What are the benefits?
"Teaching under a traditional model is draining. I feel like I have to “perform,” which requires energy, enthusiasm, and a “you are on-stage” effort at all the times. I remember last year driving into work, thinking, “Man, I feel like just being a student today. I wish I could go in and let someone else do all the work - be in the passenger seat for once.” When I switched over I felt free. I was able to go in and watch my students work. I don’t mean that I sat back and drank coffee - I stayed busy interacting one-on-one; working with kids who were struggling; addressing questions that students had that I never had time for before; really getting to know my kids. It is just that the burden of learning had traded hands. And you know, really, it had to be passed on. I can’t force someone to learn - they have to accept that responsibility for themselves. This method allows them to clearly see that - and gives them a structured environment that ensures success."
Jennifer Douglas, Westside high school, Macon, Georgia
Teachers' benefits
Students' benefits
Every year in Keilir, few students from every department are randomly picked to participate in evaluation meeting with the educational manager. The student talk about what is good in their department and what can be improved. Usually the students are very happy about the teaching method flipped learning and they do not wish for other traditional teaching methods.
Below are examples of comments from the meetings this year:
School benefits
Parents' benefits
"Teaching under a traditional model is draining. I feel like I have to “perform,” which requires energy, enthusiasm, and a “you are on-stage” effort at all the times. I remember last year driving into work, thinking, “Man, I feel like just being a student today. I wish I could go in and let someone else do all the work - be in the passenger seat for once.” When I switched over I felt free. I was able to go in and watch my students work. I don’t mean that I sat back and drank coffee - I stayed busy interacting one-on-one; working with kids who were struggling; addressing questions that students had that I never had time for before; really getting to know my kids. It is just that the burden of learning had traded hands. And you know, really, it had to be passed on. I can’t force someone to learn - they have to accept that responsibility for themselves. This method allows them to clearly see that - and gives them a structured environment that ensures success."
Jennifer Douglas, Westside high school, Macon, Georgia
Teachers' benefits
- Easier for the teacher in long term
- The teacher doesn’t have to stand in front of the students and talk constantly.
- More contact with the students and allows teacher to know their students better.
- The teachers joy to see the students develop, grow and enjoy the school more.
Students' benefits
- Allows the student to learn when they are ready and at their own pace.
- They can get more one-on-one instruction and have opportunity to ask ask question if they need.
- Allows the student to have more time for collaborating with other students, which can be great learning experience.
- When the student is watching the video lecture, for instance, the lecture are free of interruption and they can watch as often as they need.
- Student can brainstorm questions to ask in the classroom.
- Different students learn in different ways, so by delivering instruction in multiple forms, the likelihood for engagement and retention is improved.
- Easy for students to refresh their knowledge from lectures later in the semester, for example before final tests or presentation of their projects.
Every year in Keilir, few students from every department are randomly picked to participate in evaluation meeting with the educational manager. The student talk about what is good in their department and what can be improved. Usually the students are very happy about the teaching method flipped learning and they do not wish for other traditional teaching methods.
Below are examples of comments from the meetings this year:
- Flipped learning is brilliant, it’s almost criminal that not all school are using it.
- It works everywhere where it is used. It should be everywhere and flipped learning is the best thing with Keilir.
- Flipped learning is brilliant, and suits me very well.
- I want more flipped learning in my department.
School benefits
- Happier teachers
- Happier students
- Better results with the grades
- More and better individual learning
Parents' benefits
- Parents can support their children by watching the video with them.
- The parents can brainstorm and talk about the material with their child.
- The parents know more about what their children are learning.
- The parents are not having problems helping their children with the homework anymore, because the projects are done in the school with their teacher.