantage of the activities described?

14.   What is the compromise some teachers support?

WRITING TASK

Write an advantages disadvantages essay using the points in the text. If you need guidance as to how to write this type of essay, check out the explanation in writing files 1. Write four paragraphs.

In you introduction, do the following:

Explain the concept of flipped learning and end the paragraph with a thesis statement stating that there are both upsides and downsides of flipped learning

The advantages in the text are as follows:

·         More opportunities for practice (problem solving in small groups, taking quizzes, explaining the concept to other students, making their own videos, more lab time and the like)

·         Higher success rates

·         Less absenteeism

·         Flipped learning engages the students more (not falling asleep in class, constantly working)

·         Fewer discipline problems

The disadvantages are as follows:

·         Making the videos and coming up with the project activities is a lot of extra work

·         Teachers need to be tech savvy

·         They need to  get out of their comfort zones and get used to a new way of working

·         Flipped learning may not work with slow learners

In your conclusion, do the following:

Suggest the compromise mentioned in the text: covering the harder stuff in class and the rest at home with videos. Also suggest that teachers should pool their resources and work together to share ideas and make videos

TEACHERS FLIP FOR ‘FLIPPED LEARNING’ CLASS MODEL KEY AND TEACHER’S NOTES

I personally loved this simple yet brilliant text which expounds a method of teaching I can safely admit I have fallen for hook, line and sinker. Aside from that, being accustomed to a deductive method of teaching, our students should find it an eye opener. I expect some lively discussion and anecdotes. There is a very guided writing activity too which should immediately follow the reading.

1.       They have already learned the day’s lesson; OR they watched it on a short online video prepared by their teacher for homework.

2.       Buzzing from desk to desk to help pupils who are having trouble.

3.       The fact that the lecture becomes homework and class time is for practice.

4.       Very; Timmy’s grade went from D to A

5.       A younger, more tech savvy generation of teachers

6.       Possible answers: it is catching on, it is becoming popular and there is a demand or some such phrase.

7.       A teacher or school website, or even YouTube

8.       Class time is then devoted to practical applications of the lesson – often more creative exercises designed to engage students and deepen understanding

9.       It is a student focused classroom where the responsibility for learning has flipped from the teacher to the student; OR JUST it is a student centered classroom; OR JUST the responsibility for learning has flipped from the teacher to the student.

10.   Students don’t need teachers for content dissemination, they need them to dig deeper.

11.   A drop in failure rate and a drop in disciplinary problems

12.   It engages the students more in their classes

13.   It is a lot of extra work up front

14.   Students can get easy stuff on their own but the hard stuff should be under the watchful eye of a teacher.