Marion Harding High School will be one of two Ohio schools to hold a flipped classroom open house in observance of Digital Learning Day on February 5, 2014. Flipped learning is a type of blended learning that involves students watching lectures outside of class and doing their “homework” in class.
Students watch lectures at home, communicating sometimes with fellow students and teachers through online discussions. They take part in activities and do their schoolwork during the class day so they can put their learning into action and get more help from teachers.
The 2nd annual Flipped Learning Open House will be 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and will feature the flipped classrooms of Kathy Swanger, Paula Thomas and Susan Flock. Area educators and residents are invited to register and attend.
Participants will see demonstrations of the concept and get to sit in on a student panel in which students will share their likes and dislikes and answer questions. They will also get a lesson on how to make a short video and hear opinions from teachers and parents as well.
Swanger, who teaches the flipped American history class that will be part of the open house, said the flipped classroom teaching method gives her more opportunities to make lessons interactive and get students engaged.
“It’s the activities that are driving the learning,” she said. “The students are doing the work.”
Thomas, a math teacher who teaches a trigonometry and analytical geometry course using the flipped classroom model, said it lets students get extra help on how to complete their schoolwork and learn the material. They watch the lectures at home and come to class ready to practice what they learn. She is there to help them.
The teachers said students are engaged more because they are using technology to learn. In the American history class, they also get to participate in more activities that let them express their opinions in a safe environment and apply it to what they learn about historic events.
People who plan to attend are asked to register online at http://goo.gl/CuZra.
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