2014-01 Liow Sujin

Instructions

Your personal page serves at least three purposes. It is a place for you to:

1. take notes

2. enable your flipped presentation

3. submit your individual assignment

Use the rough scaffold below as a guide. You may add headers and content, but not remove any.

Part A: Imagine that you are submitting a Wikipedia article on the flipped classroom. Draft your article here. Bear in mind that your writing will be public and subject to scrutiny and critique. What would you write to educate others like your school principal and colleagues about the flipped classroom.

Part B and C: You are a manager of other teachers, Suggest a plan for a group of teachers to flip their classrooms. Prepare a flipped presentation in Part C to get formative feedback on your plans.

Refrain from uploading presentation or other files to this space. Instead, host your files in the cloud and embed them in your page. For help on how to do this, refer to the iTunes U courses provided by CeL in the Resources section or search Google or YouTube.

Name: Liow Sujin

School: Jing Shan pri sch

Role: subject head Chinese language

Part A: Article on Flipped Classrooms

1. Definition and origins of the "flipped classroom"

The flipped classroom model encompasses any use of using Internet technology to leverage the learning in your classroom, so you can spend more time interacting with students instead of lecturing. This is most commonly being done using teacher created videos (aka vodcasting) that students view outside of class time. It is called the flipped class because the whole classroom/homework paradigm is "flipped". What used to be classwork (the "lecture") is done at home via teacher-created videos and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class. (http://www.flippedclassroom.com/)

Flipped classroom has it's history dated way back to the 1990s, where it started off as "peer instruction". It was popularized by Aaron Sams and Johnathan Bergmann, a pair of high school chemistry teachers in Woodland Park, Colorado. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_teaching)

2. What the flipped classroom is/is not

Flipping is a very interesting idea. It requires careful planning and clear objectives are needed in order for learning outcomes to be achieved. It is not about doubling curriculum time, but pupils taking initiatives in learning by themselves and showing what they have learnt at home in the classroom.

The Flipped Classroom IS:

• A means to INCREASE interaction and personalized contact time between students and teachers.

• An environment where students take responsibility for their own learning.

• A classroom where the teacher is not the "sage on the stage", but the "guide on the side".

• A blending of direct instruction with constructivist learning.

• A classroom where students who are absent due to illness or extra-curricular activities such as athletics or field-trips, don't get left behind.

• A class where content is permanently archived for review or remediation.

• A class where all students are engaged in their learning.

• A place where all students can get a personalized education.

The Flipped Classroom is NOT:

• A synonym for online videos. When most people hear about the flipped class all they think about are the videos. It is the the interaction and the meaningful learning activities that occur during the face-to-face time that is most important.

• About replacing teachers with videos.

• An online course.

• Students working without structure.

• Students spending the entire class staring at a computer screen.

• Students working in isolation.

http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-conversation-689.php

3. Designing, developing, evaluating, and managing flipped classrooms

There are some strategies we could use in order to have en effective flipped classroom experience.

This is the preparation stage in developing a flipped classroom. There are several strategies you can use to ensure a successful learning experience.

1. Start with the end in mind. You should have a clear understanding of your expected student outcomes, learning outcomes and learning products.

2. Identify the tools which will help you achieve your desired outcome. these tools can be video clips, PowerPonit or Pretzi presentations, audio files, reading material, games, just

to name a few.

3. Design a set of clear instructions for how the home learning can take place.

4. Prepare the students before the actual lesson in terms of what to expect at home and in the classroom

5. Make sure all students have access to computers, tablets and internet access

6. Have a contingency plan if students cannot access the online materials

7. Ensure parents are aware of the nature and intent of the flipped classroom

This is the home learning stage in developing a flipped classroom. There are several strategies you can use to ensure a successful learning experience.

1. Ensure that the students are aware of the rules to maximise the learning experience.

2. Ensure students are aware of the learning expectations?

3. Ensure clear instructions are provided for the deliverables at the end of the session.

4. Instruct students to take note of any queries that they may have so that they can discuss them in the classroom.

This is the classroom learning stage in developing a flipped classroom. There are several strategies you can use to ensure a successful learning experience.

1. Have a set of rules for learning in the classroom.

2. Have a structure for effective group work.

3. Design a student-centred lesson

4. Engage the TA on standby if ICT support may be required.

5. Create meaningful learning corners

6. Cater for different learning needs.

7. Create time filler activity

8. Be mindful of time

9. Facilitate an appropriate conclusion for the lesson.

4. Flipped classroom issues and solutions

5. References

http://blog.iste.org/ready-flip-5-ways-ensure-successful-flipped-learning/

http://flippedlearning.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

http://www.flippedclassroom.com/

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/07/30/does-research-support-flipped-learning/

http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-conversation-689.php

https://sites.google.com/site/xtremeliterature/flipped-classroom-model

Why videos - video is the new text "Marc prensky"

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Part B: Flipped Classrooms in My Context

Part C: Flipped Presentation

The plan (Flipping the briefing to teachers)

(Flipping the content)

Home Learning: Pupils will watch this video on creating and describing the characters at home.

Classroom Activity: Pupils to create their own characters using this website: http://avachara.com/avatar/snapshot.php. They will describe their characters after the creation.