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  • Essay / The flipped classroom method - 590

    Everyone receives information differently and interprets it in their own way. Teachers have many ways to teach, but few teachers use all the tools necessary for every student to understand the material, especially when it comes to keeping students interested in a lesson. One way to keep students interested in the material is to teach in a flipped classroom. A teacher at Civic Memorial High School uses this form of teaching. In this type of lesson, students go home and watch a YouTube video created by the teacher. These videos serve as lessons and when students are in class, they participate in projects and complete worksheets. A flipped classroom technique helps students learn through almost any method: auditory, literary, visual, and hands-on learning styles. Auditory learners generally prefer to learn by listening to the material. This may take the form of a teacher reading a book, describing the topic, or using online resources such as online videos. In a flipped classroom, the teacher reads and develops a PowerPoint presentation. This like...