What the Flip?: Mixed Up and Flipping Out on Flipped Classrooms




#EdChat Radio show

Summary: This week's EdChat Radio segment revealed an exceptionally mixed set of views on flipping the classroom. Is flipping the classroom flawed pedagogy, a passing hot trend or a viable, compelling, and sustainable new approach to instruction? We pose tough questions to Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers in the Flipped Class Movement. Follow:@blairteach, @tomwhitby @jonbergmann @bamradionetwork Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers in the Flipped Class Movement. He co-wrote the book on the Flipped Classroom. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching in 2002 and is a co-founder of the Flipped Learning Network. Tom Whitby is contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat,Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network. Nancy Blair is a school improvement consultant who frequently worked with the High Schools That Work and Making Middle Grades Work initiatives.