Bradley J Ostendorf

Grand Canyon University: EAD-523: Developing

Professional Capacity

02/23/2022

Maximizing Student
Engagement: A Flipped
Approach
 Meeting Agenda

Review school mission and PD

Learning Objectives Benefits of a flipped classroom Teacher breakout groups

8:00 AM – 8:05 8:05 AM – 8:15 8:15 AM – 8:25 8:25 AM – 8:35 8:35 AM – 8:45 8:45 AM – 9:00
AM AM AM AM AM AM

Defining “Traditional” Vs. Using Google to flip our Discuss group findings and
“Flipped” group activity classrooms closing comments
Mayer High School
Mission and Targets
• “Mayer High School strives to
meet the educational needs of
all students in a safe and
positive environment”

• Improve student engagement

• Use technology to improve

student performance
 Professional Development Learning Objectives

Staff can define a Understanding Understanding the Using Google

flipped classroom differences between benefits, a flipped technology to flip the
flipped & approach has on classroom
“traditional” student engagement
Negatives/struggles as well
Traditional vs. Flipped

TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM FLIPPED CLASSROOM

What is a Flipped Classroom?
Students gain first exposure prior to class

Technology drives the delivery of content

Engaging/explorative assignments

Lectures are replaced with active Student driven discussions

learning

Learner-centered instruction
 Benefits of a Flipped Classroom

• More opportunities for students to:

+ Practice
+ Display mastery
+ Engage in discussions/debates

• Teachers and students become collaborative learners

(Alexander, 2018, p. 280)

• More opportunities to differentiate instruction

 All teachers have a Google Classroom created

Using Google
for their students

Videos/Lectures can be posted to the classroom

wall
Technology to Flip Interactive lessons/activities can be assigned
via Google

Completion of work can be monitored and

assessed virtually

Academic discussions can occur outside of

school

Google Classroom positively effects scholastic

achievement (Alqahtani, 2019, p. 335)

On the next slide, we will explore a sample

flipped Google Classroom
Break Out Groups: Staff will break out into groups of 6

Is This Practical? Each group will have a leader

• Leaders are responsible for recording group findings

Teams are to discuss and answer 5 questions

• What are the biggest benefits of a flipped classroom?

• What are potential struggles with implementing a flipped
classroom?
• Will this work with our students? Why or why not?
• What content areas does a flipped classroom seem
impractical? What are ways to make it practical?
• What is your biggest take away from today's session? Each
group member, try to contribute a takeaway.

Please be honest with your answers!

 Monitoring Progress

1 2 3 4
Administration will PLC discussions will PLC meetings will Teacher evaluations
establish/meet with begin with sharing take place once per will include flipped
PLC’s practical methods for month implementation
• Establish practical implementation • Discuss progress, component
applications of todays successes, and failures • These evals will take
material place during 4th quarter
Provide Us With
Feedback
• Let us know how todays session
went!
• Please complete the survey on
the form being handed out
+ Survey Link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com
/r/G8TVZ5Q
• Surveys will be anonymous
+ You may elect to leave your
name in the last question of
the survey if you would like
additional support
References
• Alexander, M. M. (2018). The Flipped Classroom: Engaging the Student in Active
Learning. Journal of Legal Studies Education, 35(2), 277-300.

• Alqahtani, A. (2019). Usability Testing of Google Cloud Applications: Student's

Perspective. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 9(3), 326-339.

• Fullan, M. (2014). The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.

• Ullah, H., Rehman, A. U., & Bibi, S. (2015). GAGNÉ'S 9 EVENTS OF INSTRUCTION - A
TIME TESTED WAY TO IMPROVE TEACHING. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 535-
539.