Learners are introduced to new concepts or content at home and classroom time is spent on practising and applying their understanding through teacher-led or peer-led discussion, debate, structured activities and open-ended, collaborative projects, etc. In this way, traditional roles for each space are ‘flipped’.
“In the flipped model, teachers are present and working with students as
they are moving though the upper cognitive levels of the taxonomy where knowledge
application and skill building are happening.”
Nicole L. Davis (2016)
When one considers the ‘traditional’ teaching, learning and assessment activities that take place in a classroom typically, as outlined on the Bloom's taxonomy diagram below (Bloom, 1956), topics are generally introduced and explored in class, with activities probing higher-order thinking happening outside of the classroom environment thereafter. With the flipped classroom model, the teacher introduces topics outside of the classroom environment using digital methods (online presentation/article/video/screencast, etc.). More time can then be invested in higher-order thinking activities that involve application, analysis, evaluation and creation in the classroom.
The following PDST Good Practice videos highlight aspects that could be used to engage in a flipped classroom approach in a post-primary school setting.
Select either of the two documents below to explore how to;
create and deliver content to students
engage in suggested methodologies
use digital tools to support learning and teaching
These documents have clickable links and are downloadable for your convenience.
This clickable PDF document outlines different activities that students can engage in during class time.
There are a number of activities that students can do to clarify and deepen their understanding of the content that they have learned at home.
These activities can be independent, paired or group work, supported by the use of digital technologies.
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For additional information on active methodologies click the website link below. https://www.jct.ie/wholeschool/classroom_strategies