Share Paper: Flipping for Flexibility: Tools for Differentiating Instruction within the Flipped Environment

  1. Eric Carbaugh, James Madison University, United States
  2. Kristina Doubet, James Madison University, United States
  3. David Slykhuis, James Madison University, United States
  4. Steve Purcell, James Madison University, United States
  5. Richard Clemens, James Madison University, United States
Thursday, March 5 12:10-12:30 PM Amazon M

Abstract: An increasing number of classrooms are moving to the Flipped model of instruction (Bergmann & Sams, 2012). According to survey data collected by the Flipped Learning Network and Sophia Learning, fewer than half of surveyed teachers had flipped a lesson during the 2011-12 school year. In 2014, that number jumped to 78 percent (Devaney, 2014). As more and more teachers embrace the Flipped model, attention is now turning to the quality of instruction offered within that model. Used strategically, flipped learning provides opportunities to teach flexibly and respond more proactively to the diverse learning needs present in today’s classrooms. Teachers ...