NAIS 2013 to flip or not to flip

To Flip or Not to Flip:

Practical Lessons

Learned

Chris Bigenho, Greenhill School, TX

Jason Kern, The Oakridge School, TX

Lorri Carroll, Hamden Hall Country Day School, CT

What is "The Flip"?

• instruction delivered at home, mostly through

videos

• moves "homework" to the classroom

• gives students the ability to replay lessons

• allows more individualized teacher support

• more time for deeper learning

Chris' Experiences

Epistemic Stance

Perspective

Teaching / Learning

What does TEACHING look like?

Physics of Sports- Prior Knowledge

Flipped Content- Simulations

Class Experimentation

Artifact of Understanding

Is this for real?

Algebra- Upside Down

Algebra- Upside Down

Algebra- Upside Down

The Snow Day Flip

Things to Consider...

1. Level of Engagement (Passive/Active)

2. Student Accountability

3. Philosophy on Homework

4. What does it mean to teach and learn?

Jason's Experiences

• Flipped Senior

Economics

• Worked with teachers to

flip units in Middle School

math, science, history

and foreign language

• What is the best use of

your time in class?

What if....

Why Flip

"A picture says a thousand words"

Why Flip?

Allow time for more classroom discussion,

exploration and cooperative learning

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperdollimages/67512171/

Why Flip?

Create a resource that can be revisited

https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/economics/id502933984

Why Flip?

To help differentiate/personalize instruction

Why Not?

You already have an

inquiry driven

project based

classroom

http://www.classroomjr.com/wp-

content/uploads/2012/03/science-experiments-for-

kids.jpg

Explore - Flip - Apply

Why Not?

A lesson requires direct instruction or

storytelling that cannot be duplicated outside

of class

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What is the best

use of your time

in class?

Lorri's Experiences

• My first attempt at a flipped class

What worked? What didn't?

• had more time for

interesting problems

• students were able to

rewind lessons

• students had

individualized

attention during class

• students didn't

always watch videos

• difficult to hold

students accountable

• students said videos

were too long and

boring

Flipped Class - Take 2!

and the accountability...

What worked? What didn't?

• moved basic skills to

a short intro video

• students liked hearing

"me"

• I had immediate

feedback/ data to

guide activity in class

• videos take a long time

to create

• assessments take a

long time to create

• some students did not

have consistent access

to tech

• couldn't watch videos

on all devices

Then... THEY flipped!

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Link to video

Questions??

Resources

Flipped Learning Network

NAIS13 Flipped Class - Session

Contact Info

Lorri Carroll

lcarroll@hamdenhall.org

@lcarroll94

Chris Bigenho

bigenhoc@greenhill.org

@bigenhoc

Jason Kern

jmkern@theoakridgeschool.org

@jasonmkern