The Flipped Classroom ED 307

The flipped classroom is a deliberate shift from a teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered approach, where in-class time is meant for exploring topics in greater depth and creating richer learning opportunities.  Flipped classrooms allow for a variety of learning modes; educators often physically rearrange their learning space to accommodate the lesson or unit, which might involve group work, independent study, research, performance, and evaluation.  They create flexible environments in which students choose when and where they learn.  Students move from being the product of teaching to the center of learning, where they are actively involved in knowledge formation through opportunities to participate in and evlatute their learning in a personally meaningful way.  Students can pace their learning by reviewing content outside the group learning space, and teachers can maximize the use of face-to-face classroominteractions to  check for and ensure student understanding of the material.