Three Ways to Explain to Parents What We Do in Flipped Classrooms and Why It Matters

Getting parents on board with Flipped Learning is a best practice identified by the Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences. In this episode, we discuss strategies for getting "parent-buy-in" and support and why it makes a difference.

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Karen Randazzo is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  Chemistry teacher by day, teacher author by night, she's dedicated to making teachers' lives more manageable by offering professional development, sharing her engaging resources on her website, and collaborating with educators on various social media platforms.  A former 'chalk and talk' teacher, she shares her journey navigating the Next Generation Science Standards and student-centered learning on her YouTube channel. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to share her flipped learning expertise with you

Dr. Grace Onodipe is an assistant professor in economics in the School of Business at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) in Lawrenceville, GA, USA. In the last 15 years, before joining GGC in 2013, she taught university-level economics through asynchronous online delivery format at online universities. Since earning her Ph.D. (2003) in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics from The Ohio State University, she has presented papers at conferences and workshops.

Dr. Cara Johnson authored the book An Insanely Simple Guide: Flipped Mastery Learning to share the Flipped-Mastery Learning model she used in her Biology and Anatomy classes. Dr. Johnson currently works as an Instructional Specialist for Allen Independence School district and is a triathlete, marathon runner, a wife and a mom to two beautiful kids, Austin and Ellie.

Peter Santoro has been teaching high school mathematics for 12 years. In addition to two sections of Introductory Calculus, Peter also teaches one section of Geometry and two sections of Mathematics Research Honors. In addition, he is the coach of the Garden City High School Math Team (Mathletes).