Why Teachers Matter More in a Flipped Classroom - jonbergmann.com - 0 views
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I was once asked by a group of educational state representatives if the flipped classroom would allow them to hire less teachers.
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They had the misguided notion that teaching is the pouring out of information from one person (the teacher) into another (the student).
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teaching is a social interaction between teacher and students and students and students. Our students need us more than they need a video made by someone they don’t know teaching them something they may or may not want to learn about.
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nstead, teachers take on the role of a facilitator of learning. They are able to work with students in small groups and have more one-on-one interactions.
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We resort to lecture and didactic instruction sometimes out of necessity (I believe that there is still a time and place for the teacher to be the expert), but mostly out of insecurity. It just *feels* good to instruct and weave a compelling story for students. It *feels* like you’re doing work. It also *looks* like you’re doing work, which keeps the parents and admins happy.