1. Flipped Instruction Description

Challenges

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  Requires forethought and organization by the teacher.
  

Theoretical Link
Social Constructivism: social interaction helps students construct ideas in their minds. Each student gets to hear the expert perspective of another student who is a ‘more knowledgeable other’, while also acting as the more knowledgeable other when it is their turn to share their expertise.
83. KWL Charts
Definition
A KWL chart is a type of graphic organizer that can be used throughout the course of a lesson to help students keep track of their learning.
The chart can be on a simple piece of paper split into three columns: (K) What I already know; (W) What I want to know in this lesson; (K) What I learned.
At the start of the lesson the students can fill out the first two columns. The first column will help the teacher assess prior knowledge. The second column will help the teacher and students guide the lesson by outlining what they want out of it.

At the end of the lesson, the third column can be filled-in: (L) What I learned in the lesson. This helps students reflect on the lesson to show them that they did actually learn something!

Benefits

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  Students can keep track of their own learning.
  
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  There is physical evidence of what was learned that teachers can use in students’ final report card comments and teaching portfolios.
  
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  It is a good structured tool to help guide a lesson.
  

Challenges

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  It would be good if there was a fourth column for ‘what I still want to know’ so student can leave the lesson with more questions that can be addressed in future classes.
  
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  Students sometimes place topics in the (W) What I want to know column that are relevant but not covered in a pre-made lesson plan. This can require the student to get a bit creative in re-arranging their lesson on the fly.