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Every day 7.2 million students[br]walk into classrooms

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throughout the United States.

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These classrooms generally[br]look the same;

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30 students sit in rows of desks[br]taking notes

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in their notebooks while the[br]teacher stands

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at a whiteboard teaching[br]the lesson.

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Regardless of ability level,

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each student receives the exact[br]same information at the exact[br]same pace.

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As Ms. Jackson presents[br]the same material,

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students respond differently;

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Tommy gets it,

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while Allison is bored[br]and Maria is lost.

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At the end of the day these[br]same students head home.

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While at home they sit at[br]the kitchen table doing

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their homework and try to[br]remember what Ms. Jackson said.

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Students like Tommy make it[br]most of the way through the homework,

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while others like Allison find[br]it easy and fly through it.

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At the same time,

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students like Maria get frustrated [br]and need some extra help.

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Ms. Jackson recognizes that[br]students have different needs

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and would love to work[br]individually with each student,

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but this requires time[br]and resources

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that her school does not have.

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One solution to this problem is[br]the flipped classroom;

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here's what it looks like.

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While at home students sit in[br]their rooms watching videos

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of the lesson that Ms. Jackson[br]assigned.

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Tommy is still able to[br]work at his normal pace.

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Allison is no longer bored[br]because now she can use

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this new technology to fast-forward [br]through the easy material.

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And Maria is no longer[br]frustrated

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because she can review the[br]material

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that she didn't understand by [br]pausing and rewinding.

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When she really gets stuck,

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she can get help from[br]her classmates.

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New technology platforms[br]like Moodle and Edmodo

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make it easy for her to chat[br]online with her classmates.

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Just as the homework[br]is different,

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the classroom is[br]different at well.

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Instead of standing in front[br]of the room speaking,

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Ms. Jackson walks[br]around the room.

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She checks in with Tommy as he works[br]collaboratively with some students.

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She pushes Allison further with[br]some more challenging work.

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And she helps Maria[br]with the pieces

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that she still[br]doesn't quite get.

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In the traditional model the[br]teacher stands between

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the students and the knowledge,

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but with the flipped classroom[br]model the students have

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direct access to the knowledge[br]and the teacher serves

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as a coach, mentor and guide,

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helping the students access this[br]knowledge.

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The flipped classroom[br]leverages technology in a

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way that lets both Ms.[br]Jackson and

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the students make the most of[br]their time and efforts.