1. Flip the Switch Dr. Teresa V. Sutcliffe Math Professor
On Course
4/27/2012
Flip the Switch
Dr. Teresa V. Sutcliffe
Math Professor
Los Angeles Valley College

2. Session Requirements Open mind Positive attitude Time
Undivided attention

3. So please turn off all electronic devices…
Hearing aids and pacemakers are ok. 

4. How to Flip the Switch

5. Traditional vs. Flip-the-Switch
Students come to class usually not having any idea what the lecture will be about.
Instructor lectures.
Students take down notes (if they do).
Instructor tells students to study and do the homework (exercises in the book) on what was explained.
Students do homework outside of class (if they do).
Students read the book and/ or watch the videos before coming to class.
Students copy the notes and examples from the book and/or videos before coming to class.
Students come to class and do the exercises with the guidance of the instructor.
Instructor tells students to study for next meeting’s topic(s) by reading/watching and copying the examples.

6. Math is not a spectator sport…

7. Yet we insist on making it one…

8. We show our students how to do problems…

9. …and then tell them to go and practice...

10. Learning Pyramid

11. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden

12. It is not about me…it’s about the students.
- Teresa Sutcliffe ??

13. Resources www.lavcmath.com/resources
Contact Information:
Dr. Teresa V. Sutcliffe