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Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Fulton is a writer and education consultant specializing in teaching quality and technology. She served as Director, Reinventing Schools for the 21st Century, at the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) for ten years. Before joining NCTAF, Ms. Fulton was Project Director for the Congressional Web-based Education Commission and lead author of their report The Power of the Internet for Learning . She spent four years as Associate Director of the Center for Learning and Educational Technology at the University of Maryland, and worked for ten years as a policy analyst for the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). At OTA she was the Project Director responsible for several major education reports, including Education and Technology: Future Visions , and Teachers and Technology: Making the Connection. Since her retirement from NCTAF, Fulton has been consulting with a range of clients, including the State Education Technology Directors Association, the U.S. Department of State, the University of Colorado at Denver, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Byron School District in Minnesota. Her current work focuses on "flipped classrooms" and she has written articles on this topic published in the Phi Delta Kappan , T.H.E. Journal , Learning and Leading with Technology, and School Administrator . She graduated from Smith College with a BA in English, and received a Master of Arts in Human Development from the University of Maryland. Fulton lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with her husband Harry Fulton and has two grown children, Rebecca and Jeffrey, and four amazing grandchildren. Listen to Kathleen Fulton¿s webinar "Top 10 Reasons Why Flipping the Classroom Can Change Education" here. Klappentext The guide school leaders need to reap the rewards of education's most exciting new trendFlipping classrooms-using class time for hands-on learning and "off loading" the lecture portion of lessons as homework-is taking schools by storm. This book makes the case to educational leaders for the benefits of flipping. Backed by powerful data and anecdotes, topics include: Data on positive student outcomes in terms of achievement and motivation How flipping gives teachers more time to work with students one-on-one and encourage peer learning How flipping engages students in 21st century skills Ways flipping is budget and resource-friendly Zusammenfassung This book provides a solid framework for talking about important aspects of educational change represented in classrooms that are being remodeled through flipping. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Why a Book on Flipped Classrooms? How This Book Is Different Who Can Benefit From This Book? Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction What Is Flipping Anyway? How Do Teachers Create Flipped Lessons? How Different Is Flipping? The Flipping Mindset A Brief History of Flipping How Common Are Flipped Classrooms? Will Flipping Exacerbate the Digital Divide? Why Is Flipping Catching Fire? Read On! Chapter 1. Flipping Maximizes Time for Active Learning Lecturing: The Oldest Form of Teaching Moving Instruction From Group Time Into the Individual Learning Space What Does Maximizing the Use of Class Time Look Like in Flipped Classrooms? Caveats Summary Chapter 2. Flipping Facilitates Differentiated Instruction Working With Each Student Every Day Flipping and Mastery Learning Caveats Summary Chapter 3. Flipping Is Grounded in Learning Theory What¿s Wrong With Lecturing? What Makes Flipping Instruction Different? Building Flipping on a Strong Learning Foundation How Do People Learn? Inquiry or Challenge-Based Learning Other Key Elem...
