Have you FLIPPED ....your CLASSROOM?

The 'Flipped Classroom' is term you will hear about more and more. It's not as complicated as you might think and really does re-think HOMEWORK and empowers PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT.  I came across these paragraphs from one of my PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORKS iLEARN TECHNOLOGY.

"Flip teaching changes up the classroom model.  Normally students come to school to get instruction and do their practice work at home as homework.  In a flipped teaching model, the instruction is watched at home as “homework” and the practice happens in the classroom where students can receive teacher support.  This means that the focus in the classroom is on higher-order thinking and learning skills instead of on instruction.  How novel! Student can come to class ready for deeper inquiry, critical thinking, discussion with classmates, collaboration and get more personalized attention from the teacher.  You maximize classroom time by “going home” with the students.

Video is a great medium for learning because it allows students to learn at their own pace and gives them the ability to replay as many times as they need to.  Visuals are always useful when learning something new, video is a great medium because of the way that it helps enhance understanding through the use of visuals ...."

Taken from iLearn Technology  Check out the whole post for information about TED-ED videos in the classroom.

REMEMBER
1. If you don’t find a video that meets your classroom needs, you can always flip a video you find on YOUTUBE! 
2. Make a START, small steps ... Rome wasn't built in a day. 
3. ASK for help

At GEMS Royal Dubai School you have help available that will enable you to get started on FLIPPING YOUR CLASSROOM ... 

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