I just recently left the classroom after 18 yrs of teaching. I am now the District IT Training Developer. We recently picked a new LMS after having Angel for many years. We will begin implementation this spring.
With the new LMS, I think a flipped classroom is a natural fit for our district. I've done some reading on it and talked to a few friends that use this format in their own classrooms, but I really wanted to learn more about a flipped classroom so that I can help my former colleagues start to implement it in their classrooms. It makes sense to me to use this type of learning environment in our district because of the need for more small group interaction with the students. When I was teaching, not a day went by that I didn't wish I had more time to work in small groups with certain students. Had I flipped my classroom, I could have used that extra time to work with the struggling students and gotten them to grade level faster than I had.
During this class, I want to learn more about the different types of flipped learning that I have read about: flipped classroom, mastery flipped classroom, and an in-class flip. I want to be able to train the teachers on all three types so that they can find the one that fits their needs.
