Book Study: Flip Your Classroom - Chapter 3

I have started to read Flip Your Classroom by Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann.  After each chapter, I will highlight key concepts and any other noteworthy ideas that will enhance my understanding of the idea, as well as how to implement it within my 4th grade classroom.

Chapter 3: Why You Should Flip Your Classroom

• BYOD - bring your own device allows students to use updated technology rather than the out-of-date computers that may be sitting in some of our classrooms to complete a variety of tasks/projects.
• Students can process material at their own pace.  Students who learn more quickly no longer have to wait to move on and students who need more time can pause/rewind the videos.
• Teachers can build better relationships with their students due to increased teacher-student interactions.
• This model also increases student-student interactions as they help one another learn.
• Parents have responded positively to the flipped classroom model because they are able to help their child more but there has been some concern of parents thinking that the teacher was no longer teaching.