EdTechTeacher

The Flipped Classroom, July 19-20, 2012 (FULL)

In the “flipped classroom,” teachers use technology to reorganize classroom time so students maximize the value of time in class with their teachers and peers. Class time, in many typical classrooms, is spent delivering content, and then students go home and do individual processing work for homework. For example, a math teacher gives a lecture on a concept in class, and then students go home and solve problems. An English teacher explains a grammar rule, students go home and do writing exercises applying the rule.

These activities are turned on their head in the flipped classroom: students do their content acquisition individually at home and then spend class timing doing the difficult processing work that can greatly benefit from teacher coaching and peer collaboration. A math teacher in the flipped classroom will assign for homework a Khan Academy video on a topic or record her own lecture using simple video recording or screen casting tools. Students then come into class and work on problem sets in collaborative teams with active teacher guidance. In other words, teachers use technology to deliver content in formats where students can work individually and at their own pace, and then students can come into class and do activities that are more likely to require peer assistance or teacher coaching.

In this workshop, teachers will develop the skills to flip their own classrooms. The workshop will begin by presenting a conceptual framework for the flipped classroom and strategies for ensuring that students perform the most cognitively difficult work during class time when they have peers and teachers to help them. We will then examine strategies for finding content from a wide variety of sources across the disciplines. Then, we will look at simple screencasting and media production tools that allow teachers to create their own content. Finally, we will examine how teachers and students can use a variety of collaborative platforms in class to maximize the value of their time together. The flipped classroom isn’t just about bringing new technologies into classrooms. It’s about using that technology to transform the way students learn.

Who should attend: classroom teachers, instructional technology specialists, curriculum designers, department heads, and school leaders—anyone interested in implementing the flipped model in their own classroom or helping their colleagues do so.

Schedule

The building opens at 8:30 am, and we strongly recommend arriving fifteen minutes early the first day. Coffee and snacks will be available each morning. Though lunch is not provided, there are a variety of food options available within walking distance.

• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Class
• 12:00 pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Class

Instructors

Justin Reich is the co-founder of EdTechTeacher and an educational researcher. He is the project manager of the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities Project, a Hewlett Foundation funded initiative to examine how Web 2.0 tools are used in K-12 settings to develop 21st century skills. Justin's research includes both a nation-wide ethnographic study of classrooms using networked technologies as well as a large-scale quantitative study of over 200,000 wiki learning environments. Justin is the author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers, and his academic work has been published in Educational Researcher, Social Education, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, and other venues. His opinion writings have been published in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Providence Journal, and other publications. He has been an Outstanding Educator in Residence for the Academy of Singapore Teachers, a Digital Media and Learning Summer Fellow with the MacArthur Foundation, and is among the 2012 class of Emerging Leaders for the International Society for Technology in Education. He also blogs for Education Week at EdTechResearcher.

Mark Burkholz has been director of technology at Lawrence Academy since 1992. He has a B.S in Mathematics and a Masters in Secondary Mathematics from the City College of New York, and a Masters in Computer Science from NYU. Mark has overseen the computer revolution at Lawrence Academy where he has been instrumental in the installation of numerous computers and related software into computer labs and classrooms; the integration of computers, computer terminals, and software applications into the curriculum; faculty training workshops; and the wiring of the campus. Mark has made several presentations over the years at the Christa McCauliffe Technology Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire. A former New York City public school teacher (1974–84), where he taught computer mathematics courses with the original IBM PC and Apple IIe computers, and software engineer at AT&T’s Bell Labs (1984–91), Mark teaches AP Computer Science and mathematics. Recently Mark has been leading the math department in the introduction of the flipped classroom approach to the teaching of mathematics. Mark has also offered many courses in Lawrence Academy’s experiential Winterim program including Computer Programming, Cooking with Herbs, and Kayaking in Baja, the Yucatan, and in Belize. He has also coached the outdoors program for 20 years. His interests include Karate, Zen, snowboarding, canoeing, and hiking. Mark lives with his wife Sheara, and two sons, Ben and Noah, in Groton, MA.

Registration

To register, please complete our Online Registration Form. Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.

Payment

The cost of the workshop is $595. There are two workshop payment options:

1. If paying by check or requesting a Purchase Order please make Check or PO payable to EdTechTeacher, Inc. and mail to:
   
   EdTechTeacher
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2. If you plan to pay online by credit card you can pay securely via our PayPal account.

Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and they have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis, so please expedite payment as soon as possible.

Cancellation Policy

You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation.

Waiting List Policy

If the workshop is full, we'll put you on the waiting list, and let you know what your position is on the list.

Computer Equipment

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop computer with wireless capability. You are welcome to bring a tablet such as an iPad or Galaxy in addition to your laptop, though tablets are not compatible with all web tools. EdTechTeacher does not provide computers for participants.

Professional Development Credits

We are applying for approval, from Framingham State University (Massachusetts), to award 1 (one) graduate credit to participants at a cost of $75. To receive graduate credit participants must be in attendance for all onsite instruction and complete all assigned work.

Once registered, participants will receive additional graduate credit details.

Registrant Survey

All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who have completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop.

Questions

If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.