The Flipped Classroom in the
Co-taught Setting
BY MAX ZENKER
The results were fantastic! The students that participated in the flipped style classroom not
only felt more confident but performed better on the summative assessment for the unit. The
average grade for these students was an 87%, while the students in the typical classroom
scored around a 79% for the unit. The trial of the response clickers was also very successful
because it allowed me to teach mini-lessons with small groups to go over skills they may have
missed.
In conclusion, we were very happy with the data that we were able to collect, and we would like
to continue with the flipped style classroom in the future within math. I think it can work, as
long as you get buy-in from the students involved. Also, the students need to have access to
technology at home in order to watch the videos and take notes. I wouldn’t suggest using this
style classroom with much younger populations of students. I think 6th grade may be the
lowest age I would go with this moving forward. The students involved worked very hard and
made us very proud, and I hope they continue to share their experiences moving forward, as I
am excited to share my own!
SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS: STUDENTS TAKING INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEARNING