Over the past couple of years some schools have been working on a different approach to education: Flipping class work and homework. That is, students listen to lectures at home and then in the classroom the next day do the work necessary to understand the subject.
The lectures are recorded by teachers and watched by students on their smartphones, home computers or at lunch in the school’s tech lab. In class, they do projects, exercises or lab experiments in small groups while the teacher circulates. Essentially, students learn by doing and asking questions.
Since the teacher does not have to take time lecturing, he can deliver targeted instruction to students one-on-one or in small groups, help those who struggle, and challenge those who have mastered the content.
The system shows promise. Here is a short video of the experience with flipping at Cliftondale High School near Detroit.
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