Appreciating & Surviving Flipped Classrooms

Dr. Melodie Rosenfeld

melorose@gmail.com

English Dept.
Beit Berel
June 2015
 Lets try a Flipped Lesson
1. At home, watch 2 videos :
Why I flipped my classroom (3.27 min)
- What a flipped classroom looks like (7.41 min)

2. At home, post on our class message-board: a question

you have after watching each video.

3. Prepare to take part in our class discussion:

If you havent yet taught a flipped class, what do you
think would be your biggest hurdle?
 Video:
What a flipped classroom looks like

(7.41 min)

https://youtu.be/G_p63W_2F_4
 Video:
Why I flipped my math classroom
(3.27 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aGuL
uipTwg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 Class Discussion & Activity
Write down one of your courses where
youd like to try a Flipped Lesson.

In partners, discuss & report:

a. What do you think would be your biggest hurdle?
b. What do you think youd like about such a lesson?
c. What lesson would you like to try flipping & what
would you do?

Begin your plans. I will come around & help you.

 End of Flipped Lesson
Would you like to hear more?

Flipped Lessons &

A Flipped Classroom?
Why are Flipped Classrooms catching on in the 21st Century?
Whats driving them?
http://www.globaleducationforum.org/en/2012/a-new-method-of-teaching-is-turning-the-traditional-classroom-on-its-head/
How did the Flipped Classroom idea begin?

Sams & Bergmann

Colorado High School science teachers 2007
Video lectures at home
Homework in class

Book: Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every

Class Every Day
 How Effective Is Flipped Learning?
http://www.globaleducationforum.org/en/2012/a-new-method-of-teaching-is-turning-the-
traditional-classroom-on-its-head/
 Research that supports Flipped classrooms
2013 (college level)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11423-013-9305-6

The results of this study support the conclusion that a

technology enhanced flipped classroom was both effective
and scalable; it better facilitated learning than the
simulation-based training and students found this
approach to be more motivating in that it allowed for
greater differentiation of instruction.
 Lets see some
Examples of Flipped Classes

Foreign-language learning (Present Perfect)

University level (School of Pharmacy)
Middle-school level (Math)
Elementary school (Civil War)
Kindergarten level (3 Little Pigs)
Flipped Classes for Foreign Language Proficiency

In groups of 3:
At home, watch videos about the rules of Present Perfect tense.
In class, teach your peers & practice it.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/393572454905505135/
 Flipped Classes for University Level
University of Texas: School of Pharmacy

At home, read the pharmacy material.

In class, in groups of 5: Apply what you read - to a new case study.

https://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/news/spotflipping14.html
 Flipped Classes for Middle School Math
http://www.scilearn.com/blog/flipped-classroom-pedagogy-differentiating-instruction

Teaching the Pythagorean theorem in a flipped lesson.

1.The students watch the instructional video at home.

2. They post one question about the theorem on the

online classroom message board.

3. The question acts as both a record of participation and

to guide the discussion in tomorrows class.

4. In tomorrows class, you already know who grasped

the concept and who is still struggling, based on their
questions.

5. Collaboratively, the class answers questions &

attempts to use the theorem, using some real-world
examples.
Flipped Classes for Elementary School: The Civil War
https://npsgnmped.wordpress.com/tag/technology/
 Flipped Class for Kindergarten
http://flippingclasspedagogyandtools.weebly.com/examples-of-flipped-classes-in-k12-setting.html

At home, watch
The Three Little Pigs (3 min. Disney Youtube video)
Fill out the Printable Story Map.

In class: materials to make a Venn Diagram to

compare the 2 stories:
Printable Story Map Graphic Organizer
Internet to access The Three Little Pigs - an online version of the book
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Chart paper
Assorted markers
Two hula hoops (for Venn Diagram to compare the 2 stories)
10-15 index cards with story elements prewritten on them.
Printable The Three Little Pigs sequencing pictures
PrintableThe Three Little Javelinas sequencing pictures page
What are the Advantages of Flipping?
 What are the
Disadvantages of Flipping?
Watch at home:

What I wished I had known before flipping

my classroom (4.27 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JPdGlyt6gg

1. It takes a lot of time to produce your own videos & matching

worksheets
2. Dont hesitate to use other peoples stuff (videos & so on)
3. Expect push-back from students (Sitting through a lecture is easy;
learning is hard. Not every student will like a flipped class.)
4. Dont flip every lesson. Pick a few lessons each year. Keep it
simple.
5. Plan your extra class time well. Thats the whole point!
Which of your learners (& teachers) do you
predict will love Flipped Classrooms?
Who will need extra support & motivation?

Left Hemisphere preferences Right Hemisphere preferences

Rational
Likes Logical, sequential info.
Likes lectures
Prefers multiple choice tests
Is planned & structured
Good with details
Intuitive
Sees simultaneous learning
Likes trial/error learning
Prefers open-ended questions,
creative projects
Is fluid, spontaneous, creative
Prefers big picture

Torrance, 1980)
 Research:
early adopters vs. the less-enthusiastic
pupils & teachers with
innovative school projects (like PBL)

Rosenfeld & Rosenfeld (1998). Understanding the surprises in PBL: An

exploration into the learning styles of teachers and their students
http://www.shermanrosenfeld.com/blog/2012/12/02/111/

Rosenfeld & Rosenfeld (2006). Understanding teacher responses to

constructivist learning environments: Challenges and resolutions. Science
Education 90 (3), 385-399.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.20140/abstract

 Still interested in Flipping?

Resources for You
TED-Ed lessons

OpenCulture full audio books online

Free ESL TeacherTalk Podcasts from iTunes

ESL Podcasts for teachers

EngVid: Free English video lessons

YouTube of course!
 TED-Ed Lessons
TED helps you: Build a lesson around any
TED-Ed Original, TED Talk or YouTube
video.
1. Get your topic
2. Find a video
3. Create your lesson

Try it now:
http://ed.ted.com/videos/?search=all%20my
%20sons%20book
http://ed.ted.com/videos/?search=all%20my%20
sons%20book
http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
 ESL free podcasts from itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esl-teacher-talk-esl-
podcasts/id138155144?mt=2
 Free English Video Lessons
Try it Now

/
http://www.engvid.com/english-lessons
 The process of
flipping a course
1. Start small.
2. Access interesting, short, appropriate
lectures/videos/podcasts/demonstrations:
TED talks, MOOC (e.g. Coursera) talks, NYTimes -Videos,
YouTube selections, your own lectures/demonstrations, podcasts
3. Design applied (& HOTS) exercises for your students
4. Talk about the process with your students
5. Help them during class time.
6. Consider flipping more lessons & embracing a flipped
class culture.
 Your turn:
Would you like to try a flipped lesson?
Which course?
Which lesson?
What would you like to try?
Challenges in changing to Flipped Learning

Changes in
Role of the student
(from a passive consumer to an active initiator)
Role of the teacher
(from a sage on stage to a guide on the side)
Class time
Homework
 Bibliography
Bergman & Sams, 2012. Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class
Every Day (ISTE).
Bergmann & Sams (2014). Gateway to Student Engagement (ISTE).
Bretzmann, J. (2013). Flipped 2.0: Practical Strategies for Flipping your Class. The
Bretzmann Group.
Cockrum, T. (2014). Flipping Your English Class to Reach All Learners: Strategies
and Lesson Plans. Routledge.
Fulton, K. (2014). Time for Learning: Top 10 Reasons Why Flipping the Classroom
Can Change Education. Corwin Press.
Rosenfeld & Rosenfeld (2006). Understanding teacher responses to constructivist
learning environments: Challenges and resolutions. Science Education 90 (3),
385-399. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.20140/abstract
Rosenfeld & Rosenfeld (1998). Understanding the surprises in PBL: An exploration
into the learning styles of teachers and their students
http://www.shermanrosenfeld.com/blog/2012/12/02/111/
Univ. of Washington: http://www.washington.edu/teaching/teaching-
resources/engaging-students-in-learning/flipping-the-classroom/
 Extra
Watch Aaron Sams. Teaching for Tomorrow:
A Flipped Learning Classroom 2.52 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7Nb
UIr_iQ&feature=youtu.be&t=43
 Extra:
Read a Review
of Flipped Learning

Flipped Lessons vs. Flipped Learning

Guidelines
http://flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain/
41/Extension%20of%20FLipped%20Learning%20LIt%20Review
%20June%202014.pdf