1. ENHANCING ABE STUDENTS’ 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS USING TECHNOLOGY TO FLIP THE CLASSROOM

2. WELCOME! READ THE ARTICLE, “6 EXPERT TIPS FOR FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM” AND THEN HAVE A DISCUSSION AROUND THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH SOMEONE NEAR YOU: WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO GET OUT OF THIS SESSION? WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS IN YOUR LEARNERS? WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FLIPPING YOUR CLASS/TUTOR SESSIONS? IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED TO INCORPORATE A FLIPPED CLASS (OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY) INTO YOUR LESSON PLANS YET, WHY NOT?

3. 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS FROM FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES BY J. MICHAEL SPECTOR CategoriesSkills Learning and innovation skillsCreativity and innovation Critical thinking and problem solving Communication & Collaboration Information, media, and technology skillsInformation literacy Media literacy ICT literacy Life and career skillsFlexibility and adaptability Initiative and self-direction Social and cross-cultural skills Productivity and accountability Leadership and responsibility

4. 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS CONTINUED WHICH OF THESE SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP IN YOUR LEARNERS? WHY? HOW MIGHT TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION HELP TO DEVELOP THESE SKILLS?

5. WHAT IS A FLIPPED CLASSROOM? WHERE DO I START?

6. WHAT TYPES OF PLATFORMS DO YOU THINK WOULD BE EASIEST FOR YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS TO USE?

7. An example of a school where the flipped classroom has become the norm.

8. WHAT 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS DOES THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM ENGAGE?

9. WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES A FLIPPED CLASSROOM ALLOWS (DO THESE OPPORTUNITIES RELATE TO 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS? ALLOWS LEARNERS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL QUESTIONING SKILLS & ASSESS WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THEIR LEARNING PROCESS (CONFUSION & CLARITY) EMPOWERS LEARNERS TO TRY TO “FIGURE IT OUT” ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS LEANERS WHEN THEY NEED CLARIFICATION/ASSISTANCE PREPARES LEARNERS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

10. ALTERNATIVES TO FLIPPED CLASSROOMS… “DO NOW” ACTIVITIES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION CLASS WEBSITES & ALTERNATIVE VIDEOS/MATERIALS OUT OF CLASS READING AND MATH ASSIGNMENTS HAVE STUDENTS GENERATE A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND/OR A NOTES PAGE BASED ON OUT-OF-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS OTHERS?

11. ANOTHER EXAMPLE… WEEBLY.COM

12. QUESTIONS & REPORTING OUT

13. RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEMSKI, JENNIFER, 6 EXPERT TIPS FOR FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM. FEATURE FROM TECHNOLOGY: TECH-ENABLED LEARNING (01/23/2013). 1105 MEDIA INC, ED-TECH GROUP. (2001- 2014). SPECTOR, J. MICHAEL. FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES. ROUTLEDGE: NEW YORK. (2012). HTTP://FLIPPEDINSTITUTE.ORG/HOW-TO-FLIP HTTP://CTL.UTEXAS.EDU/TEACHING/FLIPPING-A-CLASS HTTP://CFT.VANDERBILT.EDU/GUIDES-SUB-PAGES/FLIPPING-THE-CLASSROOM/ VIDEOS: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IJUTSVGVB-0 (HOW TO FLIP A CLASSROOM) HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IJUTSVGVB-0 HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G_P63W_2F_4 (WHAT A FLIPPED CLASSROOM LOOKS LIKE) HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G_P63W_2F_4 HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2S6PIRXWT7M (21 ST CENTURY SKILLS) HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2S6PIRXWT7M