Fisch Flipping

Karl Fisch, well known for his famous Shift Happens presentation uses the process of flipping to help to support student learning in his algebra classroom. The general idea is that the frontloading is done as homework in the form of a video, podcast or website, while the guided practice happens in the classroom. This structure helps to prevent students from learning something wrong and then needing to go through the laborious effort of unlearning and relearning. Flipping can also help if a teacher needs to prepare a lesson for a sub. By flipping, you can still be in class--virtually. Read more about it in this blog post by Wes Fryer.

Here's a news report of a school that used this strategy and boosted student achievement.



Need some help finding a flipping mindset? Try these two sites with plenty of packaged learning modules for you to peruse over summer break.

Khan Academy has more than 54 million lessons. A TED Talk is available by the founder of the Khan Academy.
HippoCampus features a variety of lessons across the curriculum and allows teachers to create their own page for students.
Of course, neither of these approach the efficacy of a real live interactive teacher with a sense of humor--you!