In a recent YouTube video uploaded by Edutopia, Salman Khan talks about "Liberating the Classroom" by using videos. In this short, ten minute video, Salman describes how video libraries can help instructors "flip" their teaching methods by using videos as a sort of pre-homework opportunity to eliminate or lessen lecturing on the basics, since it allows students to review course content first. This pre-class video method allows the teacher to focus on answering essential questions and to create engaging, on-topic conversations in the classroom. It saves classroom time and assists in motivating students in their own learning.
To see a K12 classroom teacher describe "flipping her classroom instruction," you can watch "Pocketlodge" describe how she did it and her experience. According to what she says in her video, she now feels that all of her students are engaged and challenged using this "flipping" model for her differentiated instruction.
Take a look at these videos and see how you might use this technique in your own instruction! It might be worth a try, and it should not be too scary. Hey, even if it was a bit scary, it's almost Halloween. :)
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