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There are a few names associated with the flipped classroom. One man has made it his mission to create access to free and robust educational tutorials.

Salman Kahn, founder of the Kahn Academy, talks about creating these video lectures as a supplemental tool for his cousins, whom he tutored, but he received letters from classroom teachers who used his videos to “flip” the classroom. They began assigning lectures for homework and working examples and homework problems in class. They flipped the activities and gave more guidance where guidance is needed and gave independence where independence is needed.

The following video interview of Kahn discusses the philosophy behind Kahn Academy. The concepts he talks about will probably sound familiar to you.

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The Kahn Academy Website offers a straightforward model. Students watch online lecture videos and then practice with online problems. This is a familiar concept to any classroom teacher; lecture then homework.

The difference here is that students can watch the lectures and complete basic practice at home. This will free up classroom time for teacher to address real areas of need for students or to teach more advanced concepts.

The next major names associated the flipped classroom are Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams. Below is a flowchart that distills the flipped classroom into its most basic elements.

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