Feedback from Melody to Monday's Workshop on Flip Teaching

I was grateful to receive Melody's (陳美麗老師) email this evening, which is a feedback to this Monday's workshop on flip teaching.  The following is the mail, which was sent to every English teacher at NHSH, followed by Melody's summary based on the workshop and research she did.  Good job, Melody!

Dear all,

June introduced the concept of flip teaching to our professional development group on Mar. 18.  Here I’d like to pass on the information about this method that I gained from June’s interactive lecture.  Please check out the attached file and see what flip teaching is.  Even though we are somewhat skeptical of its utility in our real classroom, perhaps we can start small and experiment with it.  Who knows how it will turn out?

I felt refreshed and inspired after June's interactive lecture.  Her introduction of flip instruction prompted me to go online, looking for specific teaching models.  After I watched several film clips, it appeared that this approach could be widely used in science and math classes.  However, in a strok of inspiration, I envisioned the viability of this method in our future multilevel classroom.  I'd like to show June some gratitude again for imparting information about this unconventional teaching approach.

Best regards,

Melody

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Flip Teaching          by Melody

What is flip teaching?
This refers to a method of instruction where classroom-based teaching time and traditional "homework" time are reversed (flipped).  A teacher provides video lessons to be reviewed outside of class, which in turn gives teachers more time in class to focus on higher-order learning skills.  To put it simply, when the students come to class, they don't show up to learn new stuff.  Instead, they show up to apply the things they learned at home through the videos.

Teachers who want to use videos as a teaching tool are excited about the following:

1. Students using video outside of class can learn at their own pace. Those who get stuck on a concept can replay and watch again.

2. Video can include explanatory visuals that enhance understanding.

3. By allowing the students to absorb the basics of a lesson before coming to class, time is opened up in class for inquiry, discussion, collaboration, critical thinking, and personalized attention.

4. Essentially, flip teaching allows teachers to time-shift and expand total learning time.