1. Flipped Classrooms A Summary and Analysis for the Christian School Administrator

2. What Is The Flipped Classroom?  “The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed” (Educause 2012, 1)

3. “The main goal in flipping a class is to cultivate deeper, richer active learning experiences for students” (University of Washington 2016)

4. Issues Driving the Flipped Classroom  Student retention  Personalized help and immediate feedback  Different learning paces

5. Can Flipped Classrooms Solve Our Educational Issues?

6. Pros of the Flipped Classroom  Pros for the Student  Pros for the Teacher  Pros for the Family  Pros for the Administrator

7. Benefits for the Student  Self-Paced Learning - Students who learn quickly can move ahead -Slower students have time to develop understanding  Mastery learning - Getting things right

8. Pros for the Teacher  Students come to class prepared  Students are engaged learners - Fewer behavioral problems

9. Pros for the Family  Children get expert help in completing their homework problems  In-class practice -Targeted, in-class opportunities for students to practice their skills with corrected teacher feedback is 4x as effective as homework (Beesley and Apthorp 2010)

10. Pros for the Administrator  Flipped classrooms may reduce class failure and lead to better student achievement  This can turn struggling schools (and at-risk students) around

11. Cons of Flipped Classrooms  Cons for the Student  Cons for the Teacher  Cons for the Family  Cons for the Administrator

12. Cons for the Student  Are flipped classrooms shortchanging a full foundation of knowledge?  Will a flipped classroom structure make it difficult for students to adapt to a conventional college class?

13. Cons for the Teacher  No guarantee students will cooperate -What if a student does not watch the video lecture?  Complexity of facilitating student classroom activity

14. Cons for the Family  Not all households have computer and Internet access  Do children need more screen time?

15. Cons for the Administrator  Difficulty marketing certain aspects of flipped classrooms  Difficulty evaluating teacher effectiveness

16. “ ” The flipped classroom model fundamentally redefines the role of the teacher, student, and knowledge Analysis

17. “ ” What inverted classrooms may really be flipping is not just the classroom, but the entire paradigm of teaching” (Goodwin and Miller 2013)

18. Flipped Classrooms Change the Role of the Student  Instead of students being learners of knowledge and truth, they become constructors in the learning process  Biblical View: “Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord” (Psalm 34:11, KJV)

19. The Role of Knowledge is Changed in the Flipped Classroom  Knowledge in the traditional, teacher-centered classroom is objective and acquired by students  Knowledge in the student-centered classroom is subjective and constructed  Biblical View: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline” (Proverbs 1:5)

20. Philosophical Roots of the Flipped Classroom  The flipped classroom is a philosophical compilation of:  Jean Piaget’s developmental theory  Lev Vygotsky’s social constructivism  John Dewey’s social experience theory

21. -Intelligence develops in discrete stages in a child -Children develop naturally when ready -Discovery learning is key Jean Piaget’s Developmentalism

22. -Social context is the critical for cognitive development -Students should learn through discussions, collaboration, and group projects Lev Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism

23. -Schools are primarily social institutions -Learning should be concerned with the present John Dewey’s Progressivism

24. The Christian, Traditional Educator and the Flipped Classroom  Flipped classrooms are practical, reasonable, and justified  However, Christian, traditional educators must determine if our values can or should be aligned with the humanistic philosophical roots of the flipped classroom  A successful flipped classroom in the Christian school will only be achieved if and when a foundation of Biblical philosophy is integrated with practices that uphold these values

25. “ ” Prove all things; hold fast that which is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21, KJV)