“Flipping the classroom” is a new way for Gillett High School agricultural students to learn outside the classroom. It involves the development of lectures online for students to watch during a study hall or after school and reserves classroom time for hands-on projects or individual help for struggling students.
Kellie Claflin, agricultural teacher at Gillett, applied for and received a $250 grant from the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Foundation to help implement the program for her classes. The money will go toward software, a Web cam and microphone. Claflin plans to use the system in all of the classes she teaches.
In “flipping the classroom,” Claflin creates a short, online lecture students are required to watch. Students then complete an online questionnaire to show they’ve watched the lecture and transfer the lessons they’ve learned to the classroom setting to aid in completing activities in class. The online information can be accessed more than once if students need to review.
“Putting students in charge of their own learning is the key,” Claflin said.
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