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Comment by Carolyn Fruin on May 3, 2013 at 11:57am

Heather,

Go to Sophia.org and there is actually a Flipped Class Certificate. Also in there, you can find me by using the search mechanism and email me directly. I can show you where a bunch of the support screencasts are that make a huge difference. I've never been happier with a place online that does what this does.

Comment by Mark Burkholz on May 3, 2013 at 6:47am

My experience has been that it helps with behavior issues. Students find it difficult to spend 40-50 minutes listening to a lecture. After a period of time their attention wanders or in the worst circumstances they start to act out. By keeping students busy in an interactive project they tend to stay more focused. They are also allowed to get their energy out by talking, working, writing, etc.  I am always amazed in my classroom when I watch the students for almost 50 minutes busily talking, writing, arguing, researching, etc. on some math project. The few times that I do stand up in front of the room talking for more than 15 minutes I can see the minds start to wander. The bottom line is that in my experience creating a flipped classroom with a focus on collaboration minimizes behavior problems. I hope this helps.

Comment by Andrew Yaracz on May 2, 2013 at 8:43pm

I'm new and just starting to get the understanding of the whole flipping process. I was wondering if flipping tends to help with behavior issues in class as well? I would assume that since more students are involved at an interactive level discipline problems would decline. However, I could also see the opposite happening due to so many things going on in the room at the same time. Any thoughts?

Comment by Heather Kieffer on May 2, 2013 at 6:33pm

I am a newbie...  Can you give me some details about Sophia? 

Comment by Carolyn Fruin on April 28, 2013 at 4:33pm

There are built in quizzes that you can make in Sophia and you can see the data. Make it part of the grade to begin with (points matter way too much at first) and then slowly wean them from points. If a student sees everyone else doing it, they will too.

Comment by Elizabeth Christophy on April 28, 2013 at 4:30pm

Tammy,

I would say, make the student watch the videos in class while everyone else is doing activities he is not a part of. And tell him that you are teaching him, just in a different way.

Comment by Mark Burkholz on April 28, 2013 at 4:27pm

Tammy: Read my comment from April 4th. By embedding questions in screencasts, by having students answer questionnaires and by giving pop quizzes I can usually get the students to watch the videos. Also it is imperative that you never reteach a lesson from the video. In order to avoid comments about the role of the teacher I have class discussions at the beginning of the year on different types of learning. Student when asked about different ways they learn come up with many different ways besides someone just telling them. This kind of discussion is a great way to lead into the flipped classroom approach. You can also read more on my blog at flippedmind.com.  I hope this helps

Comment by Tammy A. Michaels on April 28, 2013 at 4:19pm

Hi my name is Tammy Michaels and I am just starting this process. How do you get  the student who refuses to watch videos because teaching the lesson is the teacher's job, no theirs to get on board?

Comment by Carolyn Fruin on April 4, 2013 at 9:46am

Peggy,

That is AWESOME! I know that after 25 years, I feel the same way. I don't leave feeling that I know I left 10 kids bored and hating chemistry at the end of the day. We always knew of different learning styles, now we truly get to use various teaching styles and have the time to do it!

Comment by Peggy Kincaid on April 4, 2013 at 9:41am

Carolyn: 

Thanks for the Sophia tip!  Am always looking for new ways to present content.  Like the students, I would get bored with the same approach unit after unit all semester long, so I try to change it up and really tailor how I set up the unit to the content. Keeps student interest up, keeps them excited to not only complete the online component but also come to class. Based on assessment, the approach is working  for student and I am loving my job more then ever before. 

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