FLIP Instruction

Successful Flipped Instruction

SNIPES, P. p., & SLONE, M. m. (2015). Successful Flipped Instruction. School Library Monthly,31(6), 17-19.

Summary:

Flipping is when the initial low level skills of a lesson are taught at home before being started in a more involved fashion in the classroom or school  library.  Flipped instruction includes use of things like role playing, Web 2.0 tool activities, augmented reality, video conferencing, and makerspaces.    The goal is active engagement of the students in their learning.   Talks about how student motivation in this model is often lacking due to being used to being told the answer and not having to work to discover it themselves.  Talks about the importance of teachers and librarians in the motivation process by providing engaging, interactive, and enjoyable.    The article gives some tips to successful flipping including collaborating with teachers on ideas and tools, building a good toolbox of online tools that can be used at home, assisting in video creation, knowing resources that align well with different standards, and turning the library into an exploratory classroom.  

Evaluation:

This article really provides a good description of flipped instruction and different ways that school librarians can provide the best experience for students using this type of instruction.    I had not heard of flipped learning before and now that I read this article I feel like I have a good grasp on the concept.  I like how it talks about how many students do not like this type of learning because they are used to just finding the answer for test purposes and how librarians can motivate them in various ways to help them enjoy this type of learning more.  It is often hard to change habits but I see this change would be beneficial to the students learning and help enhance it.