Lately, the students in Room 211 have been flipping out...but in a good way! We have been working with "flipping the classroom." In the traditional classroom, the teacher gives the lesson to the class and then the students practice that skill for homework that night. With a flipped classroom, the teacher presents the lesson as a recorded video that demonstrates the skill or concept that the students can view on their own. When they return to class the next day, they will practice that skill or concept with the teacher in the classroom.
Flipping the classroom has several important benefits. First, when watching the lesson at home, students can pause, rewind, and watch it several times to make sure that they understand what it is they need to do. Also, it provides more time in the classroom for students to actually practice what they have learned, with the teacher able to provide support and individual coaching.
In my classroom, I have been using Educreations to record and upload lessons in math. Each student has an account on educreations.com where they can download and comment on them! With our schedule this year, with science and social studies split across recess and lunch, I'm also planning to flip a lot of science and social studies lessons as well!
You can check out this infographic for more information on the flipped classroom!
-Mr. Ullman
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