Recent articles
Infographic: 4 learning strategies for flipped learning
11/25/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Standards
This is an updated version of an article that appeared on June 9, 2015.
Chances are, you've heard of the flipped classroom. In fact, you could be tired of hearing about it by now or dismiss it as a fad. "What's the big deal?" you might ask. After…
3 surprising characteristics of a flipped social studies classroom
10/12/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Personalized Learning
When Jon Bergmann and I were researching Flipped Learning for Social Studies Instruction, we asked several social science teachers who flipped their classrooms for their…
Make every day Flipped Day
10/06/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Personalized Learning
It’s Flipped Learning Day, an occasion to celebrate the education strategy that Jon Bergmann and…
Flip reading assignments and make them interactive
10/02/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Tools
English language arts teachers often say they are the original flipped learning advocates. After all, they have always assigned books to students to read at home and asked them to come back the next day to discuss the readings in class.
They are absolutely right, of course. But…
19 places to find the best OERs
09/17/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Mobile learning, Online learning, Project-based learning, Tools
The arguments for jumping on the open educational resource (OER) bandwagon are convincing.
For one, they bring down the high cost of textbooks, from as much as $150 per book per student to $0. Consider this impact in specialty subjects like music and art, where you could access…
Use mind maps to reinforce flipped learning
08/19/2015
Topics: Flipped learning
The flipped classroom, where students are expected to watch a video at home and do the “homework” assignment in class, can be as nonproductive as an assignment to read Chapter 5 at home if a student is not engaged with the video, interacting with it and learning from it.
…
Flip your science classroom!
05/21/2015
Topics: Assessment, Flipped learning, Personalized Learning, Project-based learning
Now that the flipped classroom approach, and its logical next step, flipped learning, have become widely accepted, leaders in the field are examining how to best apply the model to specific subjects.
By definition,…
Flip your classroom with instructional screencasts
04/15/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Tools, Video
" "Sometimes I wish I could record myself teaching in September, then play it back to students in March so they can remember all the things they forgot," " said one veteran teacher I know with an exasperated sigh. She was looking for a way to provide small-group remediation while teaching new…
Become a digital learning ninja in five easy steps
03/13/2015
Topics: Augmented reality, Essential Conditions, Flipped learning, Makerspaces, Personalized Learning, Project-based learning, Standards
The grassroots effort that is Digital Learning Day started as a way to spread innovative practices and ensure that all students have access to high-quality digital learning opportunities, no matter where they live.…
Put student passions at center of learning
03/09/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Project-based learning, STEM & STEAM
The key to engaging students in authentic, engaging and meaningful project-based learning is making projects relevant to students. As educators, we've been taught that project-based learning starts with a well-defined driving question. However, when a challenge question is firmly written…