1. REFORMing Classroom Instruction and
Educational Leadership
Sarah Ward
EDU 597
Samford University

2.  Homework videos utilize educational
technology
• Teachers post 3-5 videos per week
 In class activities have a strong project-based
influence and put learning content into
genuine practice
 Teacher serves as more of a facilitator of
learning
• “Sage on the Stage” to “Guide on the Side”
 Students resume responsibility for learning
the content before class
The Flipped Classroom Model

3.  Driving forces:
• - poor learning outcomes with traditional, teacher-
centered lecture instruction
• -lack of student engagement from “digital native”
students
 Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergman:
• (Woodmont, Co) credited for the “flipped
classroom” for using Camtasia to record lecture
notes as videos for their students (2007)

4.  Reaches “digital native” students
 Increases collaboration among
students, teachers, and parents
 Studentsbecome more self-directed and
responsible for their own learning
 Creates a blended learning experience

5.  Allows for differentiation during classroom
instructional time
 Creates time during class for genuine learning
activities
 Implements good teaching methodology (when
followed up by rich, activity based learning in the
classroom)
 Limits classroom misconduct- Activity-based
learning keeps students better engaged

6.  Equitable student access to internet
• Solution: copy videos to a DVD
 “More of the same”- Without genuine learning activities in the
classroom, the online lectures are more of the same lectures they
receive in class
 Mainly focused on procedural knowledge
 Primarily implemented and successful in secondary ed
classroom
 Teacher/Parent “buy-in”
• Teachers lack or are fearful of technological skills needed
• Parents are unfamiliar with this type of classroom structure

7.  Learning Management  Equipment
Systems • Computer with camera and
• Moodle microphone
• Edmodo
• BlackBoard
 Screencasting
 Presentation Software: Software:
• PowerPoint • Jing
• Keynote • Camtasia
• EduCreations- iPad
• ShowMe-iPad

8.  Evaluate flipped classroom’s contribution to meeting
school’s learning goals and the needs of the student
population
 Ease faculty into the idea:
• model the concept in faculty meetings
• Utilize IT for teachers who need it
• Provide quality flipped PD
• Allow time for teachers to collaborate together
 Change “look-fors” in formal and informal evaluations:
• Switch focus primarily to student engagement behaviors such as
questioning and collaboration