Using Our Materials: Flipped Classroom
This is the guide for flipped classrooms. We also have guides for using our materials in traditional and online classrooms. Note: Flipped classrooms combine online and in-person instruction. If you’re teaching completely online, see our online guide.
In a traditional classroom, students receive a direct-teach lesson during class and then they practice mostly at home. In a flipped classroom, students watch the direct-teach lesson at home (via YouTube) and then practice in class. Benefits include:
Students get help from their teacher and peers as they practice in class. They can also re-watch lessons at home.
Teachers use more class time to monitor learning, provide feedback, and lead enriching activities.
The following is a guide to using our materials in a flipped classroom. This guide uses model materials from Lesson 3.2 of the AP® Statistics curriculum:
Lesson 3.2 Video
How to use the video:
Prior to class, students independently watch the Video, which covers the “Guided Notes” portion of the Handout. While watching, students can take notes in their handout and fill out the Video Reflection Questions form (teachers later check this form to make sure students watched the video).
How to use the student items:
Prior to class, students fill in the “Guided Notes” portion of the Handout while watching the video.
After watching the video, students complete the Video Reflection Questions google form. Prior to class, teachers can view their responses to check that students watched the video. Responses also allow teachers to see student questions and gauge student understanding before class.
In class, students will complete the “Discussion” and “Practice” portion of the Handout with classmates, referencing the notes they already had from watching the video.
The Desmos Activity is not useful in a flipped classroom for most lessons (Desmos is best for classroom settings in which students and their teacher use laptops synchronously).
How to use the teacher items:
The Handout Key provides model solutions, allowing teachers to guide practice and discussion in class.
Teachers can use the Slide Deck, which mirrors the material from the Video, to review difficult portions of the lesson with students during class. Some slides provide visuals and prompts for the “Discussion” and “Practice” part of the Handout, for use in class. Teachers wanting to create their own guided notes videos can also use these slides while recording.
Teachers can add extra practice problems to the handout from their school’s textbook. The CED/Textbook Alignment page matches our lessons to the AP® Stats CED and to many AP® Stats textbooks.
Use the lesson Data for further analysis or for making further activities.
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