Faculty meetings are held
for a variety of reasons…to share information, to discuss a new idea or to
decide on a program. Because of the time of day we can all get together, many
of these meetings are for information dissemination, but no resolution or
consensus is made. Instead of spending time unproductively, why not flip the
meeting and make it productive?
Flipped learning is an
approached now being implemented by some classrooms.While it is a practice that
has been around for ages, many teachers flip their classes by having students
read text in advance, watch videos, or solve additional problems. But flipped
learning is so much more.
According to FlipLearning Network, Flipped Learning is a pedagogical approach in
which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual
learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic,
interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they
apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter.
As shared by Stephanie McConnell, “often our meetings can be dry with the content of the information
we are having to deliver.” A flipped meeting gives the teacher an opportunity
to read, explore and reflect on the material so that the meeting is more
engaging and productive. Even though our meeting will not
looked exactly the same as a flipped lesson; what better way to introduce our
teachers to an innovative teaching method?
