Introductory lesson on the Flipped Classroom.

1. Flipped Classroom
How to “flip” the way you teach your
content

2. Agenda
• Go over syllabus and expectations
• Using Edmodo and Edline
• Three Case Studies – What can we do to help these kids?
• The History of the Flipped Classroom: Khan Academy, Aaron Sams, Jon
Bergman
• CBS – 60 Minutes: Khan Academy: The Future of Education?
• Defining the Flipped Classroom: What does a flipped classroom look like?
• Discuss Aaron Sams’ Video – Pre Assignment
• Questions, concerns, etc.
• Traditional vs. Flipped vs. Balanced
• Pros and Cons of the Flipped Classroom: Why you should or should not
“flip” your classroom
• On Your Own: Read one of the articles or watch a video linked to Edmodo
– Comment on the article

3. Edline and Edmodo
• We are going to use two online vehicles to
share information in the course:
– Edline
– Edmodo
• Before we begin does anyone have any
questions about either?

4. Sign Into Edmodo
• Please go to www.edmodo.com
• Click on “I’m a Student”
• Enter the code: j5k87g
• YOU DO NOT NEED TO ENTER YOUR EMAIL

5. Case Studies
• Enrique
• Janice
• Ashley
– What can we do to help these kids?

6. Solutions

8. The History of the Flipped Classroom
• 2006 – Three high school chemistry students
needed a tool to help students catch up on
missed classrooms
• Found Camtasia (a screencasting tool) and
started recording their lectures and posting
them on YouTube
• Word got out and the rest is history
– Flipped Learning Network

9. 60 Minutes

10. What is it?
Traditional Classroom Flipped Classroom
• Teacher delivers content • Content is delivered
using, chalkboard, whiteboa through a video, podcast,
rd, or interactive animation, song or other
whiteboard in front of the form of media
kids • Homework is completed in
• Homework is completed at class with the teacher
home
Have you heard of Khan Academy?

11. Flipped vs. Balanced Approach
Flipped Balanced
• All lecture delivered online • A little bit of both
• Class time is dedicated to – Some of the content is flipped
inquiry based learning – Some of the content is
traditional

12. Why do it? Pros and Cons
Pros Cons
• Students can revisit your • Students may not have
lecture at anytime access to a
• Students are more computer, television, etc. at
responsible for their own home
learning – they need to be • Creating the videos can be
prepared for class time consuming
• Frees up classroom time to • Developing activities for the
focus on in-depth hands-on classroom can be time
inquiry based learning consuming

13. How to Build Your Own Flipped Class
Tools Websites
• Powerpoint • Khan Academy
• Jing or Screencast o Matic • You Tube for Teachers
• Prezi • Discovery Education
• Your Promethean or Smart
Board
• Snip-it Tool on your
computer
• TED Tools
• Educreations
• Slide Rocket

14. Your Challenge
• Build a flipped lesson for your students.
– You will need the following
• A platform to deliver the lesson – Edline or Edmodo
• One Self Made Video (or voice thread, or blog, etc.)
• One Video (if you can find it) from another teacher or
sources
• An outline of the activity you will complete in class