Flipped classrooms in a nutshell: Teachers post instructional videos online which allows students to watch them at home. Students can watch them as much as they want, pause or rewind as much as they want; they have control over their learning and go at their own pace. They can post questions to their classmates or to the teacher and when they get to class, they spend their time actually doing the work with differentiated instruction from the teacher!
Benefits of using a having a flipped L2 classroom:
According to Helaine Marshall,
- students have control of their learning
- more time for differentiation: the teacher has more time in the class to help struggling students and to challenge higher level students
- it's student centered: class time is spend collaborating with other students and interaction while learning a language is key!
- critical thinking increases because the flipped learning gives ELS a chance to participate at their own cognitive level
After learning about flipped classrooms I'm really convinced this is perfect for high schoolers and adults. I teach adult ELLS and I would absolutely love to try this in my classroom because I struggle a lot with differentiation. I have a few students who are very high and one or two who need extra help. A flipped classroom would solve all my problems! However, I don't know how I would be able to incorporate this in my classroom because my students are low-income students and they don't all have internet access at home.
I wonder how popular a flipped classroom is? I really could have used a flipped classroom in high school. I needed extra help a lot in science and math and never spoke up because it seemed like everyone else "just got it" and I didn't. So, I really feel for my students who struggle.
My biggest question is, as a teacher with all low-income students who don't all have internet access at home, how do teachers do this if their students come from low-income families?
I wonder the same thing. I am in a fairly affluent district and even if 1 or 2 kids don't have access it is tough. I know almost all of the kids have smart phones but not all have enough data. I encourage them to use our learning center but not all have study hall or can come in before or after school. We have a public library but they can't always get there. It is absolutely an impediment and one I haven't fully solved myself. I find I often just work with them one-on-one as much as possible and let them use some of the time to watch the videos if there are any. It's not a perfect fix at all.
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