Flipping

The idea of "flipping" a classroom has been around for about 5 years now, starting with two teachers in Colorado.  The "flipped movement" spread rapidly and is being used in more and more classrooms each day.  The main advantage is that students do not sit passively in class listening to teachers lecture, then go home and complete assignments on their own.  Instead, they receive the lecture part of instruction at home and do their work in the classroom where a teacher is available to answer questions and support struggling learners.

Teachers have "flipped" their classes in a variety of ways, and the technique is continually evolving.   See the infographic below for an overview of the model, and take some to explore the Flipped Learning Network.

This is a must watch video montage from the 2012 Flipped Classroom Conference on Eduvision of teachers sharing how flipped learning is important to student engagement and how they are taking their learning from the conference back to their classrooms. 

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