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THE FLIPPED SCIENCE CLASSROOMJosh Corbat
Green Hope High School
What is a “flipped” classroom and how does it work?
Traditional Science ClassActivity 90-minute
class50-minute class
Introduction 5 minutes 5 minutes
Lecture (~60%) 40-50 minutes 30 minutes
Activity (lab, discussion) (~30%)
40-45 minutes 10 minutes
Wrap-up (if time)
5 minutes 5 minutes
Send home homework
“Flipped” Science Class
Activity 90-minute class
50-minute class
Introduction 5 minutes 5 minutes
Activity (lab, discussion) (~90%)
70-80 minutes 30-40 minutes
Wrap-up 5 minutes 5 minutes
Students watch lecture videos at home
FREEDOM!
The Videos Set a limit
5 minutes for each video No more than 3 videos per night
Keep it simple Use technology you already have Don’t create anything! No crazy editing
Add your flair Be funny! Use jokes and stories you would normally
tell in class
Accountability
Have something for students to fill-in or complete as they watch the videos Fill-in-the-Blank notes Take their own notes Foldables Summaries
Quizzes Online or In class
Why Flip? It’s not “easy!”
Videos take time Make several at a time
Students may resist at first Promise yourself you will try it for at least 3
lessons Less stress
Students that are absent won’t miss material
It’s nice knowing you are available “on-demand”
Special Ed and the Administration love you
Why Flip?
Develop relationships With students With parents
Fewer behavior problems No more waking students up during lecture Students take an active role in learning
How to Flip
Record your video (it HAS to be YOU!) Upload it to YouTube (or any site that you
want) YouTube has great privacy options Available on most devices
Give students the link Point them to your YouTube Channel Embed the video
Give a (very) short recap the next day
What to do with all this extra time
Integrate new projects and assignments Students can produce more polished
products Graphs from lab data Final drafts (no more reading students’
stream-of-consciousness-style papers) Lab analysis (mean of class data, sources of
error) Study Hall before tests
Teach study skills
Roadblocks
Some students will resist at first Students may forget a day or two Technical difficulties
My Experiences
Test scores increased Students must INTERACT with the material
Student accountability increased Interest in the subject increased
