It all started in December 2011 with an article that I read in the Raleigh News and Observer--How new teaching merits higher pay. This article discussed the “flipped” classroom concept, which I had never heard of up to that point. The idea is to pre-load content to the students at home through the use of a video and then apply the knowledge in the classroom. This is just the opposite of how most of us teach and were taught as kids. As a former teacher and current tech facilitator, this idea just made so much sense!
I started to read a wide variety of articles on the subject, but a version of “flipping” called FIZZ really spoke to me. This is the style that is advocated by Dr. Lodge McCammon of the Friday Institute, located at North Carolina State University. He believes that the teacher must create his/her own video in order to enhance the student/teacher relationship. I then proceeded to watch every demonstration and FAQ video on their website as well as attend a webinar. I was then really itching to try this.
I Needed a Guinea Pig
As I was researching “flipping”, I knew that my wife would be my target guinea pig for this experiment. She is a veteran fifth grade Math teacher who is always open minded to new teaching methods. My next move was to purchase an RCA video camera ($45) from WOOT.com and one 4’x8’ sheet of white panel board ($11.89) from Lowe’s. After numerous discussions on the topic, she agreed to give it try. Her first one take video can be viewed below.
I started to read a wide variety of articles on the subject, but a version of “flipping” called FIZZ really spoke to me. This is the style that is advocated by Dr. Lodge McCammon of the Friday Institute, located at North Carolina State University. He believes that the teacher must create his/her own video in order to enhance the student/teacher relationship. I then proceeded to watch every demonstration and FAQ video on their website as well as attend a webinar. I was then really itching to try this.
I Needed a Guinea Pig
As I was researching “flipping”, I knew that my wife would be my target guinea pig for this experiment. She is a veteran fifth grade Math teacher who is always open minded to new teaching methods. My next move was to purchase an RCA video camera ($45) from WOOT.com and one 4’x8’ sheet of white panel board ($11.89) from Lowe’s. After numerous discussions on the topic, she agreed to give it try. Her first one take video can be viewed below.
Our next move is to inform the parents and prepare the kids to flip!Stay tuned.
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