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Flipped Classrooms
Alexandra Barrett
College of DuPage




























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Abstract

This is my abstract:

Flipped classrooms are being recognized all over the world. They originated in 2007 and
have grown tremendously. Two teachers, from Woodland, CO, Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron
Sams started the idea of Flipped Classrooms. This was originated for ill students who missed
class, but soon became all the rage with their students, whether they were ill or just wanted a re-
cap of any lecture given in class. These classroom teachers, using Flipped Classrooms, are
bringing classrooms home via internet and working on homework in class. The homework in
class intells discussion, projects and more. With Flipped Classrooms, students are more
responsible for their education, leaving teachers more open to individual study and
communication with their students. Soon, Flipped Classrooms may just empower all middle
school, high school and college students.



















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Flipped Classrooms

The ways of teaching are always changing. New concepts, information, and ideas.
Flipped classrooms are, now, one of the many ways of teaching. It has been challenged in many
schools, with plenty more to come. Flipped classrooms may just be the new way of teaching all
over the world.
Flipped Classrooms are, generally, online classrooms. Knewton.com defines Flipped Classrooms
as: Students watch videos, listen to podcasts of lectures and do background reading outside class.
This makes time for teachers to spend time with group discussion, collaborative work or hands-
on projects. In a nutshell, they are switching the roles of school and bringing school home and
homework to school. This idea is genius. Teachers are, finally, able to spend more time on their
students needs and better their education individually.
According to Knewton.com, Flipped Classrooms came about in 2007. Two teachers had students
out of class because of illness, for them to not miss any lectures, these teachers came up with the
idea of making their lectures viral. Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams, from Woodland, CO,
would post power points, videos and any other information related to their lecture online for their
students who missed class. Soon, students who even attended class would refer to these online
resources to review and/or study. Sams and Bergman said that they soon saw a change in their
students individual skills. These students were understanding better and improving their grades.
It was also easier for the students to fully understand any lectures because they were able to refer
to the internet to refresh any memory lost. Basically, these students are educating themselves at
home and bringing any questions or feedback to the classroom. This is where the discussion in
class comes to play. Teachers can devote themselves more to students individually by helping
them understand with group projects, one on one time and other classroom activities that pertain
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to the subject. Responsibility plays a big part for each student, with this being said, Flipped
Classrooms are mainly focused on Junior High and High School students. The concept helps
prepare them for what is to come in College or any other future goals a student sets for
themselves.
Today, many students are benefiting from Flipped Classrooms. On
FlippingwithKirch.blogspStudentsot.com, a teacher named Crystal Kirch asked her students
their
thoughts on Flipped Classrooms and one of them said:

It has benefited me as a person because I became a little more independent because I

am responsible for learning my own material. If I choose not to, then I am missing out on a whole
lesson.

Another student stated:

The flipped classroom has helped me enormously. Last year, it was really hard because I didn't

get how to do the problems. This year, I know how to do them. I get to interact with others who help

me on the problems that I get stuck on.

In Chicago suburbs, Flipped Classrooms are becoming a huge trend. According to CBS

Chicago, at Downers Grove south, a teacher, Steven Zownorega, has been using a Flipped

Classroom with his students and has seen tremendous outcome. He says that his students arent

Struggling home alone anymore and are more focused in class. Referring to edudemic.com, at

Clear Brook High School, Harris County, Texas, a teacher, Leticia Allred, teaches Pre-AP

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Geometry using Flipped Classroom with her students. A freshman in Allreds class says she was

easily distracted by classmates chattering and had trouble comprehending any lessons. Now

when Allreds students are learning triangle classification or using slopes to identify lines at

home, she has more free time for additional one-on-one with them. Another arithmetic teacher at

Clear Brook High School says that 81% of her students passed their first test, which is 20% more

than last year. These are just a few examples of Flipped Classrooms being implemented in the

U.S., but they are being executed all around the world.

To conclude, Flipped Classrooms are changing the way students learn and teachers teach

all over the world. Students are now being able to build self-responsibility and learn at their own

pace. With this, teachers can finally concentrate more on one-on-one time with students suffering

more in a subject than others. Flipped Classrooms are benefiting both teacher and student, which

makes teaching and learning rewarding.




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References

Flipped classroom: The flipped classroom infographic. (2011). Knewton. Retrieved June 18,
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Flipped learning network: Home screen. (2014). Featured links. Retrieved June, 23, 2014, from
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Katie Lepi. (November 24, 2012). Pre-AP Geometry. 16 Flipped Classrooms Right Now.
Retrieved July 10, 2014, from http://www.edudemic.com/16-examples-of-flipped-classrooms/

Crystal Kirch. (May 11, 2012). Biggest Benefit of the Flipped Classroom. Flipping with Kirch.
Retrieved July 10, 2014, from http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/05/biggest-benefit-of-
flipped-classroom.html

Mary Kay Kleist. (April 23,2012). Flipped Classrooms getting a tryout at suburban high
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learning-getting-a-tryout-at-suburban-high-schools/

Bill Tucker. (2012). Online instruction at home frees class time for learning. Volume 12. No.1.
The flipped classrooms. Retrieved July 10, 2014 from, http://educationnext.org/the-flipped-
classroom/