Flipped Classrooms

      

 Flipped Classrooms

The new Era in many classrooms is taking place. We used to have the idea that having a traditional teaching was the best way to teach children all the educational subjects. Traditional teaching means that a teacher needs to be in front of the classroom lecturing and trying to keep the individual attention of all her children. This idea is still used in many schools and classrooms around the nation. However the new Era and a new way are substituting this traditional. This new concept or a teaching approach is called "Flipped Classroom".

Flipped classroom is a new way to work with the children in the classroom. This new concept means that children will learn the lecture part at home and the practice will be done in the classroom. In the document by Educause  explains the information about flipped classrooms. This document explains how this new approach works, the implications and who is doing it. In the following chart lists some of the benefits for teachers and students that are part of the flipped classrooms. 

The Great Salman Khan the founder of Khan Academy in one of the talks on ted talks let's use video to reinvent education explains with details how he was able to create the first videos trying to help his cousins and eventually he found out that many other people took advantage of this innovative way. Also, in his speech, he mentioned how the teachers in many classrooms are benefiting by using this new approach. The following picture compare the two different ways that teaching and learning is done. However, it is up to us to decide what will work for us and with us.      

 In the Flip Learning Network   there is document that talks about the four pillars of flip learning. One of them is flexible environment where the professor plans and allows students to identify the way and the times where and what to learn. The second pillar is learning culture, base on this approach the students have more time and opportunities to learn from each other. The third pillar is intentional content. The professor needs to be intentional and organize his subjects in a way that he or she does know what the students can learn on their own and what things they can elaborate in class. The last pillar of this framework is professional educator. This is one of the most important qualities that a professor should have in my opinion. Even though, the students will be learning from each other, the professor need to be prepared to give assistance to the students that had difficulties learning and understanding the lecture.