This wiki started as a result of a presentation at WVIZ Ideastream about the flipped classroom. The wiki will provide links to websites and tools mentioned during distance learning session. Members of the wiki can edit and add pages. Please feel free to add anything that might be missing or that you have found that will be helpful.
Background of the Flipped Classroom
The Flipped Classroom got started in 2004 when two chemistry teachers, Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams thought they could make life easier by planning their chemistry lessons together. At their rural high school in Colorado, they also began to notice that many students were missing classes and that using videos of their lessons could help these students when they were absent. The entire story about how they got started is on The Daily Riff. Click here to read.
The Flipped Classroom: WVIZ December 14, 2011
The December 14th distance learning session included Jerry Overmyer (jerryovermyer@unco.edu) from the University of Northern Colorado. He is doing his doctoral dissertaion on the Flipped Classroom. He provided some background on the topic as well as, useful websites and tools to use for getting started.
Teacher Lisa Bowers presented the ways in which she used the Flipped Classroom for chemistry classes. Lisa also provided some links to useful tools and websites. Here are some important comments from her presentation:
Uses wikis quite a bit
Focus is on group projects
Students create their own reveiw guides by including all the information they think they will need to know. These are then shared on a wiki.
Use of discussion forums are very important (these can be done on Wikispaces, there is a discussion tab)
Videos are used for inquiry and to pre-load knowledge
Made reference to a step-by-step guide on her Moodle page for significant figures (see MHS Moodle link below)
Uses Google Forms (these are time stamped), might ask - "what was wrong in this video?"
Embeds simulations in her materials (videos)
These are links to items Lisa mentioned during her presentation:
Link to MHS Moodle(Courses that allow guest access have a small face icon after them.)
Link to FlipTeaching( A blog with some good examples of and ideas for Flip teaching)
Lisa directed her comments to the "keys for success" in using the Flipped Classroom. Here are some key concepts:
Students need to know how to work together and problem solve
Students need to learn how to take notes
Students need to learn daily accountability
Brooklyn has adopted the Cornell note taking system
Lisa uses two different approaches in her Flipped Classroom:
Students listen to the teacher recorded lesson prior to class
Or, students use the book and other resources (textbook tutorials, internet resources) for the initial introduction of material
Both approaches prepare students to come with background knowledge
With both options, Kristen found benefits.
Students all had the same vocabulary
As the teacher prepares the lesson hints to homework questions can be provided
Improved classroom behavior
Accoutability with Flipped Classroom:
Students come to class with notes
Students a given the assignment in class
The teacher can walk around the class and check notes, answers to questions
Teacher can guide students
Students have much better "on task" behavior
Finally, Lisa indicated that she has sutdents turn in their assignments twice. The first time (for 5 points) students turn in completed assignment. The second time, for another five points, students make corrections.
The Flipped Classroom Wiki
This wiki started as a result of a presentation at WVIZ Ideastream about the flipped classroom. The wiki will provide links to websites and tools mentioned during distance learning session. Members of the wiki can edit and add pages. Please feel free to add anything that might be missing or that you have found that will be helpful.Background of the Flipped Classroom
The Flipped Classroom got started in 2004 when two chemistry teachers, Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams thought they could make life easier by planning their chemistry lessons together. At their rural high school in Colorado, they also began to notice that many students were missing classes and that using videos of their lessons could help these students when they were absent. The entire story about how they got started is on The Daily Riff. Click here to read.The Flipped Classroom: WVIZ December 14, 2011
The December 14th distance learning session included Jerry Overmyer (jerryovermyer@unco.edu) from the University of Northern Colorado. He is doing his doctoral dissertaion on the Flipped Classroom. He provided some background on the topic as well as, useful websites and tools to use for getting started.Lisa Bowers, Mentor High School Chemistry Teacher
Teacher Lisa Bowers presented the ways in which she used the Flipped Classroom for chemistry classes. Lisa also provided some links to useful tools and websites. Here are some important comments from her presentation:- Uses wikis quite a bit
- Focus is on group projects
- Students create their own reveiw guides by including all the information they think they will need to know. These are then shared on a wiki.
- Use of discussion forums are very important (these can be done on Wikispaces, there is a discussion tab)
- Videos are used for inquiry and to pre-load knowledge
- Made reference to a step-by-step guide on her Moodle page for significant figures (see MHS Moodle link below)
- Uses Google Forms (these are time stamped), might ask - "what was wrong in this video?"
- Embeds simulations in her materials (videos)
These are links to items Lisa mentioned during her presentation:Kristen Field, Brooklyn High School Math Teacher
Lisa directed her comments to the "keys for success" in using the Flipped Classroom. Here are some key concepts:- Students need to know how to work together and problem solve
- Students need to learn how to take notes
- Students need to learn daily accountability
- Brooklyn has adopted the Cornell note taking system
Lisa uses two different approaches in her Flipped Classroom:- Students listen to the teacher recorded lesson prior to class
- Or, students use the book and other resources (textbook tutorials, internet resources) for the initial introduction of material
- Both approaches prepare students to come with background knowledge
With both options, Kristen found benefits.- Students all had the same vocabulary
- As the teacher prepares the lesson hints to homework questions can be provided
- Improved classroom behavior
Accoutability with Flipped Classroom:- Students come to class with notes
- Students a given the assignment in class
- The teacher can walk around the class and check notes, answers to questions
- Teacher can guide students
- Students have much better "on task" behavior
Finally, Lisa indicated that she has sutdents turn in their assignments twice. The first time (for 5 points) students turn in completed assignment. The second time, for another five points, students make corrections.