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


                 Perspective


                 Epistemic Stance


                 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




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Why Flip?
Create a resource that can be revisited




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Why Flip?
To help differentiate/personalize instruction
Why Not?


You already have an
 inquiry driven
 project based
 classroom


Explore - Flip - Apply
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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        •   students didn't
    interesting problems         always watch videos
•   students were able to    •   difficult to hold
    rewind lessons               students accountable
•   students had             •   students said videos
    individualized               were too long and
    attention during class       boring
Flipped Class - Take 2!
and the accountability...
What worked?                  What didn't?
•   moved basic skills to     •   videos take a long time
    a short intro video           to create
•   students liked hearing    •   assessments take a
    "me"                          long time to create
•   I had immediate           •   some students did not
    feedback/ data to             have consistent access
    guide activity in class       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

NAIS 2013 to flip or not to flip