The Flipped Classroom!
In the traditional classroom
the steps follow as I do (teacher), we do (teacher and students), and you do
(students). However in the flipped classroom, the steps follow as you do
(students), we do (students and teacher), and I do (teacher). The flipped
classroom creates a great learning environment for the classroom, and I am very
interested in seeing how it works in my own classroom one day. Implementing the
flipped classroom in your own classroom allows the students to take ownership
of their learning, and allows more exploring opportunities in the classroom.
The flipped classroom enhances student and teacher interactions, and increases
the students’ learning experience as a whole. The classroom becomes the
students’ work space to practice and use their new knowledge. This experience
allows more hands on activities to take place in the classroom, and the
students become more cautious of their performance in their education. The
flipped classroom promotes collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and
creativeness. The students are able to be involved in more collaborative opportunities
with their peers by being introduced to the material at home, and applying it
with other students at school. These opportunities then opens up more
communication between the students with their other peers and also the teacher
and the students. The students are also able to think critically and be creative
as they introduce their self to the material and apply it in more interactive
ways at school. The flipped classroom levels the playing field for all the
students in the classroom. For instance, some students go home with homework and
have no one at home to assist or answer questions. While other students go home
and have parents there to provide any assistance
they need. Implementing the flipped classroom lets all students apply their new
knowledge and receive any assistance by their peers or teacher whenever it is
needed. A few apps that can assist your traditional classroom becoming a
flipped classroom includes Ask 3, Go Class, and Google Classroom. Ask 3 turns
the iPad into a guided whiteboard that allows the teacher to add text,
drawings, and narration for the lesson’s content. Go Class can be used as an
app on the iPad or as a website on the computer. This program lets teachers
create lessons and assess the students right at that moment. Google Classroom
allows teachers to upload files, videos, and assignments all in one place. This
program is free for any schools that are using Google apps for education.
Although incorporating the flipped classroom will be a learning curve for both
the students and the teachers, and something that the whole classroom would have
to get used to, I think that it would be worth it. The new change would have to
be slowly integrated for the students, and the teacher would have to model and
explain the purpose and the expectations. However, over time I think that both
the students and the teacher would greatly benefit by flipping the classroom.
It puts more of a focus on the students and taking responsibility of their education.
This link includes everything you need to know about making your classroom a flipped classroom! Why it will benefit your students, apps to use, and how to start flipping your own class.
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