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Flipped Classrooms: Week 5

 Flipped Classrooms 

    Now, right off the bat, you may be asking yourself, what is a flipped classroom? A flipped classroom is a lesson given beforehand, whether on PowerPoint, Google Slides, Google Classroom, etc. and then coming into class and discussing what was or should have been looked over beforehand.  

    I personally see an advantage to this style of learning. although it is not widely practiced, I think I could use this with some minor adjustments. First of all, although they are supposed to read or look over the chapter before class, I would do a short quiz to know whether they are actually reading and looking over the assignment before class.  Then in class, we would do activities based on the lesson, it's practically two lessons in one which reinforces what they are learning in their heads in two ways, first they are just reading to comprehend, second they will do physical activity in class to associate actions with what they learned to better help them remember it for the long term not just short term. 

    I also see the advantages of learning at their own pace. Sometimes it's hard to stay focused in class and take notes before the teacher switches to the next slide, with a flipped classroom you have the ability to take your time with the reading and notes and comprehend it better. 

    One of the few concerns I would have with this learning style is the face to face learning. Not being in class to ask questions or ask for help. Another one is screen time. While these students are at home they would spend a chunk of time on the computer reading instead of spending time with families. Overall I think flipped learning is a very creative and good way to learn, but you have to beware of the consequences or troubles along the way and find ways to improve it and make it better. 

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