The Flipped Classroom
Kevin Scritchfield
Math and Computer Applications Instructor
Sierra High School, Tollhouse, CA
Continuing Education Instructor
Fresno Pacific University:
Cloud Computing for Educators
Twitter as a Professional Development Tool
The Flipped Classroom
@kscritch mrscritch@gmail.com
Creator of Alge-Bingo
an Algebra Bingo
game for the
iPad & iPhone
Does this resemble your
classroom on some days?
Or this . . . ?
Do you have similar
questions?:
Do I care more about my students’ success than
they do?
Is anyone hearing me out there?
There must be a better way?!
How can I get my students to actually DO their
homework?
How can I get my students to not just ‘do’ their
homework, but actually understand it?
I’m tired of ‘spoonfeeding’ my students, how do I
get them to take ownership of their own learning?
If you sometimes question the process of
teaching - the pedagogy - within your own
classroom and the fact that your classroom
doesn’t really look that much different than a
classroom in the 1880’s, then maybe you are open
to ‘flipping’ your classroom?!
Most people consider this to be the definition
of ‘flipping’:
When it is
actually this:
Better Learning Through Structured Teaching
by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey, 2008
Four Types of Flipped Instruction:
Wait! That’s only 3!
Ultimate Goal:
Flipping for Mastery
Mastery Learning enables students to take responsibility
for their own learning. Mastery Learning allows students to
work at their own pace through the curriculum. Students
conduct experiments, watch vodcasts, work on
assignments, interact with the class learning management
site, have one-on-one discussions with their teacher, and
get tutored by their peers and cadet teachers.
When they complete a unit they must demonstrate that
they have learned the content by taking an exit
assessment that includes both a project and an exam. If
students score less than 85% on these exit assessments,
they must go back and re-learn those concepts they
missed and retake the exam. Grades are now determined
by how much content they have mastered.
http://www.flippedclassroom.com/mastery.php
I consider myself a pretty good lecturer. I use
Keynote, clickers, and lots of CFU’s. But I look
around the room during my lecture and can’t
help but think that there must be a better use
of our time in class together.
Most students don’t need us there by their
side when they are taking notes. They need
someone to help them with the application.
Let me give you what I call “The Perfect
Storm” for flipping the classroom.
“Before, while I did my homework, I would
be eating dinner, watching TV, texting my
friends, and my family would be talking to
me. Now, I’m just watching a video and
taking notes. I can’t do anything else and so
it makes me focus more.”
Dana - 11th grade Precalc student
The Mechanics
Creating Your Videos
Record a lecture
Create a screencast
Using the equipment in your classroom:
ELMO projector, Smartboard, iPad
The Mechanics
Recording a lecture
Your
classroom
Location
Out on your campus
In your town
Tools
Geographic
location
YouTube
Video Camera
On
vacation!?
SchoolTube
iPhone
Post
TeacherTube
Web cam
EduTube
iMovie/MovieMaker
Google Site
The Mechanics
Create a Screencast
What is a ‘screencast’?
The tools
Posting
Screencast-O-Matic
AnyCamtasia
video siteor Jing
Screencast.com
Screenr
Google
Site
Many
others
The Mechanics
Using the equipment in your classroom:
ELMO projector, Smartboard, iPad
Educreations
ShowMe
ScreenChomp
ExplainEverything
Knowmia Teach
The Mechanics
Creating an Online Presence for Your Class
YouTube Channel (YouTube Education)
Others:
TeacherTube, SchoolTube, EduTube,
Vimeo
Best option: Google Sites
The Mechanics
What About Equitable Access?!
Online - Home, Smartphone
On an iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) or
Android
On DVD
In a lab, library, or your classroom at lunch
or some other time during the day
(Intervention period?)
Ultimately up to the student (Encyclopedias)
Now What Do I Do During
Class?!
Most common - traditional ‘homework‘
Worksheets, book assignments, online practice
Access to the expert, access to each other
More focused than doing it at home
Discussions, Skype, Twitter, Mapping, Games,
Labs, Hands-on projects, Online experiences
Common Core Standards & The Flipped
Classroom
This is where you become the expert in your field
and in your classroom AND you get to be
The Parent (& Administrator)
Trap
Permisson/Forgiveness
Be careful!
Very individual decision here - depends on your
specific situation
Some possible topics for your discussion with your administrator:
Are they familiar with the flipped concept?
Sending out a letter to parents
If he/she were to get some complaints from parents, how would
they respond?
What can you expect as their overall support in the flipped
process?
Are there options for a student such as taking the course from
another teacher?
Is there some type of orientation that can be done for parents?
The Parent (& Administrator)
Trap
Parent Letter
Parent Video
For further reading . . .
The Flipped Classroom
Kevin Scritchfield
Math and Computer Applications Instructor
Sierra High School, Tollhouse, CA
Continuing Education Instructor
Fresno Pacific University:
Cloud Computing for Educators
Twitter as a Professional Development Tool
The Flipped Classroom
@kscritch mrscritch@gmail.com
Creator of Alge-Bingo
an Algebra Bingo
game for the
iPad & iPhone