As a Flipped Classroom teacher,

I've seen lots of misconceptions

around what the Flipped Classroom is

and what the Flipped Classroom is not.

So, rather than discussing

what the Flipped Classroom

is in my practice.

I'll discuss a list

that most Flipped Classroom teachers can agree

the Flipped Classroom is not.

So, let's get started.

The Flipped Classroom is not

the Khan Academy.

While the Khan Academy

is an excellent resource for use

in and out of the classroom,

the Flipped Classroom is special

because classroom teachers create

the videos to suit

their students' needs.

We want students to be active

in their learning

not droids sitting in front of screens

getting lectured from someone

half-way across the globe.

The videos are an extension

of the teacher,

and help create a strong relationship

between student and teacher.

The Flipped Classroom is not

a replacement of teachers.

This couldn't be further

from the truth.

In the Flipped Classroom

the role of the teacher

is more important than ever.

There is no sitting at the back of the class

reading the newspaper and having a coffee,

as much as I'd like to sometimes.

In the Flipped Classroom

the teacher is active all day.

Teachers get a chance

to work with every student,

every class.

The Flipped Classroom is not

all about the videos.

Yeah, videos are the backbone

of the Flipped Classroom,

I am hoping one of these days to produce

a video that goes viral

and perhaps appear on ELLEN.

However, it is the flexibility

the videos provide

that is the true benefit.

Teachers now have additional classroom time

where they can develop

rich learning activities

to extend their students' experience.

The Flipped Classroom is not

the silver bullet.

The Flipped Classroom does not solve

all that is broken in education.

If it did,

I'd probably be filthy rich.

It's just one tool

to increase student learning.

Inflexibility,

lack of classroom time in student-centered classrooms

are problems that I feel

the Flipped Classroom

helps solve.

The Flipped Classroom is not

a one-size-fits-all teaching approach.

Each Flipped Classroom teacher develops an approach

that works for them

and their students.

As an example,

some teachers have students watch

their videos in class,

some students watch them at home,

in a car, on a bus, on a plane.

This is turning into a Dr. Suess book!

And some even get the students

to create the videos themselves.

The limits of the Flipped Classroom

is only as limited as

the teacher's imagination.

The Flipped Classroom

is not top-down.

The Flipped Classroom

is 100% driven by teachers.

For them all to be authentic,

it needs to be initiated

and created

by the teacher

and for the teacher.

How often have we attended

a staff meeting

to be presented with

the newest flavor of the week

and never give it another thought?

The Flipped Classroom is

a flavor teachers want to do

because they believe in it.

And, it's delicious.

The Flipped Classroom is not

a teacher holiday.

The Flipped Classroom is

anything but a holiday.

The amount of time

that goes into creating quality videos

and activities

is second to none.

In the classroom

teachers are no longer

spending their time lecturing.

Instead, they are constantly

interacting with their students,

inspiring, observing,

and as we all know,

sometimes prodding.

The Flipped Classroom is not

easy.

Students have been

in the traditional model of school

for their entire educational career.

They like playing school.

Some of them are very good at it.

Now that we want them

to play learning,

it can be a tough

pill for them

to swallow.

And lastly,

the Flipped Classroom

is not all about

students watching videos

for homework.

It's about students using videos

when and where

appropriate

for their learning journey.

Many of my students

find that they use their classroom time

so effectively

they rarely have homework.

And, believe me,

they love this!

Now they have time for things

that truly matter for them,

like Twitter and Facebook.

These are just a couple of things

I think the Flipped Classroom is

and the Flipped Classroom is not.

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