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1. Flipped Classrooms:
What's the big deal?
by Simon Ringsmuth
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2. Introduction
• Your name
• Your current field of study or practice
• One piece of technology you cannot live without

3. Overview
• What are Flipped Classrooms and what do we currently know
about them?
• What don't we know about them?
• What additional questions do I have after learning about them?
• What can be done to address these issues?

4. What is a Flipped
Classroom?
"The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the
typical lecture and homework elements of a course are
reversed."
(Educause)
• Inspired by Salman Khan, Khanacademy.org (Ash, 1)
• Students participate in "Lecture" portion at home
• Classroom time is used for discussions, projects, exercises,
etc.
• No single model. Anything like this qualifies.
• At-home materials don't have to be internet videos. Can be

5. Flipped Classroom Pros
• Require careful preparation
• Students work at their own pace
• More time for in-class demonstrations and help
• Educators not constrained by textbooks. Can get lessons
from anywhere online.
• Some evidence of higher achievement as a result of flipping
• Has been used at all grade levels

6. Flipped Classroom Cons
• Require careful preparation
• Rely on lectures as the primary mode of instruction
• No room for dynamic discussions and "teachable moments"
during lecture
• Not a recipe for instant success.
• Not all students have technology to support them
• Skeptical administrations
• No guarantee of student participation

7. What is not known about
Flipped Classrooms
• Do they work? Little substantive evidence of
effectiveness. Success/failure is largely anecdotal and
case-by-case. Scholarly research is limited and
inconclusive.
• How to deploy in areas needed most (rural/low SES)
• Does flipping a classroom meet the needs of students
who are entering a 21st-century workforce?
• Is it worth the effort for teachers who are already
overworked? (investment vs. payoff)

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9. What can be done to help?
Open discussion on the following questions:
1. What is the one thing that excites you most about
Flipped Classrooms?
2. What institutional barriers might you encounter if
you wanted to flip your classroom, and how would
you deal with them?
3. Mrs. Kirch's video gives a good overview of what
to expect in a day-to-day Flipped Classroom
environment. But what problems do you foresee
with this type of classroom, and how would you
address them?
4. The first video is about Flipped Classrooms as
vehicles to the future. In your opinion, what will the
future of education look like and how will we get
there?

10. Resources
Video: Flipped Classrooms as a vehicle to the future
Video: Crystal Kirch, Intro to Flipped Classrooms
Article: Teachers "Flip" over technology, but are flops for some kids
Article: Reflections on a year of YouTube and Flipping the Classroom
Article: Arizona Schools flipping homework, lectures
Article: 7 Things you should know about Flipped Classrooms
Podcast: The State of Tech Podcast: Episode 14, The Flipped Classroom
PDF: 7 Things to Know about Flipped Classrooms
PDF: Educators View Flipped Classrooms with a More critical Eye
PDF: Flipped Classrooms at Byron High School
PDF: Flipped Classroom Offers New Learning Path
PDF: Improving Student Content Knowledge