121: The Flipped Classroom Turned Mastery Learning
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Jon Bergman is an amazing educator, pioneer of the Flipped Classroom, presenter, author, and influential educator. His passion and ability to change education have profoundly affected how learning occurs worldwide. Jon has been teaching since the mid-80s, and for him, it’s simple to define; kids are kids. We need to support our children with best practices and support structures for them to grow. Mastery learning is Jon’s newest project and pursuit. The flipped classroom was born out of necessity and became a movement. Flipping a classroom is not the end all be all, it is the master key to open all opportunities for mastery learning. A flipped classroom allows teachers to increase quality time in higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and accomplish it with high support. Flipping does not pertain to high school classes to replace lectures; all teachers and coaches can do it. Start with the end goal of how it will transform the learning time together. Mastery learning can sound overwhelming; Jon explains how it can be simplified and achievable. We scaffold individual lessons; Jon is scaffolding tests for students to choose their difficulty level. All students still work towards the expected outcomes, but the level of each skill is different. Establish all of your standards as “critical to know, good to know, nice to know” Use your experience and expertise to identify exactly what students need to know. Do not overcomplicate using flipped video lessons; use them to further differentiate your classroom.
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