It’s Time to Flip

Some teachers have never heard of it. Some have heard of it but never tried it. Others have tried it but never quite got it to "work." Well, we’re here to tell you that it is time. Yes, this school year, it is time to successfully flip your AP Stats classroom. And we can help.

In flipped classrooms, students watch short video lessons at home. Then, they come to class to discuss, practice, and/or do activities on the lesson material.

This system maximizes student practice and collaboration in class (rather than getting stuck on homework at home). It also allows teachers to spend more time in class monitoring student understanding, running activities, and providing feedback (rather than lecturing). Here's a good video that goes into more detail:

For AP Stats, the flipped classroom is our preferred method of teaching. Before we flipped, we talked too much in class (especially during inference topics). Students didn't have enough time to practice, discuss, or do activities that helped them really grasp the material. By contrast, in the flipped model, we can film a concise and clear video explanation (using multiple takes) that students watch at home - then, we have the whole class period for student-centered tasks and collaboration!

Naturally, you may have questions or doubts: What happens if students don't watch the video? What about students who don't have time to watch videos or don't have internet access at home? Won't it take forever to film all the videos? What software would I use to film? If I wanted to use other people's videos, where would I go to find good ones?

We have answers to all these questions - practical answers that can help you successfully flip your classroom this year. Check out our free summer session on flipping the classroom by registering here (note: 2021 session registration has closed).

Let’s skew it!