personalized learning: the flipped model
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Personalized Learning: The Flipped Model
Dr. Evan Gough and Gary Holmseth
Blue Earth Area ISD #2860Serving the communities of Blue Earth, Frost, Winnebago, Delavan, and Elmore
Superintendent: Dr. Evan [email protected]
District Enrollment: 1,130
Buildings: K-7 and 8-12
Free and Reduced Lunch: 45%
Full Time Teachers: 94
www.blueearth.k12.mn.us
Flipped Classroom Defined
A classroom where work that is traditionally completed in-class is assigned as homework, and what is traditionally assigned as homework is completed in-class
Flipped Classroom
Other similar terms include● inverted classroom● reverse classroom● backwards classroom● blended learning ● hybrid
How Did it Start?
● History of the flipped classroom○ Innovative instructional
methods○ Bergmann and Sams (2012)
Flipped Classroom Considerations
● Flipped classroom teaching and learning○ Teaching vs. learning○ Personalized learning○ May not work for every content
area
Accessibility at BEA
Media center open til 4:00
Teachers burned cd’s
Public library hours
Went 1 to 1 so each kid had access to a device
Also put wireless on one activity bus with the 1:1
Flipped Classroom in Higher Education
● Flipped classroom research in higher education○ Students in higher education
performed better in 7 studies○ Students in higher education
performed the same in 4 studies
○ 12 other studies from higher education indicated many considerations to make
Flipped Classroom in K-12
● Flipped classroom research in K-12 schools○ 2 studies indicated positive
results○ 1 study showed no benefit
to flipping the classroom
VideoCreation
VideoHosting
VideoInteraction
LearningManagement
Technology of theFlipped Classroom
http://moodle.blueearth.k12.mn.us/report/outline/user.php?id=435&course=52&mode=complete
Discussion Time
1. Is anyone in your school district currently using the flipped classroom?
2. What are the obstacles you need to overcome to make using the flipped classroom work in your district?
3. What do you see as key elements that will make using the flipped classroom successful for your teachers?
Flipped Classroom Study
● Population○ All teachers from Southwest and South Central Minnesota that utilize a flipped classroom○ Minnesota Association of School Administrators Regions 2 and 3○ Approximately 5,027 teachers
● Survey○ Likert-type scale
● Participants○ 44 teachers (27 high school, 15 middle school, 2 other teachers)○ 22 identified as math teachers○ 22 were categorized as other teachers
Flipped Classroom Study Areas
● Potential benefits for students○ Absent students○ In-class and out-of-class time○ Struggling students
Flipped Classroom Study Areas
● Instructional considerations○ Active learning○ Personalized learning○ Student to teacher interaction○ Time for learning
Flipped Classroom Study Areas
● Learning○ English Language Learners○ Passive learning○ Student learning
Flipped Classroom Study Areas
● Student considerations○ Accessibility to technology○ Classroom discipline○ Student preference○ Student responsibility○ Student to student interaction
Parent Benefits
● Parent considerations○ Parent involvement○ parent/teacher conferences
Conclusions from the Study
● Likely not utilized in elementary classroom settings● Most prevalent in high school and math classrooms● Absent and struggling students benefit most greatly● Creates time for varied instructional techniques, including active learning
and higher order thinking● Creates time for increased student to teacher interaction● Student learning appears to be about the same as learning in a traditional
classroom
Conclusions from the Study
● Classroom discipline, student preference, and student responsibility appear to be similar to a traditional classroom
● Additional technology requirements do create accessibility issues● Technology accessibility issues are more prevalent in the middle school
than the high school● Parent/teacher conferences are similar to conference in a traditional
classroom● Slightly more transparent to parents than a traditional classroom
Recommendations for Practice
● Accessibility due to technological requirements must be carefully considered in a flipped classroom
● Student learning may not improve in a flipped classroom● More time is created for active learning and higher order thinking in a flipped
classroom● Teachers should consider utilizing the flipped classroom to aid absent
students
Possible Benefits and Considerations
Teacher
Student
Build better relationships with students during classAccessibility to technological requirements
Students can work at their own paceAbsent StudentsContent may be accessed from anywhere at any timeLearning may be same as other instructional methods
Possible Benefits and Considerations
Time Active LearningHigher Order ThinkingTeacher and Student Interaction
Closing Thoughts and Questions