Blended/Flipped Classroom Info for Parents

Welcome, Parents! 

What the blended/flipped classroom IS:

5 Reasons you should be THRILLED that your child is in a 

Blended/Flipped Classroom,

by Jon Bergmann, pioneer Flipped Classroom educator:

Stacey Roshan's (a leading AP Calculus teacher in U.S.) Blended/Flipped Classroom:

What the blended/flipped classroom IS NOT:

(Please note: This particular teacher's policies may not align completely with those of the GHS Geometry classes, but his philosophy does.)

Teacher/educational professionals' and students' testimonials in the media today:

Salman Khan: Mr. Khan, founder of the online learning program, Khan Academy, speaks at the TED 2011 conference, referencing the power behind using technology to "humanize" the classroom. He references the flipped classroom at around 6:00.

 Bill Nye: http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/bill-nye-webcast

(Teachers' note: Mr. Nye mentions a Professional Development program for teachers about the flipped classroom, offered by the online learning site, Sophia.org. I have taken this program, where I was trained by watching tutorials created by premier, news-making, veteran teachers of the flipped classroom throughout the country.) 

The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/the-flip-turning-a-classroom-upside-down/2012/06/03/gJQAYk55BV_story.html

CNN.com: http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/24/my-view-its-never-too-late-to-begin-flipping-your-classroom/

What you can do to help your child succeed in blended/flipped learning: